“I have a SATA I HDD in a Lenovo ThinkPAd T61. Are the SATA II and SATA III connectors the same as the SATA I? I am looking to replace a HDD in my Lenovo T61. It has a SATA I HDD. Are the connectors on SATA II & III drives the same as SATA I drives? I understand that SATA II & III drives will perform at the SATA I speeds, but I just want to confirm that the connections on SATA I, II & III drives are the same.”
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All SATA 2.5" hard disks, SSD or platter-based, that I have used all have the same design, regardless of the speed classification. Power connector and data connector are right beside each other, and the drive will click into the internal dock. You might need different spacers for your system, depending on the thickness of your original drive (7.5mm versus 9.5mm). For $150 or so, you'll see some improvements, but don't expect a miracle. The one thing it may help you with the most is battery life, assuming you can still get decent batteries for such an old system.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The connectors are the same, the difference is in the speed of the bus.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.For most consumer applications: Yes, all SATA connections are the same and backwards compatible. Whatever drive you hook up to it will operate at whatever the speed is of the interface. There are ESATA and SAS style sata connectors as well.
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