Given that SATA III is backwards compatible and also given that I cannot find a SATA II HDD to buy can I connect a SATA III HDD on my PS3?
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It will work. Go ahead.
Install Hard Disk Drive (12GB PS3 / CECH-4201A)
Any compatible 5400RPM 2.5" SATA hard disk drive
The PS3 has a SATA150 controller. The SATA 3.0 is backwards compatible though.
Unless there is a problem in your mobo's chipset or The PS3 has a problem in the drive's firmware, SATA150 controller. The SATA should auto negotiate the speed properly 3. There should be no need for a jumper0 is backwards compatible though.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/266168-32-sata-hard-drive-sata-port