Does MBP 2011 use SATA III(HDD)

Does it? So can i use SATA III SSD later? Thanks

Impossible to answer right now until Apple publishes the specifications. I'd recommend you keep checking the Specifications Page, I'm not sure when it will be up though. The reason I'm thinking that is looking at current machines it only says Serial ATA. Another avenue is going to an Apple Store to ask or contacting the online Apple Store. The online store's phone number is listed in the upper left of the store's web page.
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Does dv6-6153cl support SATA III HDDs?

I'm having trouble with my laptop and I think I've narrowed the problem down to the HDD. I want to replace it, and upgrade it, but I'm not sure what HDDs I can use.
I'd like to know if I can install a SATA III HDD into my dv6-6153cl laptop. From what I can tell it currently has a SATA II HDD installed. Can I upgrade to SATA III or am I stuck with SATA II?
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Get the SATA-III. Even if the motherboard would only support SATA-II (not true in your case) you can use SATA-III drives. SATA is fully backward compatible. But, again, your motherboard has the HM65 chipset which supports SATA-III. A good rule of thumb is if it has USB 3.0 it also has SATA-III. Not 100% true but awfully close to always true.

MBP 2011 13" - SATA III SSD's issues

Hello,
I have a MBP 2011 - 13" i5 and SATA III 6/3 from week 23 (June).
SSDs have issues:
Patriot Memory Wildfire fw 3.19 120 GB is unrecognized - The MBP can't find the SSD.
Crucial M4 fw 009 128 GB - Installing time Snow Leopard > 1,5 h, freezes, beachballs all the time, impossible to use.
I had a meeting at a Genuis Bar and the guy said to me: That isn't a cable issue because the HDD is recognized.
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This is starting to sound similar to the mid-2009 MacBook Pro issue. Those machines shipped with a chipset that supported SATA 3.0GB, but the firmware had them locked at 1.5GB. After people realized this and started to complain about it, Apple released a firmware update enabling 3.0GB support. Unfortunately, tons of people ended up having problems with trying to use third party 3.0GB drives (Apple shipped the machines with SATA 1.5GB drives). Basically, Apple's only response was that they didn't support third party drives. That issue was never resolved. After thousands of posts... it just faded away:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3561

Does the d7900 handle Sata III HDD's over a TB

Does the d7900 handle Sata II or III HDD's over a TB? I prefer to use a 2TB Sata III

To me it sounds like the HDD is good, but the boot files on it are corrupted. The WD Extended Test does a surface scan. The WD Blue drives that Lenovo used are as reliable as any HDD made.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Most-Reliable-Hardware-of-2013-528/#HardDrive
Use Rescue and Recovery to restore the system, you'll then need to update Windows and any apps & user data since that backup was made. Or reload the OS from scratch, format the drive partition when you do (don't delete the partitions.) When you have the OS back, but before you do anything else, as a double-check, run Chkdsk surface scan per the above link, watch to see if any sectors were bad and "spared". If none, then the data was corrupt, no HDD problem. Could it have been a virus that corrputed your boot files? What Security program are you using?

On my Macbook pro 15 2011, System Profiler is suggesting that it uses SATA III for the hard drive and SATA II for the Optical Drive. Is that true?

On my Macbook pro 15, 2011, System Profiler is suggesting that it uses SATA III for the hard drive and SATA II for the Optical Drive. Is that true?

That is correct. The tech specs indicate:
Hard Drive Interface
6.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Optical Drive Interface
3.0 or 6.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)

Does Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 support SATA III 6,0Gbit/s ssd disks?

Can someone please tell if Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 support SATA III 6,0Gbit/s ssd disks?
If it do, I will order it today =)

See posts from MacRS4 in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13129019&#13129019

R835-P56X:i can use SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) Now

R835-P56X：i can use SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) Now
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I emailed Toshiba regarding this issue and this is their reply:
Hi!
"On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Contact Us <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Tor
The SATA 111 will be launched mid 2012 and do not have any clear details as of yet.
Regards,
Inside Sales
Toshiba of Canada Limited"
I am very happy with my Portege R835, except for the sata-issue....severely limiting my SSD speed, as I as many others bought this computer specifically because I thought it supported Sata 3. It is absolutely horrific of Toshiba to limit the sata speeds without telling their customers about it!! They will definitely lose thousands of customers on this rather stupid move of theirs. Unbelievable!! Why ruin such a good computer. Sell customers a Ferrari not telling them it's speed limited to 80mph. Toshiba; be up front about such vital information to your customers!!!

Does DV6-6136tx support SATA III?

I just bought this DV6-6136tx a week ago and I'm wondering if i can use SATA III SSD on it.
The chipset is HM65 which should be able to support SATA III.
I want to confirm this before I upgrade my harddrive to SSD.

calvinkung wrote:
Thank Kamat & Pepe.
I heard that there is a difference between the cable for SATA II and SATA III.
Do you know the connector within this laptop is installed for SATA III or only for SATAII as Kamat said?
And by the way, are you guys from HP?
The SATA III connectors may have more pins than SATA II but because SATA III is compatible with SATA II the connectors look like the same. I believe that SATA III connectors in Sandy Bridge laptops are installed for a hard drive and for an optical drive. I mean 2 different cables from 2 SATA III ports on the motherboard..
Yes, Kamat works for HP, but I don't..
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Help: Slow Crucial C300 256GB SSD in 17" MacBook Pro (2011) via SATA III 6Gb/s

Computer: 2011 17" MacBook Pro
Drive: Crucial C300 256GB
Drive Firmware: Revision 7
Bay: Main Drive Bay (6Gb/s)
OS: Lion 10.7.1
I did a fresh install of 10.7.1 and I'm getting these speeds on the above configuration:
Here is the same test run on my previous computer, a 2008 Mac Pro, with SATA II (same exact drive):
What is going on here? The Mac Pro with SATA II was running the C300 faster than the brand new 17" MacBook Pro 2011 running SATA III. This drive should be getting up up to 355MB/s read on SATA III.
Can someone please help me figure out why this drive is not running faster in my computer?
Thank you in advance.
FYI - I did install the new EFI 2.2 Update that was released in September. The above tests were after I installed the update! So you can rule out that I didn't install this update that supposedly fixed SATA speed issues on these Mac's.

I solved it. Xbench didn't give the best results. I tried other benchmarking tools and concluded that I am getting the SATA III speeds on this drive on this MacBook Pro.

Does anyone has the t410 with sata III hdd inside?

Hello,
I am considering about replacing standard hdd by ssd drive and I am thinking is it sense to put SATA III drive inside.
Does anyone have this configuration and could talk about performance?
regards

I used a OCZ Agility 3 (Sata III) on the T410 previously then I moved to SSD to a W520 (support Sata III)... Both laptop boots fast and open applications at an amazing speed.... Not sure how to explain my experience though ...
I am not sure how to measure the performance cause I didn't do any benchmarking during that time ... but all I can say is .... SSDs are amazing ... hahaha
*Non Lenovo employee*
I have a Y2P (i5) ... Feel free to ping me if you want me to test some applications with your Y2P if you have the same model. I don't mind keep doing recovery on it if needed .... =)

Urgent, my HDD is dying! : Will a Lenovo MT-M 5485 -AB6 take only a SATA III HDD?

My current HDD is a WD5000AAKS and I've been told it is not long for this world. I need to replace it, but do I need to buy the exact same model? The HDD has 500GB capacity, what is the largest capacity storage HDD the machine can handle if the replacement HDD is SATA III compatable? Does the replacement HDD have to be SATA III compatable?
Thank you in advance, with my HDD possibly sick, I'm in a race against time!

To me it sounds like the HDD is good, but the boot files on it are corrupted. The WD Extended Test does a surface scan. The WD Blue drives that Lenovo used are as reliable as any HDD made.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Most-Reliable-Hardware-of-2013-528/#HardDrive
Use Rescue and Recovery to restore the system, you'll then need to update Windows and any apps & user data since that backup was made. Or reload the OS from scratch, format the drive partition when you do (don't delete the partitions.) When you have the OS back, but before you do anything else, as a double-check, run Chkdsk surface scan per the above link, watch to see if any sectors were bad and "spared". If none, then the data was corrupt, no HDD problem. Could it have been a virus that corrputed your boot files? What Security program are you using?

MBP 2011 using mDP to U2410 = TV?

Hi folks,
is there any solution to use display with DP native (without an ugly mDP->DVI adapter)?
The old MacBook 2009 shows crispy fonts, but my new MBP (double expensive) shows shadows like connected with a old, cheap analog VGA.
When will there be a solution for that?
BR nils

I've been using my U2410 with my 2009 MBP (MacBookPro5,3) for about a year. I've had it connected with a mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable. It does get detected as a TV, but it has been working fantastically after I turned on overscan.
I've hooked up my new 2011 MBP (MacBookPro8,2) to the U2410 with the same cable and the picture looks horrible! I've tried changing the settings that I think could make a difference, but the only way to get a good image was to dig out my old DVI adapter dongle.
Both MBPs are using the same cable and are both running 10.6.8 so it's obviously something to do with the new Thunderbolt connector.
How can I get this working properly?

Is Sata III HDD is compatible with my HP Elitebook 8440P

Hi,
I want to replace my exisiting HP Elitebook 8440p's HDD with new SSD Sata 3 hard drive.
I want to know if Elitebook 8440P will support Sata 3 HDD?

Jahangir303 wrote:
Hi,
I want to replace my exisiting HP Elitebook 8440p's HDD with new SSD Sata 3 hard drive.
I want to know if Elitebook 8440P will support Sata 3 HDD?
Hi,
You can use a sata 3 solid drive but the connection is only sata 2. I would recommend a sata 2 solid drive instead of a sata 3 one on a sata 2 computer from my experience. Corsair is a good choice. But it's up to you and your pocket. Generally any solid state drives with the SandForce SATA controllers are good..
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Does v560 laptops support sata 3 hdds?

hi all
i want to change my 500 gb hdd with a larger one, 750 gb or 1tb. i would like to know if sata 3 hdds will work in my system. i dont mind sata 3 working in speed of sata 2. if it works it is enough.

hi azad.
v560 mainboard doesn't support sata 3 ( 6gb/s).
hope this helps.

Does the T61 support SATA 3gb HDD?

Hi:
I want to install a new HDD with SATA 3Gb. Will it be supported by my T61 7658 CTO?
Will it be a difference in performance against a similar HDD with SATA 1.5Gb?
Thanks
RC
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T61 can use both the SATA3 and SATA 1.5 but the maximum transfer speed will be limited to 1.5 mode...
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