Is SATA III backward compatible

[rakesh-the gilli]

I was just looking for motherboards and came across Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H on its site. It was mentioned that the board has SATA III connectors only [No SATA II]. My query is can this board support our current SATA II generation Harddisks.?

[Sam]

^^ of course it can. Sata III got more bandwidth. so can support a less bandwidth HDD. its the logic.

[rakesh-the gilli]

Thanks sam, so can i opt in for a sata III board and use a sata II HDD with it. Will any problems arise.? Just to make it sure please..

[Sam]

^^ of course you can. its same as PCIe X16. now is 2.0 standard. offers more bandwidth. but can accomodate a 1.0 version with no problem. same in HDDs too. but not in processor & impossible in rams.

[rakesh-the gilli]

Thanks sam, as i am planning to buy a new system [future proof], i was considering this option..

[Sam]

my pleasure buddy. Sata 3.0 based HDDs are already available in market. latest one is Samsung F4 320Gb. but performance wise, not much difference. maybe next year it'll be better.