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I tried a OCZ Vertex II in my X301. The SSD is not recognized by the X301 BIOS. It is most recent Bios, I tried AHCI and compatible mode. The SSD works in other computers of course. Seems, that X301 excludes this OCZ SSD INTENTIONALLY. A reason never again to buy a Lenovo.!

Have you tried taking the drive out and putting it back in again?

If the BIOS wasn't going to allow the drive it would throw an error code for you. The fact the BIOS doesn't see it at all makes me thing the drive may not be in there quite right.

visionviper wrote:Have you tried taking the drive out and putting it back in again?

If the BIOS wasn't going to allow the drive it would throw an error code for you. The fact the BIOS doesn't see it at all makes me thing the drive may not be in there quite right.

Bios says: No drive! I removed it and put it back. The SATA interface is seeing the SSD, the HD led is blinking, when the SSD is in the slot. The BIOS is booting very very slowly, if the SSD is in the slot.

Ok, so now the BIOS sees the drive, but is booting very slowly?

Well, at least it's a step in the right direction.

visionviper wrote:Ok, so now the BIOS sees the drive, but is booting very slowly?

Well, at least it's a step in the right direction.

funny!

but NO.

If the hardware (led) sees the HD, but the BIOS refuses to do so, it is a big dirty trick by LENOVO. Seems to be a black or white list in Bios.

Never again buy Lenovo!

There are no 'whitelists' for drives in that model Thinkpad. The problem is elsewhere. I'd try a new or different SSD. Your current drive could be defective.

I wrote already, the OCZ SSD drive works in other computers without problem and the SATA interface in the X301 works with the old Samsung SSD too. The X301 hardware detects the OCZ SSD, but by that it slows down the boot extremely (HD "detection" takes so much time, but result is: NO HD).

wank wrote:... and the SATA interface in the X301 works with the old Samsung SSD too.

Then you do not have a Thinkpad problem. Try the OCZ forums.

your conclusion is inexplicable. If the OCZ SSD works in other computers but not in X301, then I do have a X301 problem FOR SURE and not an OCZ problem. Why you refuse to accept a BIOS problem in X301?

Take a look at this thread. It talks about an Intel driver update fixing an AHCI problem with OCZ SSD's not being seen.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-a ... m-p/103513

thanks for the hint, but these Intel drivers are effective only after start of Windows. I got a BIOS problem much earlier.

wank wrote:thanks for the hint, but these Intel drivers are effective only after start of Windows. I got a BIOS problem much earlier.

I think Harry was just making the point that other people get OCZ SSDs to work in their Thinkpad/were able to get past the BIOS.

Which reminds me: are you updated to the latest BIOS? It's 3.12 if I remember correctly.

sure, 3.12-1.05

Thinking outside the box here to inane solutions:

What if you have the drive cover open and push on the drive during boot?
What if you try to install the drive without the caddy/rubber rails?

seems we are both outisde the box, I tried that before already

when pushing the drive during boot, the boot slows down instantaneaously
drive without rails is same result as drive with rails: contact is the same

as harry said, there is no SSD/HDD whitelist in the X301 BIOS.   i've had six different SSDs in my X301 and all have been fine (two samsung MLC, one samsung SLC, two intel MLC, and a crucial MLC).

the issue could be the voltage.   the X301 only supplies +3.3V.   if the OCZ SSD is trying to pull power from +5V then it won't work correctly and will boot slowly due to the lower voltage.   my money is on this being an OCZ issue.

hi,

the problem is with OCZ Vertex SSD voltage as OCZ Vertex 1,8" SSD uses 2.0V

rgds,