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by clgr000ar
Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:22 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T4x Series
Topic: New SSD opt. for T4x : mSATA-to-IDE adapter ST663FD9 *PICS*
Replies: 317
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Re: New SSD opt. for T4x : mSATA-to-IDE adapter ST663FD9 *PICS*

I've now put the old IDE HDD in an ultrabay IDE caddy, and it's recognised correctly by Windows but when I try to access it, I'm told I dont have permission to view or edit it...any ideas please?


EDIT - Now figured it out by enabling the Guest Account - All is good ;-)
by clgr000ar
Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T4x Series
Topic: New SSD opt. for T4x : mSATA-to-IDE adapter ST663FD9 *PICS*
Replies: 317
Views: 99479

Re: New SSD opt. for T4x : mSATA-to-IDE adapter ST663FD9 *PICS*

I installed my mSATA setup as described above this evening.

Thank you for this newer solution, works great!!
by clgr000ar
Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:42 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T4x Series
Topic: 1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?
Replies: 190
Views: 99282

Re: 1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?

Hi Johan, I got the mSATA caddy today and together with a Crucial 64GB mSATA SSD, my T40 is now happily running Win7 Ultimate. The boot time on Win XP with the original 256MB RAM was anywhere up to 10 mins, with frequent hanging especially while web browsing. When I upgraded to 2GB, boot time was do...
by clgr000ar
Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:00 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T4x Series
Topic: 1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?
Replies: 190
Views: 99282

Re: 1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?

Hi Johan, I'm going to go with Gary's suggestion for my T40. I just ordered the caddy so will prob take 3-4 wks to arrive. I imagine I can use an mSATA drive in that. My 2x1GB RAM upgrade is arriving on Monday to replace the original 256MB, so step 1 of reviving the T40 is getting close. I'm still n...
by clgr000ar
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:34 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T4x Series
Topic: 1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?
Replies: 190
Views: 99282

Re: 1.8" SATA to 2.5" IDE converter?

Hi Owen,

Is this kit still available pls?

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