this model doesn't have SATA express, how does that impact my system?
1510585
Performance of crucial my and Samsung Evo SSD on SATA is quite good. m.2 SSD also a good option.
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Edited for clarity: SATAe is faster than SATA 3.0, however SSD's and HDD's that are currently out for purchase have a speed cap that is just under SATA 3.0. Until faster media is distributed, SATAe is not needed at all and you will not notice the difference in speed. If you want your computer to be future proof, just wait for the next model to come out, it may have the ports on it.
753034
Try returning it? I was very unhappy with my unit. The SATA connection was very loose and it was impossible to get a reliable connection.
220849
With a sata connection yes. It doesn't give you the most available memory you can use, unless you spend far more money on a higher capacity model and currently that will be very expensive. Just something to keep in mind.
850636
The card will work without special drivers. However once booted and installed you need to load the special drivers. With just the generic Windows drivers I could not access all of the SATA ports on both the card and motherboard. Once I installed the special drivers everything works great.
1157953
you should buy msata ssd, there's no sata slot inside. but l removed the CD driver to put my sata ssd inside. hope it will be helpful. :)
750548
our tech says "they don't have drives." So I suppose that means there are no drive requirements and/or he is referring to the LinkStation itself. He also said "SATA Drives are faster and IDE/SATA are incompatible." We used our Buffalo LinkStation with Linksystems and SATA. Hope this helps.
1634952
Thank you for the info, I'll take a look. By the way would you recommend a 1tb 5400rpm or a 750gb 7200rpm? Is the speed trade-off worth the space trade off? thank you
319834
I am also looking for the memory upgrade. If someone who has done this could post details, I would be eternally grateful! Not a member of the geek sqad so I am not sure how to go about it - is there a specific type to buy and how do you instal it?
776968
The device uses a standard SATA port. I personally don't really like the device and am planning on getting a better more costly version. It worked for me once...and not a couple of other times when i tried to clone with it.
1755138
You should be able to replace it without compatability issues but it will not perform at maximum specifications if the interface is not sata III
1252965
most of us have a ton of sata cables with our motherboard. probably, a prebuilt system won't come with them, but most prebuilds have DVD drives installed. my Asus DVD drive -- this one -- came in a sealed box, with no cable. it's not an OEM packaging.
1005118
Very quick startup - the only drive mine has is a 128 gig solid state drive. You can get different configurations of this computer either from Lenovo or Newegg
1025387
Your processor is more than capable, what you need to know is whether your motherboard has the proper sata interface for this drive.
2210757
Highly doubtful. Win 95 is not the real problem. But a PC old enough to still have Win 95 almost certainly lacks the SATA interface needed for this drive.
846486
I don't actually have the computer. I bought it for my sister-in-law. My guess is that the Easy Swap Drive Bay is optional, but i would check with Gateway to make sure it's compatible with this model. For example, Gateway specifically mentions the Easy Swap Drive Bay for model DX4380G-UW308, but I don't see that mentioned for your model.
94954
You will need an external cd/dvd drive. There is not an internal one in this model.
2248995
Good question! But I never test this issue yet. But the way, this board run stably. Really worth of money. Only backward on less SATA ports & lack of USB3.0