Re: SSD drives
Worik Stanton <[email protected]>
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On 29/01/13 10:58, Christopher Lee wrote: > Hi Worik, > > A search (query string: Intel DQ35J0 sata speed) found this pdf mobo > manual: http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15038/eng/DQ35JO_TechProdSpec.pdf > > page 10 summary table: Six Serial ATA (3 Gbps) > > Getting a SSD that's 6Gbps will still work, just won't go full speed. So > there is no need to pay a premium for the super fastest Intel 500 series or > whatever. > > > Hope this helps, I think this is very helpful. The shape of the plugs for SATA are all the same? 3Gbps is a bit less than 3 x as fast as I have now. I was hoping for more than that, but I will still do it. Thanks heaps. W > Chris > > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Worik Stanton<[email protected]>wrote: > >> On 25/01/13 10:27, Christopher Lee wrote: >> >>> What model is your motherboard? >>> >> >> FWIW Intel DQ35J0 >> >> I googled it but since I know next to nothing about SATA varieties I got >> no useful information. >> >> cheers >> >> W >> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Worik Stanton<worik.stanton@gmail.**com<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> On 21/01/13 12:02, Christopher Lee wrote: >>>> >>>> One thing that almost caught me out when I was looking at upgrading my >>>>> laptop: >>>>> I would check what speed Sata your motherboard supports (i.e. 3Gb/s, >>>>> 6Gb/s). >>>>> (You mention a Sata III drive, I can only assume the motherboard is Sata >>>>> III too?) >>>>> >>>>> >>>> How can I tell? There are SATA ports on my mother board. But is their >>>> more than one version of SATA? (I assume so as the drives I am looking >>>> at >>>> say "SATA III") >>>> >>>> I have googled my mother board but the Intel page just says it has SATA. >>>> >>>> There are 6 such ports on the board, one in use for the current drive and >>>> one connected to a port on the back pane. >>>> >>>> >>>> W >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice >> > -- Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice _______________________________________________ DunLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ethernal.org/listinfo/dunlug DunLUG Wiki - http://dunlug.kallisti.net.nz/