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    Does my laptop have mSATA?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dukeofurl, Mar 23, 2013.

  1. dukeofurl

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    I have a Toshiba Satellite L655-S5150, and I read an article about adding an mSATA SSD hard disk. I don't know if my laptop has mSATA. I even posted on the Toshiba Forums, and nobody replied there. I can't seem to find the answer. I know if I have it, it will be inside, and I have no problem opening it up, that's what I do for a living.

    Thanks
     
    dukeofurl, Mar 23, 2013
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    It seems unlikely, though I'm not super familiar with Toshibas.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 24, 2013
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    No, you do not. I've searched your system specs and the tear down vids for your notebook's model class. It was not designed to support an mSATA SSD. Lo siento.
     
    radji, Mar 24, 2013
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    Ok, thank you. Where were you able to find the specs? I have been looking for them everywhere. I can only find the ones that they give to the public, and those ones are too simple.


    thanks
     
    dukeofurl, Mar 31, 2013
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    The P6200 is an Arrandale CPU, but you didn't get bootable mSATAs until Sandy Bridge.
     
    ZaZ, Apr 1, 2013
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    radji, Apr 1, 2013
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    Well, good to know. Thanks. But how do you know it is a series 5 setup? I'm sure it is, but the article on CNET doesn't say anything about it.

    I wouldn't expect CNET to even mention mSATA or chip sets since they never talk about advanced stuff.
     
    dukeofurl, Apr 2, 2013
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    Your specs under CNET list your chipset as an HM55 chipset. That first number denotes the series. Just like the HM67 denoted a series 6 Chipset (Cougar Bridge) meant for the Sandy Bridge CPUs.

    You will notice in this page which lists all the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge chipsets ( LGA 1155 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), that the first number of all the sandy bridge chipsets are 6 and the first number of all the ivy bridge chipsets are 7. Hence, series 6, and series 7. Just like the Nehalem/Clarksfield chipsets were all denoted as HM55 or PM55, etc. Series 5
     
    radji, Apr 5, 2013
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