Then in your case using the four 6G ports is not a practical solution and your problem will only be remedied by you dismantling your system, packing up the motherboard, driving to your local carrier and sending back your motherboard now for a refund or as a RMA in the next few weeks or months.
I feel the same way, I switched my HDD and optical drive to the 6G connectors and I may just keep the MB since I will probably never have more than 1 HDD and 1 optical drive.
So do I just need to connect my 3Gbps SATA devices to the 6Gbps SATA ports, or do I need to buy a new 6Gbps SATA HDD and optical drive?
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