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    SATA 3 to SATA 2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by yankeefy, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. yankeefy

    yankeefy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,
    when i started my M17XR3 and run intel RST i have SATA 3 (6Go/s)
    then i let th PC like that whitout anything make during 30 minutes and then rerun intel RST and....SATA 3 has changed to SATA 2 (3Go/s) :confused:

    The SSD M4 is put in port 0

    How to resolve this problem ?

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    Jas71 Notebook Evangelist

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    Change it to port 1. I have heard a lot of people having the exact same issue as you with port 0.
     
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    Brabostaan Notebook Deity

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    Also check firmware version, should be 0002. And yes put it in port 1.
     
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    OK thanks, i will try this tommorow.
    The firmwre is 0002.
     
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    OK i switch the two disks, HDD in port 0 and SSD in port 1.....and yeah it works in 6 Go/s all the time. :)

    In attachement my score in AS SSD
     

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