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    Oops, is dv7-6015tx SATA 2 or 3?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by johanns, Nov 11, 2011.

  1. johanns

    johanns Newbie

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    I've just bought a nice fast solid state disk (SSD) with SATA-3 (6Gb/s) for my new HP Pavilion dv7-6015tx.

    Except now I'm having difficulty finding out if the SATA controller in the laptop is SATA-2 or SATA-3. (It doesn't have a formatted drive in it at the moment so I can't ask it, and specs on the net don't seem to say much.)

    Question 1: Will a SATA-3 SSD work with a SATA-2 controller in the laptop?

    Question 2: Which controller does the dv7-6015tx have?

    Thanks!
     
    johanns, Nov 11, 2011
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  2. xAcid9

    xAcid9 Notebook Deity

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    it has Sata-3..
     
    xAcid9, Nov 11, 2011
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  3. johanns

    johanns Newbie

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    Thanks :) that answered both questions in one.

    Do you have a URL to comprehensive specs? I have not been able to find a good reference page on the dv7-6015tx ...
     
    johanns, Nov 13, 2011
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    scy1192 Notebook Consultant

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    I had similar questions to you and was referred to this utility. Seems that both bays (at least for my dv6-6xxx) are SATAIII
     
    scy1192, Nov 14, 2011
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  5. johanns

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    Thanks for that!
     
    johanns, Nov 14, 2011
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