Sata I compatible with Sata II

Is sata I compatible with sata II?
I wonder if my sata I disks will work on a sata II mobo?

Quote from: Maesus on 24-October-05, 00:43:16
Mr. Bister, I would phrase it as SATA I drive can work without any issue with SATA II controller. I don't see any failure yet. Most issue came f rom putting a SATA II drive with a SATA 1 controller.
Can you confirm the issues please? I am soon to replace my SATA drive with SATA II in a RAID config.

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