"Ellen Hall" wrotR:


Hello,

Shopping for a hard drive. Are the SATA IIIs backward compatible straight
across? One was advertised with a bonus cable. Will my original work? (New
in 2006!)

Thanks for any thoughts.


I have done that with similar vintage Dells, though not the XPS 420.
While you won't get the full benefits using a SATA I interface, the
improvement was still remarkable and well worth the cost now that SSDs
are affordable.


--
Alan