MB Pro a1226 and SATA-II

Hello to everyone!
I've recently bought this drive:
HDD 500 Gb SATA-II 300 Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 (HTS725050A9A364) 2.5" 7200 rpm 16Mb
AFIK my laptop doesn't support sata-ii. Is there any chance to make these 2 devices work together? I mean I heard that some motherboards that do not work with sata-ii detect HDDs as sata. Or even there might be some kind of jumper on HDD?
Looking forward to hearing from you guys

ky4k0b wrote:
still the same
Suggests hardware issue. First suspect is the adapter you're using.
gotta try to install mac os to the new HDD from the very beginning
If installing OS from install discs via optical drive works fine, but the I/O error shows up again when you try to restore data from your old HD, there's a hardware issue, either with the adapter or the old HD. If there are problems installing an OS via the optical drive, may be an issue with the new HD.
Also run Repair Disk on the new HD.

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