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    How to tell if drive is SATA I or SATA II?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by The Fire Snake, Jun 19, 2010.

  1. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a 80 GB fujitsu SATA drive that I pulled from a Lenovo Thinkpad T61p. How do I tell if it is SATA I or SATA II?
     
    The Fire Snake, Jun 19, 2010
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    Probably a SATAII
    Any info on the drive?
     
    Kris @ JKA, Jun 19, 2010
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    SATA150 SATA300 etc
     
    Kris @ JKA, Jun 19, 2010
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    Look up the model number on the manufacturer's website.
     
    Trottel, Jun 19, 2010
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    Thanks. I just tried as you suggested and it looks like I found the drive on the fujitsu website Here. I looked at the SATA specs and I don't understand, it says "Data transfer to/from host = 1.5Gb/sec. or 3.0Gb/sec". Does this mean it is SATA I or II?
     
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  6. G73Guy

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    If the 80GB you have is the 80GB in your link it is SATA 2.0, link.

    But it is really not much of an issue as will not saturate SATA 1.0 anyway.
     
    G73Guy, Jun 19, 2010
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    ^^^What he said^^^

    :)
     
    Kris @ JKA, Jun 19, 2010
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    google it....
     
    sean473, Jun 20, 2010
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