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Will a SATA II cable work just as well as a SATA III cable for a 7200 rpm hard drive?

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there is no such thing as a sata 2 or sata 3 cable

 

its just a sata cable

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I just got a new 7200 rpm hard drive but realized I don't have an extra SATA III cable, However I do have an old SATA II cable.

I read a few places that for a 7200 rpm hard drive, a SATA III cable wouldn't be any faster than a SATA II cable.

 

So I'm wondering if I should wait until I can buy a new SATA III cable or if I should just use the SATA II cable?

 

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AFAIK the cables actually aren't any different, but regardless it shouldn't matter since even a SATA II port shouldn't bottleneck any HDD

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the cable is the same across the three gens (excluding the clip)

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it will be fine 

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its the same cable. there is no difference between sata 2/3 cable

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there is no such thing as a sata 2 or sata 3 cable

 

its just a sata cable

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haha really it's all the same cable? I didn't realize that. So the differences lie in what they're connected to then? 

Thank you, I'm happy I can reuse my old cables and not have to wait to order a new one.

 

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