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    SSD sata 2 or 3?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by bachx310, Nov 18, 2011.

  1. bachx310

    bachx310 Newbie

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    I just recently bought an m14x and I was wondering if I should get an sata 2 or sata 3 SSD? Thanks
     
    bachx310, Nov 18, 2011
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    khetik Notebook Deity

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    This is a bit silly because the board in the m14x supports sata 6gb/s, but it will only provide speeds up to sata 3gb/s. So basically if you put in a sata 6gb/s it will automatically drop speeds to sata 3gb/s.

    Just buy a sata 3gb/s drive.
    Btw there a whole thread on this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m14x/577821-14x-sata-ii-sata-iii-benchmark-comparison-bios-enabled-disabled-discussion.html



    ....could be wrong but there is no such thing as sata 2 or sata 3, its just sata with 3gb/s or 6gb/s etc....
     
    khetik, Nov 18, 2011
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  3. moze

    moze Notebook Enthusiast

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    I really hope I can pull 6gb/s like others... I purchased a 120GB vertex3 along with my m14x and they're both coming in the mail today...

    It's really going to suck if I can't get SATA3 SSD performance out of it. Will probably end up breaking my desktop's 60GB Vertex 2 (x2) Raid 0 Configuration and stick the Vertex3 in there instead of letting it go under utilized with the laptop.

    Can always just use the Vertex2s for the M14x and my netbook... I really hope it doesn't have to come to that though.
     
    moze, Nov 18, 2011
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    c69k Notebook Deity

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    Definitely go for SATA 6Gbps. Stay away from Intel RST and use MSAHCI.
     
    c69k, Nov 18, 2011
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    moze Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sick... SATA3 6Gbps working just fine. Solid as a rock so far.

    I just replaced the HDD with an OCZ Vertex 3, installed with OS dvd, installed drivers from Dell's website, and then did a Windows update.

    [​IMG]
     
    moze, Nov 18, 2011
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    What firmware is your SSD? I am on 2.13.
     
    c69k, Nov 18, 2011
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    khetik Notebook Deity

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    It'll recognize that its a sata 6gb/s ssd, but have you performed any tests on it to see if you do get the sata 6gb/s speeds?
     
    khetik, Nov 20, 2011
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    moze Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think its performing as 6Gbps

    [​IMG]
     
    moze, Nov 20, 2011
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