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Do SATA-2 harddrives work on a SATA-1 laptop?

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Dizzle - Sep 27, 2010 at 10:18 AM
closeup22 Posts 8923 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 - Sep 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM
i have an old hp laptop and the harddrive recently died on me......im looking to buy a new harddrive but need to know if SATA-2 harddrives work on a SATA-1 laptop?
i am not very computer literate so if u could answer as simply as possible would be much apprieciated!
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closeup22 Posts 8923 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 2,099
Sep 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Hi there,

No as the connector is different if was on a desktop pc then it was possible as there is converter for it but on laptops not available.

Thanks
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