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    Studio 1535 SATA Interface

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ps89, Jul 29, 2010.

  1. ps89

    ps89 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello guys. Does anyone know which SATA interface is used in Dell Studio 1535? Is it SATA 3 Gb/s? Can someone confirm this? The reason is because Intel Rapid Storage Technology states that the SATA Transfer Mode is "Generation 1", which should mean it's SATA 1.5 Gb/s. Don't think this is true since the laptop isn't that old to be using such an outdated interface. Thanks. :)
     
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Pretty sure it's 3.0Gb/s. All 1535s come with at least a 965 chipset which supports SATA 3.0Gb/s. Dell doesn't do the Lenovo capping thing either, so you should be able to make full use of the bandwidth if you have a fast enough drive.
     
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    Thanks a lot for the information! Guess Intel Rapid Storage Technology is reporting the wrong type of interface. Now I can safely go get myself a 500GB Western Digital Scorpio Black. :)
     
    ps89, Aug 1, 2010
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Just for the record, even if your machine did not support SATA 3.0Gb/s, you could still make full use of said drive. It comes close, but still doesn't saturate the older SATA 1.5Gb/s bus, even at the peak of its sequential throughput (about 110MB/s).
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 1, 2010
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    Sadly the Sata speed is topping at 150MB/s. I`ve an Intel 80GB SSD gen2 and the chipset is limiting its speed.
     
    Dverez, Jan 6, 2011
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