What is SATA cable 1 vs 2?
SATA I is the first generation SATA interface, and it runs at 1.5 Gb/s, although the actual bandwidth throughput is up to 150MB/s, due to 8b/10b encoding. SATA II is a second generation SATA interface, and it runs at 3.0 Gb/s, although the actual bandwidth throughput is up to 300MB/s, due to 8b/10b encoding