SSD working slow in my DELL M4700..

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ateeb123

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Hello everyone,

I have a TOSHIBA M.2 SSD in my dell laptop ( precision m4700 ). According to this CNET review the ssd is rated at far higher than what i am getting currently( refer to the image link ). Can you guys please, suggest me what to do, to achieved speeds stated in the review.

My PC specs,
1) INTEL i7 3840QM processor.
2) Windows 10 64 bit

The ssd is inserted in the internal pcie lane.

PS: WHY I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING RELATED TO MY SSD ON TOSHIBA WEBSITE???!!!

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ok i get it..
So is there any converter through which i can use it in SATA III slot?

Also, why is there no information about this SSD on Toshiba's Website? I also cant update the firmware ( if any ) because of no mention of this product on their website!
 
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You could use an adapter, to house the mSATA in a 3.5" bay (replacing an HDD)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9UP3HC1231&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwordsCAMKPL-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwordsCAMKPL-PC-_-pla-_-Accessories+-+Hard+Drive-_-9SIA9UP3HC1231&gclid=CjwKCAjw14rbBRB3EiwAKeoG_xb5ydY-EziwnRXsatLPygCSG-Jgq_6_qMz3O6P9CebF1kYbzVvVyBoC3uwQAvD_BwE

Be careful though, a lot of the adapters, when you read the spec only state they conform to SATA2 (or 1, even!) speeds..... I'm guessing due to some sort of controller in the adapter.

Of course, you'd then lose your bulk storage via the HDD.

You *could* replace the optical drive in the laptop, but from what I read, the SATA port it's connected to in that laptop is only SATA2 as well, so no gains to be had.


As for not appearing on Toshiba's website.... I have no idea why that is the case. I can't find anything either.
 
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I have seen some mSATA housings.. Probably i would go for them and there is also a SATA III 6Gbps slot in m4700, so yeah can put the ssd with housing that slot, and will hopefully get higher read writes speeds.

Thanks,
 
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There is, yes - where the HDD would go. The 2.5" bay (not 3.5" as I said in my last post :lol:)

With SATA3, you'll definitely see greater speeds than vs SATA2. Whether that'll impact too much notceiably in the 'real world' (outside of benchmarks) is somewhat debatable.
 
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