Re: Will my 6.5 y.o. computer handle new drives?
Arno wrote:
Don't worry, SATA is reasonably well designed, basically any
controller (1/2/3) can talk with any modern drive.
Basically any controller that's not an old one from SiS or VIA, and a
lot of PCI cards made with the VIA ones (VT6421x chip) are still sold.
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