[SOLVED] I bought a samsung evo 860 ssd and over the ports on the motherboard it says sata 6g. Do I need to add a 6gb / s cable? or can I use any sata cable?

[Hallgush]

I bought a samsung evo 860 ssd and over the ports on the motherboard it says sata 6g. Do I need to add a 6gb / s cable? or can I use any sata cable?

 

[rgd1101]

it mean sata iii, SATA 6Gb/s, motherboard should have sata cable
https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8142/~/difference-between-sata-i,-sata-ii-and-sata-iii

 

[Hallgush]

it mean sata iii, SATA 6Gb/s, motherboard should have sata cable
https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8142/~/difference-between-sata-i,-sata-ii-and-sata-iii

But will it harm the ssd or the motherboard if I connect with sata I cable until I get a Sata III cable?

 

[geofelt]

Not to worry.
Sata cables are standard, but they do come in differing quality.
There is probably no need to buy a separate cable.
Here was a test:

SATA cables: Is there a difference?

With the release of SATA III 6GB/s, we have seen some confusion on the web regarding what SATA cables are supported. Today we will be addressing those concerns by testing multiple SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 6Gb/s cables to see if there are any performance differences.

www.pugetsystems.com

 

[SkyNetRising]

But will it harm the ssd or the motherboard if I connect with sata I cable until I get a Sata III cable?

It will not harm the hardware.
But using sata cables not certified for 6gbps operation may introduce errors and force drive to switch into lower bandwidth operating mode.