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My new X61s missing a part?
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:10 pm
by Antioch
I just got my replacement X61s (finally) with Intel Turbo Memory. I opened up the Turbo Memory control panel and everything was grayed out - it said I had 0Gb installed.
Is this normal? I'm guessing not. Do I have to enable it or something?
Is there any way to check that it's actually there short of opening the case? (I'd prefer not opening the case, getting the palmrest off carefully takes too much time...)
Thanks!
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:36 pm
by ryengineer
Please consider the following:
Conditions for a Working Card:
-The system must have an Intel processor and have a Santa Rosa (Intel GM965 or PM965) or newer chipset.
-The SATA Operation option in the BIOS must be set to AHCI.
-RAID must be disabled, or else the card does not work.
-The Intel Flash Cache setting in the BIOS must be enabled.
-The card must be installed either in the dedicated Intel Flash Cache Logic Chip Mini-Card (FCM) slot or the WWAN / FCM Mini Card slot.
-The system must be running Windows Vista.
-The drivers for the card must be installed.
-This includes the driver for the card as well as the IMSM driver. If either of these drivers is missing, you can reinstall both by installing the latest Intel Turbo Memory driver.
-The Intel Turbo Memory Console has been configured to correctly use ReadyDrive or ReadyBoost.
-The system does not have a hybrid hard drive (Intel Turbo Memory automatically disables the ReadyDrive feature).
Conditions That Cause a Card Not to Work:
-The system has RAID enabled or the SATA Operation option is set to something other than AHCI.
-The Intel Flash Cache option in the BIOS is disabled.
-The system is running Windows XP or some operating system other than Windows Vista.
-The Intel Turbo Memory driver or the IMSM driver (Intel® Matrix Storage Manager) is not installed.
-Some companies may reimage systems as soon as they receive them. The image installed may not have the IMSM driver installed. Install the Intel Turbo Memory driver to correct this situation.
-The Intel Turbo Memory Console has not been configured for ReadyBoost or ReadyDrive.
-The system has a hybrid hard drive (Intel Turbo Memory automatically disables the ReadyDrive feature).
Drivers:
Intel Turbo Memory Driver for Windows Vista and
IMSM driver from lenovo and Intel respectively.
In case of Windows XP here is the
Disabling tool for Intel Turbo Memory Driver since XP does not support it.
It will be some problem with the card otherwise if all of the above has been looked into.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:50 pm
by Antioch
Thanks!
I had set the SATA mode to compatibility, changing it back made things work
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:49 pm
by leegaard
"-The system does not have a hybrid hard drive (Intel Turbo Memory automatically disables the ReadyDrive feature). "
Does anyone knows which drives are compatible.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:53 pm
by ryengineer
SATA.