HP Pro Book 4540s SATA III Support

Does 4540s support SATA 3 ?
optional i mean
and is there any models in HP that support SATA 3 ?

Hi:
The chipset in the 4540s supports SATA III transfer speeds.
I would hope that the HP engineers designed the notebook to connect the hard drive to a SATA III port!
I doubt that HP installed a SATA III drive in the model though.
While it is a nice notebook, it is a low end business model.

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