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    Dv7-4295us doubt

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fdbailes, Jun 4, 2011.

  1. fdbailes

    fdbailes Newbie

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    Hi guys I'm looking for some help on my issue

    I own this notebook i want to know if this support sata III,i have been reading some thread some of them say yes, and some others says no. So i'm a little confused.

    I'm going to get a ssd, do i buy a sata III ssd or a sata II ssd?

    Here on argentina the difference between sata II and sata III is too much money. And I won't buy a sata III sdd, having the performance of a sata II, that's a waste of money.

    I have talked with hp chat support but they are useless haha


    thanks in advance and sorry for my english (i'm from argentina :))
     
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  2. Beradon

    Beradon Notebook Evangelist

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    Lets see if we can figure this out for you:

    Start> type devmgmt.msc hit enter
    Locate the entry labeled IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers
    Expand it
    Find the Intel(R) ICH Serial ATA controller

    Post the model number here (it'll be something like ICHxM blah blah blah)

    Also, right click on that same device and get properties
    Go to the Details tab
    in the drop down select Hardware ID
    Post the entire contents of the hardware ID here.
     
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  3. fdbailes

    fdbailes Newbie

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    this is what i've found on id hardware

    Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller



    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C03&SUBSYS_159A103C&REV_04
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C03&SUBSYS_159A103C
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C03&CC_010601
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C03&CC_0106
     
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  4. Beradon

    Beradon Notebook Evangelist

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    Apologies for the delay in response. Unfortunately those did not tell me what I was hoping to find out, I was expecting it to say which model mobile chipset it had ICH8M/9M/10M etc...

    You might be able to find out if you download something like SiSoft Sandra which gives a full hardware breakdown. Even CPU-Z might help a little since it will tell you your specific chipset, although it wont tell you if they utilized the SATA III connections or not.
     
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  5. fdbailes

    fdbailes Newbie

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    Chipset on cpu z motherboard section says, Sandy Bridge, Southbridge Couggar Point HM65


    Also i run HWinfo and on motherboard it says, sata por 0 and 1 6gb supported, so that's my answer. Or i'm wrong?



    SATA Port 0 6 Gb/s: Supported

    SATA Port 1 6 Gb/s: Supported
     
    fdbailes, Jun 6, 2011
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