mSATA FAQ: A Basic Primer

[LoneWolf15]

That thread exists here: X220 with USB3.0, no mSata SSD possible ? - Lenovo Community

But there's no response worth mentioning from Lenovo yet. "It's been escalated to Engineering."

I put a link to the thread in the FAQ already.

If it has been escalated, that's the first step. That means that JameZ or someone else was able to get enough information from a user (or more than one) to submit something concrete to Engineering. It doesn't always mean the answer would be as quick as one likes; I sold my T400 before Lenovo finally got their switchable graphics driver to the point users have really wanted it to be at. However, these are new systems, fairly early in the development cycle, so there is a lot more pressure to get issues like this resolved relatively quickly.

[vinuneuro]

I'm not going to go through that entire thread, but it's worth noting that it doesn't seem to be limited to the i7, although most users in this forum have that model. There's been one i5-2410 or 2520 user who had the issue.

[LoneWolf15]

I'm not going to go through that entire thread, but it's worth noting that it doesn't seem to be limited to the i7, although most users in this forum have that model. There's been one i5-2410 or 2520 user who had the issue.

I agree that I doubt it's an i7 processor issue solely; I think that's a coincidence. It's just currently the forum thread for the issue.

[LoneWolf15]

I have updated the FAQ with additional information regarding the X220 mSATA issues, with linked information, and will continue to do so if I receive more.

[Isaac-1]

I can confirm the MydigitalSSD MSATA 64GB card works in my T420s (i5 w/ Nvidia graphics), I added it last night and install (dual boot w/ linux on the SSD, media files and windows on the 7200 RPM 320 GB Hitachi) and operations seems to be perfect so far.

Ike

[hoodle]

I'm moving from wanting to buy the X1 to wanting the E420s for the sole reason of supporting mSATA. I'd get a 80 gb drive and use the built-in hdd for storage. For some reason, the "search" feature on the forum isn't working for me - no matter what I input, I get "sorry, no thread matches your search" even when I search for, say, intel! So please forgive me if this has been rehashed to death on this forum. When I go through the customization process on lenovo's website, it says that "No WWAN support". I know that WWAN and mSATA share the same bay/connections - so does this mean that mSATA support is no longer present?

Thanks for help clearing this up!

[LoneWolf15]

I'm moving from wanting to buy the X1 to wanting the E420s for the sole reason of supporting mSATA. I'd get a 80 gb drive and use the built-in hdd for storage. For some reason, the "search" feature on the forum isn't working for me - no matter what I input, I get "sorry, no thread matches your search" even when I search for, say, intel! So please forgive me if this has been rehashed to death on this forum. When I go through the customization process on lenovo's website, it says that "No WWAN support". I know that WWAN and mSATA share the same bay/connections - so does this mean that mSATA support is no longer present?

Thanks for help clearing this up!

If the "No WWAN support" version is anything like the X-220, it will still work, as the slot is still there in the X-220 (but without support for a WAN card, just mSATA). However, just to be sure, I'd post this question in Lenovo's forums to get an answer from someone with Lenovo.

ThinkPad Edge - Lenovo Community

Alternatively, you could look at a ThinkPad T420 or T420i.

[thetoast]

The mini-PCIe/mSATA slot was there in my e220s, even without the WWAN option. I can't imagine the e420s would be different.

[hoodle]

The mini-PCIe/mSATA slot was there in my e220s, even without the WWAN option. I can't imagine the e420s would be different.

thetoast - sorry to clarify, but were you unable to order the e220s with WWAN, or did you chose not to? I guess I mean, did Lenovo say "WWAN not supported" or did you just not pay an upgrade components cost....?

[thetoast]

There was an option for an e220s with WWAN card installed, but I decided against it. I knew I wanted to occupy that space with the Intel 310, and thankfully the slot was there.

thetoast - sorry to clarify, but were you unable to order the e220s with WWAN, or did you chose not to? I guess I mean, did Lenovo say "WWAN not supported" or did you just not pay an upgrade components cost....?