SATA connection on Qosmio X870 Bt3G23

Hello
I bought last month Qosmio X870 Bt3G23, now I'm planning to add SSD as my primary drive for OS and daily use programs.
I was wondering what kind of SATA connection does my laptop come with, is it SATA II or SATA III
If anyone know what kind of SATA connection does Qosmio X870 Bt3G23 come with, please let me know and I would be very appreciated

I called Toshiba Tech Support with that question and did not get the clear answer I expected. The interface on Qosmio X870-BT3G23 seems to be a SATA-II.
Usually a manufacturer would advertise the best features available if they are being offered in a product. I was disappointed but I might nevertheless order the Qosmio X870-BT3G23. I also wonder if there are yet on the market any laptops with a SATA-III interface.
As for adding an SSD, there should be no problems. SATA-III SSDs are backward compatible with SATA-II interface. I have successfully used an OSZ Vertex 4 and a Crucial m4 on old laptops.

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The notebook Qosmio X870-13Q supports 4 USB 3.0
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hi there
I have one of these, Toshiba Qosmio X870-F0086
http://www.toshibamea.com/ComputerProduct/4/Qosmio_X870-F0086/52569?pageid=4
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T

Good morning everyone (and Paulo ;) )
I have return to inform everyone that the specs stated on the Toshiba website are incorrect.
Yes, I was right.
I knew I was right from the start, as it simply made no sense to stipulate that 2048x1536 was the max res for analogue, but then to also state that 1920x1080 was the max for HDMI.
I knew that was wrong, as I had a 1920x1200 monitor connected via HDMI.
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*Works perfectly.*
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/qbxyn.jpg
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/8g566.jpg
My suggestion is that Toshiba update their website, to correctly reflect this scenario.
With the new generation monitors, more and more people will be asking these kinds of questions.
Cheers! :)

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Hello everyone !
Since 3 weeks, i've got several black dead pixels on the upper left hand corner of my screen as you can see on the picture :
http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/312977IMG20150221110903.jpg
i want to change the screen.
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I just want to know if my hardware is able to handle the new resolution.
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[http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17-3-1920x1080-LED-Screen-for-TOSHIBA-QOSMIO-X875-Q7290-LCD-LAPTOP-/331460952379?ssPageName=ADME:X%3Cimg%20src=]
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> I saw that Toshiba updated all driver, but there are too many of them. But I dont know which ones i have to install.
You have to take the one which is released for the Wlan card.
So what WLan card do you have? You can check this in device manager in the Network Adapters area.
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Intel Display Driver 8.15.10.2712
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Regards

Hello again,
Sorry for the delay on follow up, because I've been busy.
In the same day I was able to extract the graphics driver from the original installation and installed on the windows 8 OS.
I am sorry, maybe is my English, but I don't want the Windows 8 drivers, I want the original drivers and software available on support page. I cannot understand that an international company like Toshiba is selling a new product but no drivers CD included and no reference for the new product on the support page, a good and fast support is essential on modern global business.
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{Preferred graphics processor:}
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{Antialiasing-FXAA} {On}
{Antialiasing-Gamma correction} {On}
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*Grayed out* {Antiliasing-Setting} {None}
*Grayed out* {Antiliasing-Transparency} {Off}
{CUDA-GPUs} {All}
{Maximum pre-rendered frames} {4}
{Multi-dislpay/mixed-GPU acceleration} {Single display performance mode} (see Note 2)
{Power management mode] [Prefer maximum performance] **a no brainer but its default is not this setting**
{Texture filtering-Anisotropic sample opt...} {On}
{Texture filtering-Negative LOD bias} {Allow}
{Texture filter-Quality} {Quality}
{Texture filtering-Trilinear optimization} {On}
{Threaded optimization} {Auto}
{Triple buffering} {Off}
{Vertical sync} {Off}
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*ONLY SETTING IN TAB*
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**NOT "CPU" and, NEVER "Auto-select (recommended)"** (see Note 1, again)
Go to Power Settings in your Control Panel:
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Note 2: Select other option if setup is different.
~Experience:Electronics Technician, Gaming (Blizzard, Steam, and EA Games), Trial and Error

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