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    Is a Sata 300 compatible with an Acer Aspire?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by joe990, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. joe990

    joe990 Newbie

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    I just ordered a new hard drive for my acer aspire 5520 notebook. Then I noticed that the hard drive I ordered is SATA 300, whereas my previous HD is sata II. Will my notebook be able to read from the hard drive?

    The drive I purchased is:

    Toshiba MK1637GSX - SATA-300

    My original HD is:

    Toshiba MK1637GSX - Serial ATA II and ATA7 compliant.

    I still have time to cancel the order, and my credit card hasn't been charged yet.
     
    joe990, Jul 14, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    SATA 2 (unofficial name) and SATA-300 (official name) are the same thing....
    both operate at 3.0 Gbit/s..!!
     
    Andy, Jul 14, 2008
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    archard Newbie

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    Doesn't SATA stand for "Serial ATA"?
     
    archard, Jul 14, 2008
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  4. DaMarcus

    DaMarcus Notebook Geek

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    That's correct and the HDD is compatible with your notebook :)
     
    DaMarcus, Jul 14, 2008
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  5. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Yes, SATA standands for Serial ATA, and as andy and damarcus have said, sata II and sata 300 are the same thing.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jul 14, 2008
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  6. joe990

    joe990 Newbie

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    Great, thanks for clearing that up.
     
    joe990, Jul 15, 2008
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