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T420 with 6 Gbit/s SATA?

#1 Post by iThinkPad » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:29 am

Can anyone confirm/proof that the T420 has 6 Gbit/s SATA?
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Re: T420 with 6 Gbit/s SATA?

#2 Post by sarbin » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:33 am

the current tabook at: http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/tabook.pdf
lists some t420s models, all 3gb/s sata. the t520 and w520 also show 3gb/s. keep an eye on the book, though, as there aren't that models listed yet.
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Re: T420 with 6 Gbit/s SATA?

#3 Post by iThinkPad » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:14 pm

Thank you for the link sarbin.

Ok, page 58 > ThinkPad® T420 4178 (Optimus) - TopSeller
Chipset > Mobile Intel QM67 Express Chipset

Now Intel tells me this (http://www.intel.com/products/notebook/ ... erview.htm):
Serial ATA (SATA)* 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s
High-speed storage interface supporting up to 6 Gb/s transfer rate for improved data access. Provides up to six SATA ports at 3 Gb/s with up to two ports supporting 6 Gb/s transfer rates.

Now the question is, if the main disk is hooked to a 6 Gb/s port or not...?!
If not they should all be shot! :evil:
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IBM X60s, 2GB, SATA Hitachi 60GB, XP Pro
Lenovo X200s, 4GB, Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD, Win7 32 bit
Lenovo T61, 14.1'', 3GB, Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD and a WD Scorpio Blue 500GB in the Ultrabay, Win7 32 bit

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Re: T420 with 6 Gbit/s SATA?

#4 Post by sarbin » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:53 pm

well... the 3gb/s could be a typo in the ebook, i guess.
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Re: T420 with 6 Gbit/s SATA?

#5 Post by iThinkPad » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:08 pm

Where in the ebook do you see this 3 Gb/s limitation exactly?

I can only see that the drives are 3 Gb/s.
Some: Solid State Drive (SSD) / SATA 3.0Gb/s, 2.5" wide, 7mm high
Some: Hard Disk Drive / SATA 3.0Gb/s, 2.5" wide, 9.5mm high, Active Protection System™

I don't care about the drives, I care about the system.
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Re: T420 with 6 Gbit/s SATA?

#6 Post by sarbin » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:14 pm

only place i see 3gb/s is where you do.
probably need to look beyond the tabook for the answer you demand.

good luck with your continuing search.
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