Sata 3 SSD on Sata 2 HP Dv5 Laptop HD

Sata 3 Sandisk Extreme SSD on Sata 2 HP Dv5 Laptop * Intel PM45 & ICH9M * Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz 1066 MHz * 4 GB DDR II 800 MHz * 120 GB Sandisk Extreme SSD (550 Read, 510 Write) * 512 MB Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT * Win7 Pro x64 fresh install BOOT TIME: 26 seconds & Shutting Down: 6 seconds As you can see, BIOS spent a lot of time Otherwise SSD will perform really great even with Sata 2 speed Windows Experience Index score: 7.8