SSD install in dv7t - 6100 CTO

I installed a Intel 330 Series SSD in the dv7t - 6100 notebook and the Intel toolbox reports the transfer rate as 3Gb/s instead of the 6Gb/s that I thought this notebook should be. I have replaced the original HDD with this SSD and in doing so loaded the windows operating system from scratch or clean however you want to think about it. Is there anything that I need to do to get the  port to SATA 3 so the SSD will operate at the spec speed of 6Gb/s?
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I don't want to be right about this, believe me.
But I have a sneaking suspicion that I am.
Your notebook is supposed to have the HM65 chipset according to the service manual, which is why I posted the link to the intel specs on the chipset.
If you want to confirm what chipset you have in the PC, use a free utilty like cpu-z.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
I highly doubt the chipset is defective.
If you installed the chipset driver and RST driver (under storage), then you have done all that you can.
You won't be that hosed.
I put an Intel 330 SATA III SSD in my HP Elitebook 6930p (that I know only has a SATA II controller), and I have to tell you that the thing works very nicely.  The WEI went up from 5.9 to a 7.7.
The notebook also boots up much faster.
Since I don't work for HP, I have no idea why they would shortchange a notebook by hooking up the controller to a SATA II port, when there was at least 1 SATA III port available.  But I really believe that they have.
I can't imagine that it saves any (production) money by doing that.

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