day187 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 The yellow Sata cables that come with the dfi N4F motherboards are they satat 2 cables. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDMF Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Sata 1 and 2 use the same cables Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ce_hat Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 i think i read somewhere that SATA II cables employ a better technique of staying connected, like a little clip or something that hooks on better (dont quote me), but there would be no speed increase by using a SATA II cable over a SATA I cable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madian225 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Hi SATA II cables do indeed employ a clip that grips the HD connector a lot better, the MB connector is exactly the same as a normal SATA cable. Just in case anyone was curious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
day187 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Thanks for clearing that up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 For Clarity: There is no such thing as a SATA II cable. All current SATA cables are fully compliant with the current SATA and SATA 3GBps specifications. The current SATA connector will continue to be used on Internal drives as described by the spec. The new Click-Connect interface is backward compatible with the existing SATA interface as shown on page 34... http://www.sata-io.org/docs/SATA-IO%20Upda...Forum_Final.pdf This is a physical change to the connector only and will not affect drive/interface performance. The eSATA spec connector is completely new and different from the current SATA spec. It also requires a new interface to provide additional functions as provided in the spec. http://www.sata-io.org/docs/External%20SATA%20WP%2011-09.pdf External SATA drives will use the new eSATA spec which provides a staggerd electrical interface to actually allow hot-plug operation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
day187 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 This website sells sata 2 cables. Thats why i asked but thanks http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/sata_cables.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 This website sells sata 2 cables. Thats why i asked but thanks They're probably just selling heavy gauge cables and trying to cash in on people that think there really is a difference. :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 There may be a slight reduction in signal crossover from having 4 twisted pairs instead of 2, mathmatically. Regardless, specific designation as a SATA II cable is pushing it, at best. See ExRoadie's post above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Simply marketing hype. The SATA spec calls for two twisted pairs. One pair is transmit, the other is receive. Doubling the wires when there is only one contact point is pure bullshlt. This website sells sata 2 cables. Thats why i asked but thanks http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/sata_cables.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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