Can I replace SATA 1 HDD with SATA 2 HDD??
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Any chance we can get your system specs and network setup? My crystal ball is being repaired..
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- HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
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- 4 gigs
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yes you can.
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64bitIntel i7 3770K16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
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- Intel i7 3770K
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- Asus Sabertooth Z77
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- 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
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Well, "yes you can" is a bit vague. Absolutely, you can plug in a SATA-II harddisk, but it will run at SATA-I speed. Not really a problem as even 1.5Gb/sec is still faster than most harddisks out there.
Point being: SATA-II is backwards-compatible to SATA-I.
Point being: SATA-II is backwards-compatible to SATA-I.
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bitIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
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- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom-built
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus PL5D2
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
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- nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
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- Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer P236H
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- 1920x1200 (DVI)
- Hard Drives
- OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
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- Antec TruePower 2.0
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- Cooler Master Centurion
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- Too many fans
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- Standard
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- Microsoft wireless optical mouse
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- AT&T U-verse (18mbit/sec)
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- Firefox
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8 Pro x64i7 3770K 4.6GHz16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhzx2 EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked SLI
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- Systems by SmartEyeball
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- 8 Pro x64
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- i7 3770K 4.6GHz
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- ASUS P8Z77 WS
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- 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhz
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- 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black * Sony Optirac DVD
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- Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
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Maybe, but vagueness leads to confusion down the road. 
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bitIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom-built
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus PL5D2
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
- Sound Card
- Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer P236H
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200 (DVI)
- Hard Drives
- OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
- PSU
- Antec TruePower 2.0
- Case
- Cooler Master Centurion
- Cooling
- Too many fans
- Keyboard
- Standard
- Mouse
- Microsoft wireless optical mouse
- Internet Speed
- AT&T U-verse (18mbit/sec)
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- Other devices:
Compaq CQ-60 laptop
Google Nexus 7 (2012) tablet
Nvidia SHIELD tablet (US/LTE)
Hardkernel ODROID-XU single-board computer (Samsung Exynos 5420)
