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    Dell Inspiron 17R SE (7720) DVD Sata Port... what's the speed?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Rassal, Oct 1, 2012.

  1. Rassal

    Rassal Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    Can anyone tell me if the Sata port used for the internal optical drive in the Dell Inspiron 17RSE (7720) is a Sata 3 6gb/s or a Sata 2 3gb/s?

    I know the 2 internal Sata 2.5 drives are SATA3 at 6gb/s and that the MSata is also Sata 3 at 6gb/s... but i dunno if there is a 4th one for the optical drive, this would be awsome.

    Thanks!
     
    Rassal, Oct 1, 2012
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    Rassal Notebook Consultant

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    Ok... since no one could provide the answer, i got it for ya...

    Since i got my ODD/HDD Converter drive, i have been running tests around, and the SATA port on the Optical bay is only SATA 2 at 3gb/s. So you can put an HDD in there, or a not so fast SSD... but don't expect very high transfer rates you can have on a Sata 3 6gb/s because it's only a 3gb/s...

    Hope it helps some of you.
     
    Rassal, Oct 19, 2012
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    realG Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the info. Are you sure the msata port is SATA III? I think I've read elswhere it's only SATA II...
     
    realG, Oct 22, 2012
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  4. Rassal

    Rassal Notebook Consultant

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    No idea for sure... i know mine is sata II at 3gb/s... but never tried a Sata III msata there... think this is the only real way to tell... just like i did with the optical drive slot.
     
    Rassal, Oct 22, 2012
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    Has anyone been able to confirm whether or not the mSATA port is capable of 6gb/s?
     
    stevedensmore, Nov 25, 2012
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