Can I put a SATA 3 Solid State Drive in my Compaq Presario CQ57-447SI?
I would like to upgrade my Compaq Presario CQ57-447SI and replace the hard drive with a solid state drive. I'm considering the OCZ-Vertex-4 2.5 inch SATA 3 Solid State Drive (128GB) but I'm not sure if this will be compatible with my notebook?
Hi:
If a SATA II drive is a lot less, then probably yes.
Notebook specs are very sketchy.
The chipset may be capable of SATA III transfer speeds, but HP may not have SATA III controllers on the motherboard.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/value-chipsets/mobile-chipset-hm65.html
As you can see from the specs at the link above, the chipset has 2 SATA III ports and 6 SATA II ports.
You would think that HP would hook up the primary SATA AHCI controller to one of the 2 SATA III ports, but that may not be the case.
That is the best I can do for you since I don't have your notebook and cannot confirm the speed the drive runs at.
So, if there is not much of a difference in price, I would take a gamble on the SATA III SSD.
Paul
Similar Messages
-
Can I upgrade to a solid state drive?
I have a 2007 17 inch macbook pro. I want to upgrade the hard drive to a solid state. Is that possible, and if so, how much am I looking at?
If you're looking to get an SSD with increased capacity, they can be purchased from OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Express
They are very easy to install.
Note that I'm not sure on how this may impact your warranty. Nothing in an Air is considered user upgradable. Therefore there would be no reason for a consumer to open it up. As Apple does not consider the SSD as user replacable, it may cause warranty issues. I have not seen any comments from anyone who has upgraded their SSD and subsequently had to have service. -
If HP Pavillion dv6 Notebook PC can be upgraded to SSD ( Solid State Drive )
I have HP Pavillion dv6 Quad Edition Notebook PC
Product Number: LM720AV
I have 750GB 7200RPM HDD installed and wanted to upgrade to SSD.
My Questions are:
1: If it possible to upgrade to SSD on this Laptop.
2: If I can upgrade to High resolution display on this?
for detailed specs see attached ImageHi,
I can't see the image, probably the Adminitrator has not approved it. Anyway dv6 is a series of dozens if not hundreds of diferent models, what is yours ? Normally it is possible for BOTH options:
1. Please check the following videos:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQx7PlIXFuE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P8eCA7u5Ec
2. This is a list of FHD screens supported:
15.6-in, full high-definition (FHD), light-emitting diode (LED), AntiGlare display assembly in dark umber finish
654103-001
15.6-in, FHD, LED, AntiGlare display assembly in steel gray finish 654110-001
15.6-in, HD, LED, BrightView display assembly
In butter gold finish 641482-001
In dark umber finish 640431-001
In espresso black finish 640430-001
In linen white finish 640433-001
In Pacific blue finish 641479-001
In pearl pink finish 641481-001
In ruby red finish 640434-001
Regards.
BH
**Click the KUDOS thumb up on the left to say 'Thanks'**
Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. -
I just bought a Samsung 830 256GB solid state drive which I will use to replace my 15-inch, 2.53 GHz, Mid 2009 MacBook Pro's stock hard drive. I also keep an external hard drive in which I keep my regular Time Machine backups via FireWire. Would I be able to migrate all my data from it after putting in the solid state drive? I prefer not to use any third-party applications and I do not plan on replacing the SuperDrive with the hard drive that I'm going to remove from my laptop.
chinodelarosa wrote:
Would I be able to migrate all my data from it after putting in the solid state drive?
Yes. -
Can i put a solid state drive in my hdx16
Has anyone tried to put a solid state drive in a HP HDX16 and, if so, what problems, if any, did you encounter? Thanks.
Hi,
Like any laptop, you can replace existing HDD with a SSD. Please check the following guide:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/192930/how_to_upgrade_your_laptop_hard_drive_to_an_ssd.html
Regards.
BH
**Click the KUDOS thumb up on the left to say 'Thanks'**
Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. -
I am trying to free up space on my solid state drive on my MacBook Pro, but am not having much luck. I have come to the point where I am asking myself, "is it possible to upgrade to a larger internal drive?" Please help. I appreciate the feedback.
Yes you can upgrade it. Unless your MBP is one of the new Retina display models. Is it one of the new models with the Retina display?
If not it is the same as changing a regular hard drive. you buy a new bigger SSD. Take the bottom off, aboput 8 screws. Take the part that holds the SSD drive inplace. Remove the cable connector. Remove the 4 mounting screws on the side of the original SSD and istall them on the new SSD Re-Connect the cable. Slide the drive into the drive area. Replace the hold down part. Then put the bottom back on.
Then connect the original SSD to the compuiter with a SATA to USB adapter. Boot the system and hold down the Option key. At the screen that come up select the USB attached SSD and boot the system from it. Open Disk utility and Partition the new drive as 1 partition, format it Mac Extended (Journaled) giving the partition the name of Macintosh HD (or any name you like). Once that is done exit out of disk utility and get a copy of Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper then install that. Run it and clone from the USB attached SSD to the SSD you just installed inside your system. Once that is done shut the system down, disconnect the USB attached SSD and then power on the system. It should now boot to the internal SSD you install. To nbe on the safe side go into System Preferences, Startup Disk and make sure the internal SSD is selected. You are done. -
I own a Mac book Pro 13" it has a 250 gb solid state drive and I would like to put a larger one in is this possible.
You don't need to partition your drive to run Fusion, only if you want to run Bootcamp.
If you have space on your Windows partition, I would suggest you backup your Windows partition, and then, delete the partition using Disk Utility.
You can now restore your virtual machine to a single volume or repartition if you prefer.
I would consider upgrading to a unibody MBP (used, refurbished will do) just to be able to access the HD. Opening the pre-unibody MBP is not something you would want to do. -
Putting a solid state drive in my MBP
I have a MPB which is about two years old. After my bro made me super jealous by getting a 17 " solid state drive brand-nu MBP (with a matte screen! - he's a photographer) I'm wanting to upgrade, too. His is real bad-***. But I just don't have the dough for a brand-new set up
Is it possible to add one of those solid state drive bad boys to a two year old machine?
beside the cost of the drive, will Apple just put it in for me, and how much does that cost?
Thanks
JCYes, you can put one in your computer. No, Apple will not do it for you. You can do it yourself. Visit OWC both for drives and tutorials.
-
Can I use a Solid state drive in my 21 inch iMac
Can I use a Solid state drive in my 21 inch iMac if so what manufaturer is recommended?
Yes. I have used and recommend OWC's Mercury models and OCZ's Vertex 3 models. They do work in Macs. Depending upon the model you have you should get either 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s drive. That will depend upon your computer's disk drive bus support - SATA II or SATA III, respectively.
-
Will a Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE500BW work in a late 2013 Mac Mini
Would you happen to know if it will work in a mid 2007 iMac running Mavericks with 4GB of RAM? I need this to last this year and next year I am buying my MacPro, anyway, I dont want to put all the work in to installing it if its not going to work, thanks for any help!
-
dv6 1030us - will this motherboard support a sata2 solid state drive as the primary drive?
This question was solved.
View Solution.Hi,
Yes, it will. You can use SATA III because all backward compatible. I believe dv6 3xxx machines use SATA II. You can check yourself using a program called PCWizard 2012.
Regards.
BH
**Click the KUDOS thumb up on the left to say 'Thanks'**
Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. -
Can i change the serial ATA Drive to solid state drive easily ?
I just Bought a MacBook Pro , With Hard Drive (500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rp) .
Is it easy to Change it later to to (Solid State Drive) ?An SSD is simply going to provide much, much, much faster access than a standard hard disk drive. Your machine has a SATA II controller, meaning that it can have negotiated speeds of up to 6Gbps. You'll get very near that limit with a SSD but you won't be even close with a standard hard drive.
I've had a SSD in my late 2011 15" MBP since about a month after I bought it. I've also increased the RAM to 16GB. My machine flies - and so can yours.
Clinton -
Can I install a solid state drive in my CQ62-215DX
I need to replace my hard drive in my laptop and I'm curious first on whether or not I can install a solid state drive in this laptop and if so, are there any recommendations?
Hi,
Yes you can, SSD's are much cheaper now. You can buy from the following reliable vendor, it guaranties its products will work:
http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/HP+-+Compaq-memory/Presario+CQ62+Series/Presario+CQ62-215DX-upgrades....
You can buy from 120Gb to 960Gb. I bought one Crucial 960Gb last week but from Amazon
Regards.
BH
**Click the KUDOS thumb up on the left to say 'Thanks'**
Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. -
Can I put 1TB SATA Hitachi drives in my Powermac?
Can I put 1TB SATA Hitachi drives in my Powermac?
I have a Dual 2.5GHZ PowerPC Power Mac.Hi clazz-
That drive should be fine.
You may also be interested in checking out the experiences of other users with regard to this topic: Drive Compatibility Database>
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck -
What is largest solid state drive I can install in MacBook Pro 8,2? I want to perform a clean install of Mavricks and dump my old hard drive.
If the bank account permits, I suggest getting a 1 TB SSD anyway. One cannot have too much storage.
Unless you are having issues with your current installation, a 'clean' install is not necessary. It would be more efficient to clone your current drive to the new SSD, test it, and then do the swap. The installation of Mavericks over Snow Leopard can be done either before or after the cloning process.
Ciao.
Maybe you are looking for
-
If I get a user to enter their name as a variable and I am linking one movie to another using a button, is there a way to carry the user name forward into the second movie?
-
i am trying to download my music on a usb drive and put these songs on my car stereo. Some of my music says it is protected and i cannot transfer them. They are all songs downloaded at the itunes store.
-
How to uninstall magic jack?
how do i completely uninstall magic jack software from my macbook pro 5,3, OS 10.6.8? I tried using the instructions from the website and it did not work.
-
Please help - I have an interview and I need to understand
What is the difference between Oranisation ID and Org. ID. Is both are same?
-
Batch Details no WH info?
The Batch Details screen does not show what WH is being displayed. When a batch is in multiple WH, how is it possible to know what WH is being displayed on this screen? Inventory -> Item Management -> Batches -> Batch Details