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lNomNoml

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#259870 27-Oct-2019 12:10
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Hi All, I'm looking to restore a Lenovo T410i and it looks like it has a mSATA slot on the back but the internet is giving me mixed answers if this is indeed a mSATA slot or not.

 

Does anyone have a mSATA I could just test with to see if it works, I am in Auckland. Otherwise if anyone can confirm for me if this indeed is or is not a mSATA slot please.

 

Thank you

 

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  #2344093 27-Oct-2019 12:27
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I had a 410 and 420 at work and I know the 420 was mSata. I still have 2 mSata drives now in SATA cases. A 60Gb and a 250Gb. And having just oppened one up, to see the mSata card - that is a mSata slot in your pictures.

 
 
 
 

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  #2344133 27-Oct-2019 17:52
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You might want to read these:

 

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/thinkpad-t410-expansion/td-p/2258081
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/Does-or-Will-T410s-support-mSATA/td-p/414413
https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=113935

 

Might be the same physical format, but could be a different electrical interface standard.
From that last link: The T420/s and up support mSATA.




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  #2344274 27-Oct-2019 22:24
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Cool thank you gent's I'll give it all a read.



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  #2344405 28-Oct-2019 13:40
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It seems that what you have is mPCIe
https://www.electronicdesign.com/memory/what-s-difference-between-mpcie-and-msata

 

The T410i might also support mini-SATA 1.8 hard drives.

 

This thread probably covers your main options for storage.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/Hard-drive-1-8-quot-form-factor/td-p/1635890

 

Some of those 1.8 inch SSDs might be hard to come by, although I noticed that NewEgg appeared to have some Intel X18-M NOS.




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