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‎04-02-2020 11:09 PM

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Product: CQ40
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Firstly I want to know is my cq40 have SATA III port? (SSD use)

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‎04-03-2020 08:22 AM - edited ‎04-03-2020 08:23 AM

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Hi:

 

Your model's maximum SATA speed is SATA II (3.0 GB/S).

 

A SATA III SSD will still work but only at the SATA II speed.

 

It will still be much better than a mechanical hard drive.

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‎04-03-2020 08:22 AM - edited ‎04-03-2020 08:23 AM

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Hi:

 

Your model's maximum SATA speed is SATA II (3.0 GB/S).

 

A SATA III SSD will still work but only at the SATA II speed.

 

It will still be much better than a mechanical hard drive.

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‎04-03-2020 08:26 AM

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Thank you so much, but can I install windows 10 64bit normally without lagging? (my ram is 4gb ddr2)

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‎04-03-2020 08:30 AM

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You're very welcome.

 

If your notebook has a Pentium processor, it should work pretty good.  Celeron...I'm not sure.

 

I have an old HP 6930P business notebook with a Pentium P8700 processor, 8 GB of memory, and it runs W10 64 bit just fine.

 

I installed a SATA III SSD in it a long time ago. 

 

It runs at the SATA II speed and is so much better than the mechanical hard drive it replaced.

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‎04-03-2020 08:34 AM

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by the way I upgraded my T4200 to T9600 processor. It run at windows 7 64bit very slow before upgrade and after upgrade the processor (nothing happen the laptop still running very slow like always not responding when I open chrome and the other software)

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‎04-03-2020 08:40 AM - edited ‎04-03-2020 08:42 AM

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Then your PC has an even better processor than mine.

 

My notebook's service manual indicates the T9900 is the best one I can upgrade to.

 

I have no idea why your notebook would not run well with the hardware it has.  That is very odd.

 

But a SSD couldn't hurt.

 

I am very happy with the way mine works.

 

Upgrade to W10 first before installing a SSD, and then you can clean install W10 on the SSD for free.

 

Here is how to get the free upgrade now...

 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/

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‎04-03-2020 08:43 AM

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Thanks for your advice, maybe I will use SSD for the last options. Once again thank you so much...

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‎04-03-2020 08:47 AM - edited ‎04-03-2020 08:47 AM

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Anytime.

 

Glad to have been of assistance.

 

You can get a decent performing 250 GB SSD pretty cheap nowadays...

 

I have this 500 GB model in my Dell desktop PC.

 

This is the 250 GB one.

 

https://www.newegg.com/sandisk-ultra-3d-250gb/p/N82E16820173352

 

The one I have in my HP 6930p is an old Intel 535 120 GB SSD, which they don't make anymore.

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‎04-03-2020 08:54 AM

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Great choice, I will take 240GB SSD maybe that's enough for windows 10 pro 64bit

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‎04-03-2020 09:00 AM

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It should be plenty.

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