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    sata 3

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by usmc362, Jun 9, 2011.

  1. usmc362

    usmc362 Notebook Consultant

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    I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb question,anyway, my SSD is sata 3 so I'm not getting the full potential cause this is a sata2 pc. Is there any way to change it to sata3 or does that mean changing the mobo? Thank you
     
  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    The M15x mobo doesn't support sata 3 unfortunately. There hasn't been a known way to implement this, otherwise we'd all be doing it :D
    PS Don't worry that wasn't a dumb question :)
     
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    svl7 T|I

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    Yeah, the mobo of the M15x doesn't have a SATA 3 controller... no way to hack this together :(
    Oh I'd love to see a SB mobo for this great system...