SSD SATA vs SATA

[peterbatah]

Hello and thank you for taking my inquiry. System details:

ProLiant ML350P Gen8 (ESXi v.6.5)

6x600GB Raid5 - 2x2TB Raid0

This post is somewhat related to a topic that I posted here recently.

I was planning to use one of the mobo SATA ports with a Kingston SSD drive that I should be receiving in a day or two strictly as a boot drive.

Drive details: Kingston 480GB A400 SATA 3 2.5 inch Internal SSD SA400S37/480G

Kingston Specs 

I came across a forum post where a member of the HPE support team @sudhir  states when asked about the ProLiant's SATA port connector speed:

SATA Port Connector Speed 

As for my understanding embedded SATA ports are designated for the optical drives and it runs at SATA 1.5 speed.

And goes on to provide this valuable information:

SATA I (revision 1.x) interface, formally known as SATA 1.5Gb/s, is the first generation SATA interface running at 1.5 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 150MB/s.

SATA II (revision 2.x) interface, formally known as SATA 3Gb/s, is a second generation SATA interface running at 3.0 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 300MB/s.

SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface.

My question(s) is/are:

- Will I encounter any issues using the new Kingston SSD SATA 3 drive coupled with the Proliant's SATA port's lower speed of 1.5Gb/s?

Thank you for your time, expertise, and assistance. Peter

[TVVJ · Accepted solution]

Hello,

If the proposed drive is compatible with older speeds and still work as expected, then it should do the job. But, it would be advisable to contact the third party solution vendor, provide them the port specification and check if it would work as you expect. That should clear all doubts!

Regards,