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esata port connection with SSD
My question is: I own a Dell Insprion 14R (n4010) and wondering if I can, through the existing esata port, connect a sata III Crucial (CT128M4SSD2) 128GB solid state drive with an appropriate cable. Also, how do I know if my laptop with be compatible with sata III? Thanks for your help. David
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August 5th, 2013 21:00
Hi bytebit1,
You will need to go for SATA to e-SATA connectors to connect the hard drive to the system. Dell Inspiron N4010 is compatible with SATA II (3 Gbps) hard drives. You can connect SATA III hard drives. However the hard drive will downgrade to SATA II speed and transfer the data from the system to hard drive at SATA II speed.