ASRock H61M-HVS Compatible Hard Drives

[ytofun]

Hello. I am currently using a ASRock H61M-HVS motherboard. My hard drive is very outdated, as it is still running on only 250gb. I would like to upgrade to 1TB and I ran into this deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL072315&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL072315&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL072315-_-EMC-072315-Latest-_-AllDesktopHardDrives-_-22148834-S1A2D

I would like to know if this hard drive is compatible with the motherboard and if not can you please recommend me some other cheap 1TB hard drives or 250GB SSD's?

Thank you so much.

 

[cin19]

You can use that HDD on the ASRock H61M-HVS, as long as the MB has the SATA ports.
If you want buy the SSD, I recommend to buy Samsung, intel or Crucial brand.

 

[ytofun]

You can use that HDD on the ASRock H61M-HVS, as long as the MB has the SATA ports.
If you want buy the SSD, I recommend to buy Samsung, intel or Crucial brand.

How do I know if it has the SATA ports? Sorry I'm a beginner at this

 

[ytofun]

Bump

 

[cin19]

1) Go to asrock site ( in the specifications section ) http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H61M-HVS/?cat=Specifications
or 2) go to intel site http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/diagrams/rwd/h61-block-diagram-rwd.png You can see the MB has SATAII ( 3GB/s) ports, and you can find other info too.

Also you can read the review for "Is A SATA 3Gb/s Platform Still Worth Upgrading With An SSD? " http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-upgrade-sata-3gbps,3469.html