Is this model SATA II or SATA III...???? It says SATA II, but in the WD model tech specifications says SATA III
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It is SATA II, the previous response is incorrect. SATA II = 3 GB/s, SATA III = 6 GB/s. SATA III is backward-compatible to SATA II but limited to the speed of the SATA II port.
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It's a typo on Amazon. The drive is SATA III. Hardly any drive are SATA III anymore. Click here -&gt; http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=1049&language=1
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It's a typo on Amazon. The drive is SATA III. Hardly any drive are SATA III anymore. Click here -> http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=1049&language;=1
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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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Hi James,Yes, the interface is SATA III. I am using a SATA III 1TB HDD in mine. This enclosure is solid, built well, keeps drives cool and swapping drives in and out is easy! If your looking for super compact, it is not. It is still small since it takes 2.5 inch HDD's but definitely not the smallest. I love it because I plan on putting the 2.5 inch 1TB Velociraptor inside of it and I know it won't over heat and it will fit the 15MM thickness.
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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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It is tricky wording. You will be compatible with Sata III drives but will be limited by the usb3 speed. Sata III is 6Gb/s usb3 is 5Gb/s.
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Charlie,Yes, I have two 500GB WD Caviar Sata 3 in my ZyXEL... It's seems to work fine but can sometimes be a little slow on the read an write process! Hopefully this answers your question..
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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, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A $19 solution..
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No it is SATA II judging from my current SSD speeds.I am using it now and wish I knew before purchasing...
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Hi Terry, There are multiple different WD 3tb SATA III drives, but this enclosure will work with any 3.5" SATA drive - that's the only thing that matters. I would note that this enclosure, being only USB 2.0, will not benefit from the speed over a SATA III drive verses a SATA II drive, so if you find a cheaper 3.5" drive, feel free to go with the cheaper option.
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Yes, SATA 3 is designed to work with SATA II, although at SATA II speeds. Either way it will still be faster than a normal magnetic drive. I'm using this specific SSD on a evga x58 motherboard with SATA II and it works fine. I also tried a Corsair Neuron GTX on the same motherboard and it runs perfectly with Windows 7. Just be sure to check with your motherboard vendor regarding SATA mode (AHCI, IDE or mixed) as you may have to update your BIOS to get it to work. Good luck!
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7200 rpm drives get SATA III while 5400 drives get SATA II. No, key code for automatic upgrade.
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Specifications 3TB 3TB WD30EZRX WD30EZRSDTLAverage power(W)Read/write 6 6Idle 5.5 5.5Standby 0.8 0.8Sleep 0.8 0.8http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1679/p/227%2C294/session/L3RpbWUvMTM3MTQ2NDMwMS9zaWQvRk9oc3pZc2w%3Dbtw my drives came to me expired for mfr. warranty. DO NOT BUY FROM AMAZON. If they fail after 30 day return period you are sol.
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The one I bought came with a 320 GB SATA HD; it's listed in the specs. So, unless you're talking about something else, yes it does.
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Looking up the specs for this workstation on line, it gives the hard drive spec as:Hard Disk Drives*Up to 60GB/ 7,200 RPM or 80GB/ 5,400 RPM, EIDE/ATA-1. There is no mention of SATA, only EIDE and ATA.The spec sheet is dated 2005. This is an old computer. I have a feeling that this is not workable, but I can't prove it.
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Thanks - trying to find out before purchasing, but I found some posts on Newegg that indicate they are SATA (maybe they changed from IDE to SATA and this is why it isn't in the specs).
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Hmm... I personally don't know this either (I too would like to know -- in case anyone has tested it out). However, the product picture show the "SERIAL ATA" logo with "1.5Gb/s" below it -- making me believe it is not SATA 3Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s. I am looking for one that supports 3Gb/s.
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I just ordered 6 WD Red 3 TB drives, and received 6 of them today. The ones I've received so far all claim on the label to run NASware 3.0.Edit: Just received the last 2, and they show NASware 3.0 badging as well.