M17X R3 which BIOS?

A12, A10 or A8?

I want sata III speeds with highest stability.
For the A12 unlocked where is the speed setting or is it on by default.
Do I have to use bay 0 or 1?


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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 Shizuku Edition x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 266.542 MB/s
Sequential Write : 255.004 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 246.969 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 241.052 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 28.418 MB/s [ 6938.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 50.001 MB/s [ 12207.2 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 215.166 MB/s [ 52530.8 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 202.779 MB/s [ 49506.7 IOPS]

Test : 1000 MB [C: 36.4% (84.8/232.8 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2015/02/15 16:13:53
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)

 

Its default as far as I know and I wanna say you should use bay 0. Bay 1 is the one with the SATA III issues. What brand and model SSD are you using?

 

Samsung 840 EVO I had it in an m6600 and it had full speed now it has SATA II speeds. I have it in bay 0.

 

Are you sure you have the unlocked one then? Should be enabled by default

 

I have tried unlocked and locked, seems to be the same .

 

hmm strange. I'll pull out my laptop later and see what speeds I get on my crucial m4.

 

I have an Alienware M17xR3 running the Dell A12 bios with a Kingston HyperX 240gb 3K SSD. Intel Rapid Storage tells me the transfer rate is 6 Gb/s it is in bay 0..

 

Bay 0 is the one that reaches SATA III speeds. Some official BIOS's have locked this feature due to stability issues though.

 

Got it working, ao8 to a12 unlocked in bay 1.