K Kuray macrumors regular Original poster Jul 3, 2011 #1 Both SATA connections have same chipset - SATA III Everybody was curios about this situation Everything is written in picture Last edited by a moderator: Jul 3, 2011
Both SATA connections have same chipset - SATA III Everybody was curios about this situation Everything is written in picture
J JasonH42 macrumors 6502 Jul 4, 2011 #3 There's only ever one SATA chipset. The first builds had the optical bay connected to a 3Gbps port. Newer builds have it connected to a 6Gbps port. The latter is unusable with a 6Gbps drive however, probably due to poor shielding or interference.
There's only ever one SATA chipset. The first builds had the optical bay connected to a 3Gbps port. Newer builds have it connected to a 6Gbps port. The latter is unusable with a 6Gbps drive however, probably due to poor shielding or interference.