SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7XT HARD DRIVE - 2 TB - 7200RPM - 64 MB - SATA 6

I have an mid-2008 Mac Pro and would like to install this hard drive:
SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7XT - 2 TB - 7200RPM - 64 MB - SATA 6.
This Seagate is a SATA 6 Gbps
According to Apple's literature -
The hard drives must meet the following specifications:
Type: SATA 3 Gbps
Width: 3.9 inches (102 mm)
Depth: 5.7 inches (147 mm)
Height: 1.0 inch
Is the SATA 3 Gbps a minimum or maximum requirement?
Bottom line - with this Seagate drive work in my Mac Pro?
Thanks!
Message was edited by: Axis-5

WD is using 4k blocks now and there was a report on
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/
Report on Hitachi 2TB (7200rpm) Drive upgrade in (2006) iMac
about possible problems. The new 64MB cache
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/feb10/021510.html#S26591

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