Can i use this Sata III HDD in a Sata II Motherboard?

SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A $19 solution..

replacing the old hard drive for my dell dimension 8300 series ( 8 years old PC). Will the WD Cavier Blue 500 GB work for my PC?

Locate the Dell ID number on your PC and call Dell support. They will be able to examine your PC over the Internet and recommend a drive for you. E.g., does your PC have an IDE interface or is it even SATA capable? Then they will tell you about Henry's concerns in the previous answer. Partitioning is not the easiest system for novices.In addition, Dell can run a utility for you (or show you how) to identify all BIOS upgrades available for you - video, etc. that way, you spend you money one time, and get precisely the drive you need. That said, buy a new PC. When the drive's inserted, you'll still have a moderately functional 8-yr old computer.

does this come with the windows 7 license, since it has windows 7 os

No, It is compatible with Windows 7. It is only a hard drive, it should work with any OS.

I have one caviar blue made in 2012 that has 6 year run time and never had one problem. Does everyone have similar success with theirs?

The answer, yes. I have run spinner type hard drives for over ten years, until they become so outdated that I replace them will higher capacity hard drives. When I get the jitters about hard drive longevity, I simply but another one as a back up. At the moment, I only run hard mounted hard drives for system requirements and backups. I use external hard drives for all common storage. Have a problem with the computer, the external hard drive with all your data, can simply be plugged into another computer. Have a good week.

Standing screen display size	3.5 Inches
Hard Drive	500 GB Mechanical Hard Disk
National Stock Number	7025-01-615-7968
Brand	WD
Series	Blue
Item model number	WD5000AAKX
Hardware Platform	Mac; PC
Operating System	Windows
Item Weight	15.9 ounces
Product Dimensions	1.03 x 4 x 5.79 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH	1.03 x 4 x 5.79 inches
Color	Blue
Processor Brand	WD
Computer Memory Type	SDRAM
Flash Memory Size	500
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA
Hard Drive Rotational Speed	7200 RPM
Voltage	12 Volts
Manufacturer	Western Digital
Language	English
ASIN	B00461G3MS
National Stock Number	7025-01-615-7968
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Date First Available	October 11, 2010

WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX

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