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Will a Sata 3 cable fit in a Sata 2 port?

and how to tell what sata version a cable is

 

 

 

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Yes, SATA hasn't physically changed across versions, and pretty much every SATA cable is SATA3. (If I recall correctly, actually all of them are.)

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All the SATA (1, 2, and 3, not express) cables have the same connectors.

so pluggign a sata 1 rated cable in to a sata 3 drive and a sata 2 port will only result in a sata 2 speed right?

 

 

 

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The chipset should negotiate the correct speed for the appropriate connection. Everything will fit but it will only operate up to the speed of the slowest device.

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so pluggign a sata 1 rated cable in to a sata 3 drive and a sata 2 port will only result in a sata 2 speed right?

SATA cables aren't rated for certain speeds, the only differences you will see in cables is color, right angle/straight connectors, length, and clips.

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SATA cables aren't rated for certain speeds, the only differences you will see in cables is color, right angle/straight connectors, length, and clips.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/monoprice-1meter-sata-serial-ata-cable-90-degree-right-angle/1310948471.p?id=mp1310948471&skuId=1310948471

it says 1.5gbps rated 

would this then be wrong?

 

 

 

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so pluggign a sata 1 rated cable in to a sata 3 drive and a sata 2 port will only result in a sata 2 speed right?

Yes and no.  It CAN operate at SataII but only at the speed of which your drive can operate. I had a SSD, 7200RPM HDD, and 5400RPM HDD all on SataIII ports, and they all operate at different speeds because the drive bottlenecks Sata.

 

You have nothing to worry about with SataII as long as you don't have a super speedy SSD connected to it.

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Not wrong, but it could go over 1.5Gbit/s. The only difference you would see in speed when comparing different cables would be if the standard changed to have more pins (like USB 2.0 vs 3.0.)

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