Re: Inspiron 1545 Upgrade..

[Mick the G]

Hi, I'm new to Tom's, and the board (I'm not sure if I should have started a new thread?) and I'm just learning how to upgrade my Inspiron 1545.
I bought a Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250Gb and had the same problem as described in a previous post, getting it to connect...and I used a similar remedy. However, when I ran Samsung's "Magician" software after the installation, it said "SATA Interface: Your SSD will not deliver it's maximum performance because your system does not support a SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3) port. Your SSD is connected with SATA 3gb/s (SATA) port"
And the improvement is barely noticeable. Just wondering,since other posters have reported very good results by upgrading to an SSD, is there an "upgrade" or something for the SATA port?? (I do intend to have a go at upgrading the processor and the ram (to 8Gb) in the near future.

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

It's actually the motherboard where all the SATA ports are that needs upgrading so you can maximize the full potential of your SSD 6gb/s. You'll end up replacing the motherboard if you want to go that way on getting it's full potential which you'll barely notice once you get a new motherboard that supports 6gb/s transfer rate.

 

[rgd1101]

For a laptop, that mean a new laptop.

 

[Mick the G]

Thanks guys. I had a feeling that would be the case! I was thinking of upgrading the processor to T9600 or T9900 and the memory up to 8GB (Dell says it can't be done but I've read that it can) but the total cost of doing all that plus the cost of the SSD and considering the results are unknown anyway, I might as well save a bit longer and buy a new machine.
Thanks again.