how can I tell which one is sata 3? | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:02 PM

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It’s oriented so that the bottom label will be the bottom SATA port, and the top will be the top one.

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:03 PM

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I don't understand

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:05 PM

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SATA 3 is the one in the middle Column on the top row

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:07 PM

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Bro my English isn't very good what do you mean column

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:08 PM

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That’s SATA 3

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The top one

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:08 PM

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Okay thank you

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:08 PM

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No problem

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:09 PM

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There is also another white one but the gpu is in the way do you know what that is ?

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:10 PM

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The one closer to the top would be SATA 1 and the one below it is SATA

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:10 PM

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Fuck it's bootloop

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Bootlooping

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The second it loads windows it shuts down

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:12 PM

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That’s not good

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:12 PM

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I guess I can't have a hard drive and an ssd plugged in the sata3

midnight bear Jan 28, 2023, 8:13 PM

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Which one is the boot drive?

plucky violet Jan 28, 2023, 8:13 PM

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Ssd

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The bottom cable

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Which I moved to the middle

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So it crash

#how can I tell which one is sata 3?