x220T hard drive upgrade questions

[xst2]

hi guys,
I recently got a x220t.
I would like to upgrade the hard drive on it. what are my options?

- are there 2 hd bays inside?
- what size can each take 7mm or 9mm (assume both 2.5inch) ?
- anyone know what the largest available is out there? (not too concerned about ssd yet)
would like more size now...like 750gb or 1tb if possible

thanks!

[Tsunade_Hime]

Officially the X220 Tablet can only take 7mm drives. Yes it is 2.5" SATA. SSDs can have the spacers removed to go from 9.5mm to 7mm. I think the maximum for 1 platter 7mm drives is 500 GB.

No the X220T only has 1 HDD bay BUT it can support mSATA SSD in the mini PCI-E slot + one 7mm HDD if you need the space, I'm sure ZaZ will recommend the same thing.

[GomJabbar]

If you get the Ultrabase Series 3 for your X220t, that includes an Ultrabay Slim drive bay that accepts a DVD drive or 2nd Hard Disk Drive adapter.

[xst2]

Originally Posted by Tsunade_Hime

Officially the X220 Tablet can only take 7mm drives. Yes it is 2.5" SATA. SSDs can have the spacers removed to go from 9.5mm to 7mm. I think the maximum for 1 platter 7mm drives is 500 GB.

No the X220T only has 1 HDD bay BUT it can support mSATA SSD in the mini PCI-E slot + one 7mm HDD if you need the space, I'm sure ZaZ will recommend the same thing.

Thanks for the info...i gotta read about mSata stuff...i think some folks are putting a ssd there with the OS?

[xst2]

Originally Posted by GomJabbar

If you get the Ultrabase Series 3 for your X220t, that includes an Ultrabay Slim drive bay that accepts a DVD drive or 2nd Hard Disk Drive adapter.

rather not add bulk but its an option ..thanks for the info

[edwarday]

Originally Posted by xst2

Thanks for the info...i gotta read about mSata stuff...i think some folks are putting a ssd there with the OS?

Using the Renice X3 120gb mSata for OS and the 320gb platter drive for data in my X220T, spinning up the HDD only when needed.