Software to check if a SATA III drive is connected to SATA III port

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I had an OCZ Vertex 256 GB drive installed in my PC at work, and the motherboard has SATA III ports.

How do I check the drive is connected to a SATA III port and not a SATA II port without opening the case? (AS SSD benchmarks gives me around 250 MB/s sequential read speed when it should be around 500 with this drive)

Here's what HW INFO gives me:

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Best Answer

You can grab a free app called HD Tune that tells you on it's info tab what Standard it's using. Ironically I think you just made me realize why mines not as fast as I thought it should be ^__^

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