SATA vs SATA II?

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unclebilly

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I am now shopping for a new internal HD of MAC G5; previous HD died. I have decided on a Western Digital and was about to order one when I became alarmed by the SATA II listings. Is there a difference between SATA and SATAII that I should be concerned about the comptability? Don't want to get it and find out it doesn't work!!

Any advice would be appreciated. I would like to order new one ASAP.

Thanks in advance!
Bill
 
SATA II is twice as fast as SATA. Your mac most likely only has SATA, but that won't affect compatibility of the drive, as SATA II will work with a SATA bus and connector.
 
icemanjc said:
SATA II is twice as fast as SATA. Your mac most likely only has SATA, but that won't affect compatibility of the drive, as SATA II will work with a SATA bus and connector.
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Thats good to hear. Thanks for the reply. Are there any extra "steps" that are needed in installing a SATA II drive?
 
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