Will this cause any problems at all? Or should I just get a 3.0 Gb/s HDD instead?
Will this cause any problems at all? Or should I just get a 3.0 Gb/s HDD instead?
Nope it will not. SATA is backwards compatible.
I believe Samsung Spinpoint F3 is Sata 2
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Yes you can do it, though it may not run optimally compared to a SATA3 (6Gb/s) port.
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