Hi folks, Motherboard ASUS M2N-E [url]http://www.superwarehouse.com/Asus_M2N-E_Motherboard/M2N-E/ps/1503273[/url] Storage Controller ATA-133, Serial ATA-300 (RAID) Hard Drive Seagate SATA II 640G Cache 32M ST3640323AS-501 [url]http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c9fec8fcbe4c9110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&locale=en-US[/url] $ sudo lshw | grep sata configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=sata_nv configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=sata_nv configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=sata_nv Just bought the captioned HD, factory setting on jumpers:- Limited to 1.5Gb/s Operation - the 2 jumpers on the right are connected with a bridge-connector. According to the instruction on the label:- 3 Gb/s Operation - the 4 jumpers should be free standing without connection. The captioned motherboard can suppor Serial ATA-300. Please advise whether I have to remove the bridge connector. TIA B.R. satimis

You shouldn't have to do anything: "It is not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this drive for proper operation. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 150MB/s drives is for factory use only. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 300MB/s drives can be used to force the drive into SATA 150MB/s mode for use with older SATA controllers that only work with SATA 150MB/s drives." http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j... "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

Hi jam, I got it. Thanks B.R. satimis