Guys,

this topic may have been covered already but I can't find the thread for it. Basically, I have purchased an OCZ Sata 3 SSD and I am waiting for it to arrive thru the post. Anyway this drive will be my new boot drive. The system is an Aurora R3 with 2600K CPU and P67 motherboard. Currently I have the standard 1TB Seagate (with NCQ) for my boot drive and an additional 1TB Seagate Sata 3 HDD for my data.

Once the SSD comes in it will replace my current boot drive. I am aware that the P67 boards came with Sata 3 ports but having had a look inside my desktop it doesnt identify which ones are Sata 3. Hopefully you guys can help me out so that way I get maximum performance from my new SSD purchase. Thanks in advance.

Francis

Peripheral Interface: (1x ) eSATA 3Gb/s, (4x) SATA 3.0Gb/s Ports, (2x) SATA 6.0Gb/s Ports (backwards compatible with SATA 3.0Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s drives), (1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet, (8x) High-Speed USB 2.0, (2x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0, (1x) Firewire IEEE 1394, (2x) Microphone In, (1x) Line-In

Dose this answer your question?

http://www.redplanettrading.com/Dell-46MHW-DF1G9-Alienware-Aurora-R3-System-Motherboard.html

The White SATA is your 6GB/s, Black in SATA 3GB/s and the red is your ESATA

said: Peripheral Interface: (1x ) eSATA 3Gb/s, (4x) SATA 3.0Gb/s Ports, (2x) SATA 6.0Gb/s Ports (backwards compatible with SATA 3.0Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s drives), (1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet, (8x) High-Speed USB 2.0, (2x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0, (1x) Firewire IEEE 1394, (2x) Microphone In, (1x) Line-In

Dose this answer your question?

No. I already know what comes with the R3. But what I need to know is WHERE the SATA 3 port is so I can hook up my SSD to it. Thanks anyway.

I answered you in a PM man :)

DieselSS said: I answered you in a PM man :)

Thanks bro :)

No problem man :)

Sorry it was irrelevant :)

Sorry it was irrelevant :)