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    Intel 310 ssd in T400

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jessea510, Feb 2, 2011.

  1. jessea510

    jessea510 Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if you can use the Intel 310 series SSD in the T400.
    I know Lenovo has a whitelist.
    Has any one tried it or is it impossible?
    thanks
     
    jessea510, Feb 2, 2011
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    I don't think disks are on the list.

    Renee
     
    Renee, Feb 2, 2011
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  3. jessea510

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    Came across this
    link
    But does anyone else have more concrete answers or tried it?
     
    jessea510, Feb 2, 2011
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  4. halobox

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    I bet the answer will always be no unless you use a T400 primary drive bay adaptor.
     
    halobox, Feb 2, 2011
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    gmoneyphatstyle, Feb 2, 2011
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    No
    I was thinking that they can be connected to the mini PCI inside the laptop but the more I search the answer is no
     
    jessea510, Feb 2, 2011
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    but they will work only on motheboards designed fo mini SSD.
     
    Nandarou, Feb 3, 2011
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    Runcore have an US$20 adapter, shown below, so can use it in your T400's 2.5" drive bay until you upgrade to a T420 which I believe will use msata SSDs.

    [​IMG]
     
    User Retired 2, Feb 3, 2011
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    I can tell you that an Intel 310 SSD will NOT work in a T410 or W510. It would stand to reason that they will not work in a T400 either.

    I ordered the 310 as soon as I saw it on Newegg to use as my boot drive in my W510. The BIOS doesn't see it. It also doesn't appear in Windows Device Manager or Disk Management.
     
    choder, Feb 3, 2011
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  10. halobox

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    Where did you have it connected?
     
    halobox, Feb 3, 2011
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    it wouldn't matter.   current thinkpads aren't built to accept mPCIe storage devices.
     
    erik, Feb 3, 2011
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    The WAN mini-PCIe slot.
     
    choder, Feb 3, 2011
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    Well no wonder. LOL

    Get a 1.8 to 2.5 adapter and it should work just fine.
     
    SHoTTa35, Feb 3, 2011
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    Yeah, I was hoping it would work in the PCIe slot, but I'm not surprised that it didn't.
     
    choder, Feb 3, 2011
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    I'm surprised you even tried. :D
     
    halobox, Feb 3, 2011
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    Imagine the possibilities of running mSata SSD and dual HDD, so much storage space crammed into T/W series ;)!
     
    vēer, Feb 3, 2011
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    Where would one find a 1.8" or a 2.5" adapter, I have been looking feverishly and have only found 2 over priced solutions I am sure will work with the 310 mSATA standard. The first cheaper solution is the MP2S (mPCIe SSD to PATA / SATA adapter ver1.0b) Which shows high compatibility with a bunch of mini card style ssd. The Samsung card which has the same interface of mSATA as the Intel card works with this device. I am tempted to buy it, but the $18 shipping is holding me back. The other device That I believe will work is the SSDMB USB 3.0 adapter for mSATA.

    The runcore adapter will work as it was meant for the mini cards that went into the asus eee and the pin outs for them are entirely different. I found this while doing my searches:
    Ref: thessdreview.com
     
    cyrusfox, Feb 25, 2011
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    gmoneyphatstyle, Feb 26, 2011
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    erik, Feb 26, 2011
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