so does anyone know if the laptop is only sata II or III?
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According to http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/pcs/NP550P7C-T01US-specs, Sata-II only.
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It's a typo on Amazon. The drive is SATA III. Hardly any drive are SATA III anymore. Click here -&gt; http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=1049&language=1
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what I ordered was Generic 60 GB 60GB 2.5 Inch Sata Laptop Internal Hard drive 5400 RPM For Laptop/Mac/PS3 (60 GB), they sent me a Toshiba one instead. It is working very well on my laptop but I can't remember what Part No and Serial No are.
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Hmm... I personally don't know this either (I too would like to know -- in case anyone has tested it out). However, the product picture show the "SERIAL ATA" logo with "1.5Gb/s" below it -- making me believe it is not SATA 3Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s. I am looking for one that supports 3Gb/s.
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I don't know if it will. My computer is SATA III. Sorry I am not being much help for you!
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I tried to find information about the hard drive,but didn't have enough data.The model number of the old laptop would probably help.It does need to be a sata & preferably at least 160 gig.The voltage is o.k.I see from some of the other answers it should be sata & 160 gig.
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I don't know, but here are the more specific questions you should be asking:1. Will it fit correctly? There are two different sizes of 2.5" HDDs (normal & slim)2. Does the laptop support SATA II?3. Do you have the restore disks to reinstall everything? (Not specific to this HDD)
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Yes. SATA III drive will work in SATA II port at SATA II speed. SATA is both forward and backward compatible.
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I don't believe so, what matters is the size which is 500GB, the type which is a SATA 2.5 laptop hard drive, and the speed which is 5400 rpm, but the part numbers change as new hard drives come out.
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No. Only SATA I and II. Complies with SATA I / II, speed up to 3G/sec, Complies with USB 3.0, speed up to 5G/sec(www.rosewill.com/products/1887/ProductDetail_Overview.htm)
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That compatibility is based on the interface. I believe this MB has a SATA3 3Gb/s ports. Why a 10k rpm drive versus an SSD?
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Not sure if they use the 3.5 or2.5 laptop drives. Try the SSD tho. They work great..
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Yes it will work fine. I like the way it's answered on this page: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19253643.aspx Keep in mind that when the person asking says 3gb drive he means sata 3.
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It's a typo on Amazon. The drive is SATA III. Hardly any drive are SATA III anymore. Click here -> http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=1049&language;=1
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It's SATA, and I believe SATA III (6GB/sec). At very least SATA II (3GB/sec).One thing to note is that if you intend to replace the mechanical drive with a solid state (which you should - makes these things ten times faster), you'll need a 7mm height SSD. 9.5mm won't fit.Ben
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Both connectors? You mean the data and power connection? If so, then yes they are both SATA style connections.
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The optical drive SATA controller does not work at SATA III Speeds because it is made for optical drives and those drives do not exceed SATA II transfer speed plus your laptop would have to have an optical drive in order to have this controller (normally)