Question: I have a MacBook Pro that I bought around 2011. ?How do I know what level of SATA the internal hard drive interface supports? ?
This is the About This Mac:
And this is what the SATA section of the System Report looks like.
Answer: You can take a look at the Link Speed under the Intel 5 Series Chipset section.SATA levels are named after a number (1, 2, 3) and also for their speeds.
- SATA 1.0 is known as SATA 1.5Gb/s
- SATA 2.0 is known as SATA 3.0Gb/s === Your computer supports SATA 2.0
- SATA 3.0 is known as SATA 6.0Gb/s
“Link speeds are the theoretical maximum speed at which data can transfer to or from those devices.”- Taken from here.
The “Negotiated Link Speed” is what you currently have, in your case, this is SATA 2.0 too
Here is a link with a description of the different SATA revisions