Is it ok to install SSD in SATA 5 slot?

[ThornBird]

So I'm quite new to this stuff so this might be a really dumb question, but basically I was having trouble with installing my SSD due to the SATA cable having a right angle "hook". The only SATA slot I could install into was SATA 5 due to there being just enough space for the hook to fit in.

Is this a problem or is it not going to make a difference? My HDD is installed in SATA 2 and my SSD is now installed in SATA 5

Also the reason I was doing this is because I was trying to use the special SSD mounting slot on the back of my motherboard therefore the right angle wouldn't fit into the SSD, so I was trying to put the right angle into the motherboard and the straight end into the SSD.

 

[Samer1970]

no difference .. just select your first booting drive from bios

 

[JQB45]

Well it depends on the motherboard. For example my Z75 motherboard, only slots 1 and 2 are SATA III/6Gbps. The other slots are all SATA II/3Gbps. You may want to double check that you're SATA5 slot is in fact SATA III/6Gbps.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, @ThornBird!

I agree with @JQB45 about the fact that it really depends on the model of your motherboard. There are some mobos that support SATA III (6 Gb/s) and others that have SATA II (3 Gb/s). It really doesn't matter for the mechanical hard drive whether you plug it to a SATA II or SATA III port, since it cannot exceed the bandwidth of the SATA II (3 Gb/s = 300 MB/s) .
However, it does make a huge difference to the solid-state drive. They need the SATA III (6 Gb/s = 600 MB/s) port because they fall in the high-bandwidth device column. It doesn't matter for the HDDs, but an SSD can reach much higher speeds (some over 500 MB/s).

Check your motherboard manual or product page online and see what kind of ports and how many SATA controller it incorporates. Make sure you have installed the SSD in the fastest one (it usually is the primary chipset),

Hope this helps. Keep us posted if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD