[XxIlluminatorxX]

I need to know what kind of hard drives my motherboard supports

its an ASUS A8N-VM CSM
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...66&modelmenu=1

I know it supports IDE
I know it supports SATA 3.0/gbs
does it support NCQ?
does it support SATA II


Specifications: NVIDIA GeForce 6150
NVIDIA nForce 430 NVIDIA GeForce 6100
NVIDIA nForce 430 NVIDIA GeForce 6100
NVIDIA nForce 410 CPU Athlon 64 or Sempron Athlon 64 or Sempron Athlon 64 or Sempron PureVideo (High Definition) Yes Yes Yes DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support Yes Yes Yes TV Encoder Yes No No TMDS/DVI Yes No No Graphics Clock 475 MHz 425 MHz 425 MHz PCI-Express 1x16
2x1 1x16
1x1 1x16
1x1 MPEG-2/WMV9 Playback HD(1080p/1080i) SD SD Video Scaling High Quality(5x4) Basic (2x2) Basic (2x2) SATA/PATA drives 4/4 4/4 2/4 SATA speed 3Gb/s 3Gb/s 3Gb/s RAID 0,1,0+1,5 0,1,0+1,5 0,1 NVIDIA MediaShield Yes Yes Yes NVIDIA ActiveArmor[SIZE=-1]TM Firewall Yes Yes - Ethernet 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 10/100 USB ports 8 8 8 NVIDIA nTune[SIZE=-1]TM Utility Yes Yes Yes
As you can see, there are several features that are only available with this chipset combination. The 6150 runs at a 475MHz Graphics Clock instead of 425 and features a TV encoder, High Quality Video Scaling, and dual video (DVI-D and RGB) outputs. The nForce 430 adds 2 more SATA2 ports (4 total), support for Raid 5, NVIDIA Active Armor Firewall support, and the hooks for 1GB Ethernet. These additional features make the 6150/430 a much more attractive solution for Multimedia applications or as the core of a Home Theater PC (HTPC) box.


I have the 6150 and the 430 is this true; my video card supports SATAII
but I have my onboard disabled and my XFX 7600 GT XXX Edition enabled can this video card support SATAII

if I cant support a SATA II can I buy one and set it somehow to SATA speeds so if I get a new motherboard I can use it because its the same price as SATA?

[alex]

SataII and Sata 3.0Gb/s are one and the same. SataII drives have a theoretical transfer rate of 3gb/s (gigabytes/second).

NCQ, or Native Command Queueing, is designed to give Sata hdd's better performance by allowing them to 'decide' which order, in certain situations, read & write commands are performed. This is resident within the hdd, not the motherboard.

[XxIlluminatorxX]

that pic didnt come out right here is the link

http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:...ient=firefox-a

thankyou for clarifying this for me it is greatly appreciated