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    AW14 SATA speeds

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by GamerJoe, Jul 30, 2013.

  1. GamerJoe

    GamerJoe Notebook Consultant

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    Please help me answer what is the maximum data speeds for each one. Ex. 3gb (sata ii) or 6gb (sata iii).

    1. MSata:
    2. Main HDD:
    3. Optical Drive:

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    1. mSATA: SATA 3 (6gb/s)
    2. Main HDD: SATA 3 (6Gb/s)
    3. Optical Drive: SATA 3 (6GB/s)
     
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    Thank you!
     
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    That is cool. Till now I thought the ODD slot was left at SATA 2 speeds. Thanks for the clarification.

    In some threads I posted that the ODD slot is SATA 2 only. I apologize for that.
     
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    when i opened my alienware 14 , the optical drive had a sata 2 cable attached. Do we need to provide our own sata 3 cable, or is that some sort of special cable? The reason I say that is because my SSD primary drive has a bigger connector with extra pins. The optical drive is missing a little piece in comparison to the SSD sata cable.
     
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    As far as I know there is no actual difference in SATA cables. The optical drive is replaced with a caddy that will most likely have a perfect fit for that cable, should be a simple plug and play using the correct parts.
     
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