M6-1045dx motherboard SATA II or III?

I have a M6-1045dx and I would like to install a SSD. Does the motherboard support SATA III?

Hi:
I would have to think it does. The chipset sure does.
Can't find any info in the manuals or what speed mechanical drives it comes with.
Download and run the free PC wizard 2012 and see what it reports.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/pc-wizard.html
The actual download button is the yellow one on the right side of the page.
Paul

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Nest removed as much Lenovo bloatware as possible. Reboot. Still NO ATAPI ERRORS. The Intel 520 SSD is better than the Samsung 830 looking at AS SSD and ATTO, but the Samsung is quite respectable.
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