<html><head></head><body>Sata speed is backwards compatible. However a single slow device may ( not will) slow down all devices. It depends on the chipset if it can support simultaneously multiple data speeds.<br><br>I stopped upgrades decades ago. Use it until it's perceived as crap and build all new. Migrate data to the new system. Marvel at how much ram that desktop can slurp 😁<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On August 3, 2020 6:58:34 AM EDT, Bob via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail"><br>Hi Steve,<br><br>The specifications say that it is backwards compatible with earlier <br>versions of SATA and supports speeds of 6.0 gbs, 3.0 gbs, and 1.5 gbs.<br><br>Is it clear that the speeds would be 6.0 gbs on an old motherboard that <br>does not support SATA III, or would it just default to the fastest speed <br>supported by the old motherboard?<br><br>Even if it were to bump things up to 6.0 gbs, I've been convinced that <br>there's not much point in doing upgrades that are restricted to my old <br>desktop.<br><br>--Bob<br><br><br>On 2020-08-02 10:06 p.m., Steve Litt via Ale wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 14:21:29 -0400<br>Bob via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #fcaf3e; padding-left: 1ex;"> 2) ssd. This seems more complicated.<br><br> There are 4 empty pci express slots---one is x16 and the others x1.<br> I do not believe that the motherboard supports pcie ssd. The<br> motherboard does not have mSATA or m.2 slots. So pcie ssd seems to<br> be impossible. (I don't know what I'd ever use these slots for.)<br><br> The chipset on the motherboard only supports SATA at 3.0 gb/s.<br></blockquote><br> That's a shame, as it might bottleneck your speedy new SSD. I'd<br> recommend you get a dirt cheap (under $50) 256GB SSD, plug it into<br> your 3gb/s SATA, and see if it improves speeds. If not, later, at<br> your leisure, you can purchase a gb/s pcie SATA slot.<br></blockquote><br> I think I'd have to get a new motherboard.<br></blockquote><br>Check out something like this:<br><br><a href="https://www.newegg.com/syba-si-pex40064-sata-iii/p/N82E16816124064">https://www.newegg.com/syba-si-pex40064-sata-iii/p/N82E16816124064</a><br><br>Slide it into one of your empty PCIe slots, and get four 6 Gb/s sata<br>slots. Do that and you can continue using both your 1TB drives, along<br>with your DVD and SSD.<br><br>SteveT<hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br><br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>"no government by experts in which the masses do not have the chance to inform the experts as to their needs can be anything but an oligarchy managed in the interests of the few.” - John Dewey</body></html>