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    SSD for 6860fx? Does the 6860fx support SATA III?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Nathand, Mar 17, 2012.

  1. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    I think my current hard drive may be going bad, because my computer is running incredibly slow even after a clean install. Boot time is over 4 min :(

    Instead of buying a new HD, I've been thinking about getting a SSD. My files don't amount to much, maybe 60GB, so I think a 128GB SSD would be plenty big.

    I have a question, though: can the 6860fx support a SATA III drive?
     
    Nathand, Mar 17, 2012
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    SATA III is backward compatible, so don't worry about it. You probably can't tell SATA2 from SATA3 in real life usage .
     
    baii, Mar 17, 2012
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    Nathand, Mar 18, 2012
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    I think the 68xx series is actually SATA I not SATA II. Most SSD's will saturate that bus with ease................
     
    TANWare, Mar 18, 2012
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    Hmm... I didn't realize that. But it would still be significantly faster than a normal hard drive, right?
     
    Nathand, Mar 18, 2012
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    Yes, the biggest change of a SSD is access time, both read and write. This enhances IOPS....................
     
    TANWare, Mar 19, 2012
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