Can HP HDX-18t, 1200 premium series laptop support Sata 3?

[bigtuna02]

Hello, newbie here.  I have several HDX-18t's, all of which are 1200 premium series.  Been looking to upgrade Hdd's to Seagate Momentous XT 500GB (hybrid drives) which require SATA2 support.  I believe existing chipset supports SATA2.  However, I'm also looking at Momentous XT 750GB (hybrid); however, this requires SATA3 support.  Anyone have experience with upgrading their HDX-18t's to Either of these two drives.  Any and al info would be appreciated.  THX 

[pepe999 · Accepted solution]

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bigtuna02 wrote:

Hello, newbie here.  I have several HDX-18t's, all of which are 1200 premium series.  Been looking to upgrade Hdd's to Seagate Momentous XT 500GB (hybrid drives) which require SATA2 support.  I believe existing chipset supports SATA2.  However, I'm also looking at Momentous XT 750GB (hybrid); however, this requires SATA3 support.  Anyone have experience with upgrading their HDX-18t's to Either of these two drives.  Any and al info would be appreciated.  THX 

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Hi,

Your laptop supports SATA 3.0 (SATA II) connection so the 500GB hybrid should be fine. You may also use the other one but it will work only at SATA II (3Gbps) speed (like a SATA II hdd)..

[bigtuna02]

Thanks for the speedy reply pepe9999.   Confirmed my suspicions.

[pepe999]

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bigtuna02 wrote:

Thanks for the speedy reply pepe9999.   Confirmed my suspicions.

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No problem mate.:-)

You are welcome!!