[ale] upgrading desktop

[Bob]

Hi Steve,

The specifications say that it is backwards compatible with earlier 
versions of SATA and supports speeds of 6.0 gbs, 3.0 gbs, and 1.5 gbs.

Is it clear that the speeds would be 6.0 gbs on an old motherboard that 
does not support SATA III, or would it just default to the fastest speed 
supported by the old motherboard?

Even if it were to bump things up to 6.0 gbs, I've been convinced that 
there's not much point in doing upgrades that are restricted to my old 
desktop.

--Bob


On 2020-08-02 10:06 p.m., Steve Litt via Ale wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 14:21:29 -0400
> Bob via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>> 2)  ssd.  This seems more complicated.
>>>>
>>>> There are 4 empty pci express slots---one is x16 and the others x1.
>>>> I do not believe that the motherboard supports pcie ssd.  The
>>>> motherboard does not have mSATA or m.2 slots.  So pcie ssd seems to
>>>> be impossible. (I don't know what I'd ever use these slots for.)
>>>>
>>>> The chipset on the motherboard only supports SATA at 3.0 gb/s.
>>>
>>> That's a shame, as it might bottleneck your speedy new SSD. I'd
>>> recommend you get a dirt cheap (under $50) 256GB SSD, plug it into
>>> your 3gb/s SATA, and see if it improves speeds. If not, later, at
>>> your leisure, you can purchase a gb/s pcie SATA slot.
>>
>> I think I'd have to get a new motherboard.
> 
> Check out something like this:
> 
> https://www.newegg.com/syba-si-pex40064-sata-iii/p/N82E16816124064
> 
> Slide it into one of your empty PCIe slots, and get four 6 Gb/s sata
> slots. Do that and you can continue using both your 1TB drives, along
> with your DVD and SSD.
> 
> SteveT
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