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‎05-04-2018 03:41 AM

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How can I find out the motherboard manufacturer of this laptop? For assuring compatability with a new SSD drive this could be important?

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‎05-04-2018 06:56 AM

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I doubt you will be able to find that info anywhere.

 

I don't know why any SATA III SSD wouldn't work in your notebook.

 

I have zipped up and attached a free utlity below, that will tell you everything possible about the hardware in your notebook.

 

Look under the Motherboard report to see if any info presented is worthwhile.

hwi_574.zip
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‎05-04-2018 07:54 AM

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Thanks again - that should help alot!

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‎05-04-2018 08:54 AM

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You're very welcome.

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‎05-04-2018 10:44 AM

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Love the HWNiNFO64 application.  It is soooo complete. I would have never found this helpfull tool without your assistance. Thanks

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‎05-04-2018 12:52 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

It sure is a great utility.

 

Did you use it to check your hard drive speed and drive controller speed?

 

You can check that by clicking on the Drives category on the left side of the program window after you close the summary report.

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‎05-04-2018 02:34 PM

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Yes I did check the drive speeds etc., but not to sure what I'm looking at I guess - I wouldn't know if something was good or bad, fast or slow.  Never-the-less, it tells me memory type in case I would want to buy ram or upgrade the cpu as so on. VERY COOL

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‎05-04-2018 03:31 PM

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OK, when you look at the right side of the program window after you click on your hard drive listed on the left side of the program window, the first report will tell you the drive speed and the drive controller speed.

 

For example:  A SATA 3 drive running on a SATA 3 controller will report SATA 6.0 Gb/S @ 6 Gb/S.

 

That is the best transfer speed you can have on a SATA SSD.

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