Mounting a SATA2 hard drive on a motherboard ASUS P5KC

[IntelExpert]

Hi friends, i have a question, Can i mount a SATA2 hard drive on a motherboard ASUS P5KC.

Thanks for any help

[Joshua]

Hello
Yes, this motherboard manages Sata 2 (also called Sata 300) Anyway, a SATA 2 mounted on a motherboard Sata 1 will be automatically restrained, but that the problem does not arise.

[SecRecy]

yes, SATA1 is compatible with the SATA2 except that it will operate a speed SATA1 but the difference will not be

[IntelExpert]

thank you for this answer I like: clear, precise and positive ... one more question , what is the difference between the SATA and SATA ll ?

[SecRecy]

Difference between the SATA and SATA ll:
The Sata turns to the 1.5GB.
The Sata ll turn to 3Gb.

How to enable Sata ll:
You just to remove the small jumper on the back of your hard disk if you one.