HDD SATA 3 (6.0Gb/s) works with SATA 2 (3.0Gb/s) controller???

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My MB supports only SATA 2 but in my city, the HDD SATA 3 is more cheap than SATA 2. If I buy the HDD SATA 3 it will work with my MB SATA 2 controller?
 
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Fumz said:
Yes.
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I need to do some configuration before (jump switch)? I need to buy SATA 3 cable or the SATA 2 works?
 

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You don't need to do anything special. The sata cable you're using right now will work just fine. The only thing that you should know is that your new hdd isn't going to transfer data at sata 3 speeds... but if it's a single mechanical drive, it wasn't going to anyway... so you're good to go as is.
 

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Fumz said:
You don't need to do anything special. The sata cable you're using right now will work just fine. The only thing that you should know is that your new hdd isn't going to transfer data at sata 3 speeds... but if it's a single mechanical drive, it wasn't going to anyway... so you're good to go as is.
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Ok!

Thank you for your help!
 

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7 Ultimate x64
CPU
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Motherboard
Asus P8P67 Pro
Memory
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL7D-8GBXH 1866MHz 8-9-8-24
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 570 SC
Sound Card
X-Fi Titanium Fatality
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S27A550H 27" LED
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1920x1080
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OCZ Vertex 3 120GB.
1TB Samsung F3.
2TB Samsung F4.
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PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760
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Lian Li Lancool K62
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MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
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Logitech G500
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