[ltp] Thinkpad T520 SSD place question

Mark Dymek mark at dymek.me
Tue Jun 19 20:24:35 CEST 2018


PCI-e is better then mSATA.


On Mon, Jun 18, 2018, at 7:42 PM, Иван Ниагара wrote:
> I have this one: Kingston 120Gb A400, 2.5", SATA3 (SA400S37/120G). 
> 
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> пн, 18 июн. 2018 г. в 19:40, Mark Dymek <mark at dymek.me>:
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>> What kind of ssd is it? Is it a m.2 drive or a sata? I’m assuming as
>> I don’t know about that peticular model it has a hdr slot and a m.2
>> slot or pci e for the ssd. If it’s an ssd with m.2 connector you have
>> no choice it has to go in the m.2 slot as that’s the only place it
>> will fit.>> 
>> If it’s a sata drive the only place it can go is in a sata
>> connection.>> 
>> On Sun, Jun 17, 2018, at 10:58 PM, Иван Ниагара wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> My T520 Lenovo Thinkpad notebook has one HDD drive in hard disk
>>> drive slot.>>> I have a new SSD and a HDD caddy which I received from Aliexpress.>>> 
>>> I planning install SSD and use both drive - SSD for system, HDD for
>>> media data.>>> 
>>> My operating system is Linux Mint 18.3.
>>> 
>>> And now I have a question - what is the best place for SSD and
>>> for HDD?>>> On the one hand it's better install SSD to hard disk drive slot, and
>>> HDD to ultrabay.>>> On the other hand - I remember two things: 
>>>  * Thinkpad models have "Spill resistant keyboard", and I suppose
>>>    they have special route for liquid outside hard disk drive place.
>>>    I don't know anything about spill protection ultrabay area.
>>>  * Thinkpad notebooks have an "Acive Protection System" (airbag)
>>>    also. Is this technology will work for HDD in ultrabay slot? Is
>>>    this technology support only windows operation system?>>> Are there someone who have an experience for install on thinkpad two
>>> kind of dive?>>> What is the better way? 
>>>
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