SATA degrading

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 20th, 2008, 0:21

I have a Samsung SATA II which I wish to fit into an older computer (motherboard can handle SATA1.5 but not SATA3.0). Googling only gave me a big pile of RTFMs, but Samsung manuals are written and translated by cubicle chimps, supplied on a piece of paper you can easily mistake for a tissue paper, with little to no useful information. Is there any way to limit its transfer rate so it looks like a SATA1.5 to the motherboard?

Post by **HereComesPete** » December 20th, 2008, 0:22

It should just run at the fastest speed it can without any need for you to limit it.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 20th, 2008, 0:25

HereComesPete wrote:It should just run at the fastest speed it can without any need for you to limit it.

SATA is backwards and forwards compatible, all drives and all mobos will work together.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 20th, 2008, 0:26

The problem is that what I DID learn from Google is that motherboards with certain chipsets (a few which came out between SATA and SATA II) will not detect drives with 3 Gbps transfer rate (which is the unlimited SATA II). Unfortunately, the mobo bears one of these chipsets and I only found instructions for limiting a Western Digital HDD, not a Samsung one. I did find a forum post about someone trying to insert a WD SATA II into the very same mobo I have and his solution was limiting. What I would like to know is if anyone knows how I limit a Samsung HDD.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 20th, 2008, 0:28

Test it first, then worry.

Post by **HereComesPete** » December 20th, 2008, 0:28

Should be a very similar method. Got a link to this info?

If not you could try plugging it in after boot up and see if that helps, unless it's the boot drive because that wouldn't help at all.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 20th, 2008, 0:35

was hardly difficult to find

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 20th, 2008, 0:37

WHAT. International support fail. That wasn't on the Hungarian site. CHIMPS.

I should sue them. Now all I need is a free fucking jumper. Which they obviously don't supply with their HDs. Well thanks anyway.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 20th, 2008, 0:40

Baliame wrote:WHAT. International support fail. That wasn't on the Hungarian site. CHIMPS.

I should sue them. Now all I need is a free fucking jumper. Which they obviously don't supply with their HDs. Well thanks anyway.

protip: on most motherboards the clear cmos jumper does nothing in the off position.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » December 22nd, 2008, 18:38

...and even that support picture thing is wrong. You have to jump pins 5 and 6, not 3 and 4. CORPORATE CHIMPS.