New ATA 150 vs SATA 3.0 install on old MB

Darrell Collins · 04-08-2007, 10:28 AM

I have a Socket 754 Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP mother board which has ATA150 SATA connections. My 80gb hard drive is almost full and I want to get a bigger one... However, new SATA 3.0Gb hard drives are cheaper per Gb than SATA 150s. Will as 3.0 HD work connected to the SATA150 slot on the MB?

**Doby** · 04-08-2007, 11:07 AM

Yes they are backward compatible, some drives western digital for one needs to have a jumper set on the back of the drive to make it 1.5. This jumper does not come with the drive so make sure you have a spare one laying around

Darrell Collins · 04-08-2007, 11:36 AM

Thanks for the reply, Doby... If compatable, I was planning to install 2 of the new Western Digital single platter 160Gb drives in raid 0 configuration... looks like that will work.

**Doby** · 04-08-2007, 04:56 PM

On the WD drives the sata speed jumper is not labled for some reason at least on my 80 gigs but the jumper should be on pins 5&6 witch are the two pins located next to the power plug.

Note; I have seen some motherboards were this jumper is not needed

Good luck!

Darrell Collins · 04-09-2007, 08:13 AM

Thanks for the information, Doby.... Going to order the drives today...

04-08-2007, 10:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Darrell Collins Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 127 OS: XP Media Edition 2005 My System	New ATA 150 vs SATA 3.0 install on old MB I have a Socket 754 Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP mother board which has ATA150 SATA connections. My 80gb hard drive is almost full and I want to get a bigger one... However, new SATA 3.0Gb hard drives are cheaper per Gb than SATA 150s. Will as 3.0 HD work connected to the SATA150 slot on the MB?

04-08-2007, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 7,926 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: New ATA 150 vs SATA 3.0 install on old MB Yes they are backward compatible, some drives western digital for one needs to have a jumper set on the back of the drive to make it 1.5. This jumper does not come with the drive so make sure you have a spare one laying around __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

04-08-2007, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Darrell Collins Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 127 OS: XP Media Edition 2005 My System	Re: New ATA 150 vs SATA 3.0 install on old MB Thanks for the reply, Doby... If compatable, I was planning to install 2 of the new Western Digital single platter 160Gb drives in raid 0 configuration... looks like that will work.

04-08-2007, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 7,926 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: New ATA 150 vs SATA 3.0 install on old MB On the WD drives the sata speed jumper is not labled for some reason at least on my 80 gigs but the jumper should be on pins 5&6 witch are the two pins located next to the power plug. Note; I have seen some motherboards were this jumper is not needed Good luck! __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

04-09-2007, 08:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Darrell Collins Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 127 OS: XP Media Edition 2005 My System	Re: New ATA 150 vs SATA 3.0 install on old MB Thanks for the information, Doby.... Going to order the drives today...