It's getting harder to find SATA II drives - most are SATA III. Can I use a SATA III drive in this SATA II enclosure?
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Dan, I am successfully using a Western Digital Red 3TB Sata III drive in my IX2 without any issues at all!
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You need to know if drive is SATA (small flat connection) or PATA ( large with many pins)This particular enclosure uses SATA connection. Hope this helps
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All SATA is backward compatible AFAIK. I think that's why Seagate doesn't mention it in their specs. I've never had a problem -- I'm using two of these (3GB each) in a NAS that only supports 3gbs.
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Yes. SATA III drive will work in SATA II port at SATA II speed. SATA is both forward and backward compatible.
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Yes.. but sata II is slower then sata III so you'll get around 200-250 transfer speed as compared to The stated 500 at sata III.. but yes it should work.. also it's a 7 mm drive so you might need an adaptor as from my quick search yours take a standard 9mm.. the adaptor is basically a small mount tray so the ssd fits snug and not shaky..
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Shouldn't be an issue. Sata III is backwards compatible. If you're able to fit your data, this SSD will make your older notebook fly. A most-impressive upgrade!
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Yes, SATA 3 is designed to work with SATA II, although at SATA II speeds. Either way it will still be faster than a normal magnetic drive. I'm using this specific SSD on a evga x58 motherboard with SATA II and it works fine. I also tried a Corsair Neuron GTX on the same motherboard and it runs perfectly with Windows 7. Just be sure to check with your motherboard vendor regarding SATA mode (AHCI, IDE or mixed) as you may have to update your BIOS to get it to work. Good luck!
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Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
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Sata III is backward compatible with SATA II and I. As is SATA II backward compatible to SATA I. But SATA I cannot run a SATA II or III drive. But i'm assuming this is the answer you were looking for as your question was a bit vague.
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I do not have an aswer for you. This enclosure is only for IDE-type drives. The other type is a SATA. I've looked through a couple sites on the web and not be able to determine the drive type. I'd be inclined to contact Fujitsu Support and ask about your model.
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Further to my previous answer, if you have SATA III, you are really going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade your motherboard to one that is compatible with SATA III. I just spent 2 months trying to do what you want and never found any satisfactory solution until I found a used MoBo on line that was compatible with SATA III. There are lots of them out there and the time you will save is worth the money you will spend.
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You do not need SATA III. The SSD drive will run at the rated speed of the machine it is installed on, which on laptops is SATA. It is still a lot faster than the original hard drives that come with laptops. That is why I also install the Samsung 830 series SSD drives instead of the faster (and more expensive) 840 series drives on my laptops. You will be making a Very good choice of SSD drive for your machine. Hope that helps you.
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Assuming you are talking about a 2.5 inch (not millimeter) drive, then yes. All standard 2.5 inch SATA drives should fit in this enclosure.
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SATA III drives do work on SATA II setups. It will just run at the SATA II specs. I have the 2TB version of this drive on a SATA II bus and it works fine. I remember looking for SATA II drives last July and they weren't nearly as available as SATA III and it wouldn't have saved me any money.
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Most SATA3 devices are compatible with SATA1 and SATA2. Definitely research, but from experience most likely you're fine.
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SATA3 drives are backwards compatible with SATA1. It's merely a bandwidth upgrade that you won't be able to take advantage of. So you should be alright with this drive though you might lose a bit of performance in the read speed in some instances.
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This enclosure should work. But note that it is a snap together plastic enclosure. You can't take a drive out and reuse the enclosure. It was designed to be sold as an external drive with the drive included. It is not reusable like enclosures designed to be sold alone as enclosures. UPDATE: Found the video about taking it apart without breaking pins. Cool. ALSO: I believe Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 drives are always SATA.