iDShaDoW Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hi, I bought an 800D off someone and was hoping you all could help me figure this out. I looked and there doesn't seem to be anything clearly marking the backplane as being SATAII or SATAIII. From Google Images, it seems like the SATA II backplane is like 4 separate small PCBs for each drive and the SATA III is one larger connect PCB for all 4? For example, this is SATA III (http://www.corsair.com/media/cms/applicationnote/800D_SATA3_Backplane/SATA3_1.jpg) and this is SATA II (http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1036/corsair_sata_cables.jpg)? Also, I'm unsure as to whether the header is the USB 3.0 upgrade version. The front panel USB ports are blue and the plugs at the opposite end of the cables are blue and say USB 3.0 so is it safe to assume that the previous owner has installed the upgrade kit? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 The SATA backplane pictures are correct. The front I/O panel with 2 USB 3.0 ports with the male connectors is also the upgrade as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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