Will this drive work in a desktop which has SATA II interface. Is it backward compatible?
1044198
The Red drive is for a NAS. But it will work for you. It is backwards comparable.
1044199
Just like USB incarnations, or pci-e versions, they all work but any advanced technology device will still only run at the level of the interface it is connected to. So not the best, but it is nice that you can still use a better piece of equipment even at a slower speed. I am using it also at a slower speed too. But have plans to build another new one soon.
1044200
My Synology DS209 specs say its SataII and these drives are working fine in it. So yes they should be backwards compatible.
1044201
They can be used in a desktop but are truly optimized for a NAS environment with a RAID structure and yes, SATA III (6.0Gb/s) is backwards compatible with SATA II (3.0Gb/s). They are optimized for a NAS Environment as they're not very high speed drives, so you might notice latency in a Desktop environment (they're like 5900rpm Green drives).
1044202
Yes, it is backwards compatible. Here is the source link for SATA naming and compatibility (bottom of page):http://www.sata-io.org/developers/naming_guidelines.asp
1839586
It is not SATA technology. It is PATA or EIDE. I bought this for my older computer that still works great but these drives are no longer available in local stores.
1404587
Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
1836317
works on sata2 - i have one of the 840 series 250g installed in an old pc with sata2
333923
all sata 3 drives are compatible with sata 2 interfaces, so yes it should work
2275566
Yes this cable is usable with any sata hard drive, including old style sata. It is backwards compatible.
252976
It should work fine once your desktop uses SATA for its hard drives (only old ones don't). Note however that this particular package does not include free software to migrate your operating system and data from your current hard drive to the SSD. You'll have to install and use your own software to do this. I recommend Partition Wizard, available from www.partitionwizard.com
2099533
Yes it will work because it is a SATA drive and your system accepts SATA drives.
1794703
Generally if it has a standard SATA connection, it should work. The only thing I could see a possible issue with would be the encryption that the drive uses and if special software would be necessary. I don't know much about that type of drive.
1627104
NO. The interface SATA is incompatible with ATA in your desktop. I suggest you to buy a new computer, don't waste the money on this part.
2238299
I've used this in a desktop, but the form factor is the same of the others 2.5", just slightly slimmer, it should fit in any 2.5" sata bay. You can find the exact dimensions on the vendor though
2228035
Yes, it will work with any Sata based drive. There isn't a speed difference between sata cables, so go for style more than anything
1811846
Depends upon your OS. Most new OS can handle it. You also need a certain sort of connector to a motherboard that handles the SATA spec.
778514
As long as your desktop has SATA connections you should have no problem. Will work on SATA 2 or 3.
19436
You should be fine with this one. Sata II runs at 3.0 GBps and Sata runs at 1.5 GBps. Do some research on Google but you will more than likely be more than satisfied.
2067908
Hello This is a standard laptop drive 2.5IN Therefore it should work in any standard laptop 2.5in SATA Connection.
1470574
The size of the drive makes no difference. As long as it has a SATA or even an old IDE connector it should work. You may not achieve peak performance specs with such setup but at least you can read/write the data off the drive.