SSD guide for T60P

[MichaelS]

I've probably missed it, but where can I find instructions for configuring my T60P for an SSD?

Any recommendations on current SSDs? I'm looking for a reliable 500GB SSD in the $150 range.

Also, does the Middleton BIOS upgrade work for a T60P to enable SATA II speeds? And if so, where can I find it?

Many thanks.

[TPFanatic]

Middletons is for Santa Rosa T61, X61, and R61 only. Best T60's system board can get is the Zender's BIOS or equivalent no-whitelist BIOS for the WLAN and WWAN. T60 chipset is perpetually limited to SATA 1.

You can also "Frankenpad" the T60 with a 4:3 T61 systemboard, then you can put the Middletons BIOS on that!

I bought a "New" Micron 512GB SSD for $129 on eBay, using it in my T500.

[geka3250]

There are no special recommendations about configuring SSD, just enable AHCI SATA mode in BIOS. You can use SATAI due to chipset limitations, ICH7M Southbridge doesn't support SATAII.
I don't know what SSD to recommend, Russian 3dnews site have reliability tests for a big amount of 256GB range SSDs. This can help in choosing right SSD.
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[Shredder11]

I've been using Crucial BX100 SSD and a few old crappy Intel X25-M Sandforce drives for the last five years. The Crucial drives seem good and perform well.

[theterminator93]

I've been using Crucial's drives for the last half-dozen years too and they have all been serving me well. I seek out MLC when it's in my budget, but avoid TLC and Sandforce. I haven't had issues with 3D-NAND so far but my experience with it has been relatively limited. Time shall tell...

[JGTC.co.jp]

I am currently using a Toshiba Q300 and an ADATA SP550 on both my Signature's machines. Both drives can cope with T60's improved perfromance, limited to SATA-I speeds. Even if you have not updated your BIOS in a while (more on that in another post), the SSD will be detected and I/O'd right away, no drama there.

[Dekks]

I've probably missed it, but where can I find instructions for configuring my T60P for an SSD?

Any recommendations on current SSDs? I'm looking for a reliable 500GB SSD in the $150 range.

Also, does the Middleton BIOS upgrade work for a T60P to enable SATA II speeds? And if so, where can I find it?

Many thanks.

What OS? If it's Linux based on systemd then activate the fstrim timer service & change the io scheduler to noop via configuring grub.