sata 3

What should I be looking for when buying a drive for this PC (Lenovo s500 10hd0037uk)? There's no drive in it currently, it was using a KINGSTON SUV400S37480G (upgraded from the original drive), Graphics card is a Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card, 16GB RAM. I'm looking to get an SSD...

As in title i want to upgrade SSD storage in my Asus Vivobook s510un. I have ssd connected to M2 2280 port which operates in SATA III. I read i documentation that my slots are: 2x DDR4 SO-DIMM slots 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x2 1x M.2 2280 SATA3 1x STD 2.5” SATA HDD I assume that bold ones refer to...

Hello everyone, I have a Samsung 870 EVO for almost 2 years, and I want to buy another one. However, in the past few days, many people have been saying that there's a high chance of the drive failing. But based on my experience in the past two years, I haven't encountered any errors with the...

I was checking some prices for the new (and first) SSD I'm going to buy, and there are two options: 1- PATRIOT P300 (256GB) (Gen3 m.2) 2- LEXAR NS100 (256GB) (SATA 2.5") the prices are the exact same! [8,490,000IRR = 16.5USD] + it's on a reliable site so I'm pretty sure it's not a scam So I...

I just built this about a month ago using all brand new parts. My PC goes straight into BIOS now after working for the past month with zero issues. EZ mode doesn’t detect any drives in the boot priority section but when I go into advanced and look at my SATA and NVMe configuration they are being...

hey i buy msi ssd and i connected this to gsata3 port and ssd detected but dont work I install windows when connected to sata 2 and again connected to gsata3 but i see black screen with not more anything how to fix this?

I need to expand my backup / archive capabilities. Among other measures, I keep offline two archive drives: ● HDD 3.5" Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB SATA III 7200 RPM 512 MB cache [0F38460 / WUH721816ALE6L0] ● HDD 3.5" Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 18TB SATA III 7200 RPM 512 MB...

Hello, it's been awhile since I've posted on here, but I would like the community's opinion on M.2 SSd, Sata 3 SSD, longevity. I know that will very depending on read and writes, but I'm more interested in the components themselves that make up the chips on the the pcb's. Such as, resisters...

I want to know if the HP pro mt motherboard support i5 2500k cpu? I couldn't find anything in google 2) does the motherboard have sata port version III 6gbs or only sata II 3gbs ?

i do video editing. so when i move a file from my M.2 drive to my HDD it gets going at 1GB then it drops down to 150MB i brought a new cable but that did nothing

My laptop is the Asus Vivobook S15 S530UF, i've recently decided to upgrade my laptop and put an SSD in the already existing but empty M.2 slot in my laptops' motherboard. I went online and into the user manual to check which type of M.2 SSD i should get and it was a bit confusing since at...

I have an Intel dh61ww with Intel Pentium G630 and also using WD Green 240gb SSD, right now my system is working fine and fast browsing, light games, photoshop editing and office applications but I wonder what if I use a PCIE sata 3 converter to maximize my ssd speed will it really give a big...

Is this SSD: Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB, 2.5", SATA III compatible with ASUS ROG GL553VE-FY026? And can I replace my old HDD with this SSD (I mean to remove the old HDD and to put the SSD in the same slot)?

My pc works just fine and I want to add old external HDD in to my PC. It didn't work at all even in BIOS didn't detect any new drive plug in. So I try putting it back to External and it work perfectly fine!?! All SATA cable is new and is working just fine, all SATA slot is useable ( tried with...

Hi all, I'm about to redo my NAS setup. I got it from a friend a while ago (Thecus N3200) and it's fine but the speeds I get off it are not good (2-4MB/s usually) and it seems to have trouble playing media files off it directly so I took to just copying them locally first. Also the capacity is...

Hi I have installed a 120 GB M.2 SATA SSD (WD Green) in my desktop PC using a SATA 3 adapter case. Currently, Windows 10 is installed on a 300 GB HDD (which, as you can guess, is connected by SATA 3). My question is whether I should install the OS on the SSD or not. There are two reasons for my...

A M.2 SATA III SSD I've had for less than 2 years has been acting up lately by ejecting itself randomly without leaving a trace. Only when I restart my PC the SSD reappears, just for it to disappear within minutes again. At first I thought the problem was heat, so I checked the temps for the...

I'm upgrading my laptop and instead of using a 120 GB Crucial BX500 SSD in place of the current HDD as a boot disk, I wanted to use an m2 SATA SSD. I understand some say the SATA 3 bus will limit the speeds of both to 6 gbps. However, I just need to know if I can plug an M2 120 gb SATA SSD...

Hello, I have a pretty old PC. The motherboard has sata 2 (3GB) connections. It has two sata 2 terabyte drives. The SMART monitoring in bios has recently been saying that the C: drive will die at some point. Prior to this I had noticed in task manager that C: drive would occasionally go into...

I am planning to buy a SSD as my laptop has become slow, especially the booting. My laptop has 1TB HDD. I want to know whether I can install an extra SSD. I used the Crucial software that detects the system compatibility. It showed I had a M.2. slot for SSD, but I also came to know that the...

I just got a KINGSTON A400 240GB SSD Yesterday and installed windows on it , but im surprised that im not getting the full speed , only half speed wich is 235mb/s reading and 220mb/s writing , It's Supposed to be 450mb/s - 500mb/s as mentioned from the company - SPACE USED OF THE SSD : 31Gb out...

Im buying a new SSD and was wondering if a 2'5 SSD would fit since my HDD is 3'5. Thanks :)

Hi. I'm currently replacing a motherboard, CPU, and RAM for my friend. I installed all of the components and booted up into bios, but none of his previously used drives or SSD is being recognized by the bios. I have my power and sata cables attached, yet none of them are appearing, despite me...

hi, i want to connect a ssd to my computer but i can only use a slimsata cable to plug it in, with an adapter. would that be still faster than an HDD? as I think i was told that that slimsata only will transfer speeds of sata 1. but im not so sure. thanks

Hello, I have a Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard on my computer and I've recently installed a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch fan onto the computer. Unfortunately it is running at 100% all the time even when the computer isn't in need of cooling. Is there a way to change this so that...

Hello, i bought a new mini pc with a nice processor (I7 4650u) from Aliexpress, his working very nice but i really want a new processor, and everybody i know tell me that i cant upgrade, and i want to know if its the truth... (sorry for my english) omer.

I am currently running both a 980 and 770 at the same time, not in SLI though of course. I have the 980 in the primary slot and set to be the phys-x device. The 770 in the second slot is where I have my 2nd monitor plugged in. Is there any actual benefit to this? I left the 770 in after...

I know it's only the start of DX12 but is it going to take years for it to really replace the DX11? Or is it something that is going to happen sooner?? Also what is the same sort of time frame if Vulkan becomes the main? What I'm really asking is if I bought a GTX 1060 how long before it...

Please name the pros and cons of each. Also I read that you can plug a UPS on an AVR. Is it possible and does it have more advantages? I'm asking these questions because my Sassin 1500VA AVR suddenly turned off, well not really turned off but the graph thingy turned 0 like there was nothing...

Hey guys just looking for some thoughts on this, i overclocked my i5 3550 to 4171mhz with my Asus p8z77-v lx through the bios by raising the blck to 107. and a few other tweeks I have a hyper evo 212 cooler and will monitor my temps but i am not to worried. I see lots of programs like unigine...

Specs: ASUS Z97-A I5-4690K ASUS GTX 770 Direct CU II WD Blue EVGA SuperNova G2 750w Windows 10 I started getting black screen after boot with movable cursor that disappears and resets to the center when idle . Prior to this I overclocked my GPU clock speed, without changing voltage, and ran my...

So, basically I installed Windows 10 way back at release, and although everything is fine in general, I've been having a problem with random restarts. It never occured with Windows 7 and happened to me on the first day of 10, and a few times afterwards. I mainly use my rig for gaming, and the...

I will be buying parts for a new PC soon (part list is on my PCPartPicker @ iiTerminal), and I am looking for a handle to attach to my CM Elite 130 case. I need something that will last me for a good amount of time (4+ years) while being carried from house to house (I'll hold the PC by the...

I understand that USB 3.0 ports are faster at transferring data and more of it from a USB or to a USB, compared to USB 2.0. However I have two USB 2.0 ports and two USB 3.0 ports on my case. Would it make a difference to attach my mouse and headset to the USB 3.0 or should I plug them into my...

Okay, so I built a new gaming desktop. The build worked perfect for about 2 weeks and then I noticed a heavy performance drop. I ran memtest 64 and found a bad ram stick. I rma through newegg and got my new ram. I installed it and everything seemed to work. So here is the issue. When I...

I am getting 74 c when i'm playing battlefield hard line is that dangerous ?

Hi there! I was thinking in upgrade my "girlfriend" My pc: Gigabyte ga-h61m-s1 8 gb ram Sapphire HD 7770 i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.20 GHz If i a buy an AM3 cpu i wont be able to use it because my motherboard sucks and if i buy a mother i would need a cpu. I have the money to buy a R9 270x Vapor x...

I left my PC on for 10 minutes and I came back to find the screen showing this: http://m.imgur.com/AlKV9VA I have no idea what this is. How do I fix it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

can anyone suggest a device i can get that will allow me to connect my amplifier ( LAN Cable only ) to my wireless network. it is impractical to run a lead from the router to the amplifier.