Is this drive backwards compatible to SATA 3Gb/s? I know they usually are, but I can't find anything on this or Seagate's site saying for sure.
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I've had no problem using these (or any SATA 6Gb/s) drives with SATA 3Gb/s.
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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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You are correct (and previous answer is not). The drive interface is 6Gb/sec (that's gigabits per second), as it says on the label. This is the standard speed of Sata3. This translates to roughly 600MB/sec - plenty enough to carry the quoted 550 MB/ sec the drive is capable of.
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Yes. Just about any 2.5" HDD Sata should work. SATA is backward compatible. Try to use the eSata connection when doing any kind of data transfer. It is by far the most efficient transfer method for this container. The real value of USB 3 is for USB sticks. For HDD it really lags behind sata 2 or sata 3. This container was truly built for the 1 TB SSD's. For SSD's this thing is the fastest thing on the market, of course using the eStata connection.
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Good if the connection is sata sata 3 speed will be fully optimized.I believe you will have a good performace with sata 3.gratefulHerbert
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This hard drive is compatible with sata 6gb? I hope your early reply thank you in advance.
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Not 100% sure but SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface. This particular device claims a transfer rate up to 480Mbps, leading me to believe its a III
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yes, but check at the seagate website. beware, it is a 5400 rpm drive, not 7200, does defeat the purpose of usb 3.0 somewhat.
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sata is sata, doesn't matter if it is sata3 or sata2, all those only matter to things like hard drive that needs that much bandwidth to start with. sata3 is over kill, hdd can't function up to that speed anyways, unless you are connecting to a high end SSD.
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As the other two people mentioned, it will definitely work, whether you're using SATA-I, SATA-II, or SATA-III.The only hitch is (of course) that you will not be exploiting the full potential of the SSD on any system that uses the earlier two revisions of SATA.Still, the speedup advantage is probably more noticeable over conventional hard drives on older revision systems, and you can always upgrade to a system with SATA-III later and drop this SSD into it and see what it can REALLY do.
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I've found that usb3 to usb3 transfers are around 100MB/s up to 170MB/s on 3Gb/s Sata Drives you won't see faster than that till you get faster devices. USB3 to internal sata 3Gb/s drives are about 50MB/s to 90MB/s, Depending on processorand drive speeds. USB3 to e-sata Is around 70 -90MB/s The Drivers that came with mine did work. and it did power my usb 2.5" drives. but not more than 1 at a time. with out using the included power cord.
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Yes, the Seagate hard drive works with either 2.0 or 3.0 . . . the transfer rate is faster with 3.0
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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 3.0 and 3.1 support up to 6Gbit/s. The older SATA 2.0 only supports up to 3Gbit/s. SATA 3 is backwards compatible to SATA 2 but you will be limited to the SATA 2 speed.
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Yes. Sata 3 drives are backwards compatible with Sata 2 Connections and vice versa. But you'll be capped with Sata 2 speed.
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Hey gopheer, I believe all SATA cables are the same. Some of the new ones just have clips on them to keep them more secure. These don't have clips but they work just fine on my SATA III 6gb/sec. It should work fine for any SATA SSD. I don't personally have a SSD but I do use RAID-0 with SATA III.
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Yes, it's backwards compatible with 2.0 It's what I use. Of course you don't get the speed of 3.0. I have a Toshiba drive that is USB 2.0 and esata compatible. Esata is faster, however you need a port on your computer and for mine, it must be turned on before I boot my computer. It requires power also. The Seagate and some others draw their power from the device they are plugged into.
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Yes it is backwards compatible I use it in USB 2.0/3.0 with no problems. Also faster in respect to other 2.0 giveaway/throw away type thumbdrives.