No SATA option in BIOS on Z60t

[Tejstar]

I wonder if someone can help. I want to install a SSD on my Thinkpad Z60T, therefore I need to be able to switch it into AHCI mode.

However, there is no 'Serial-ATA' option in the BIOS. It should be under Config, but SATA configuration isn't listed. I'm running the latest BIOS for the laptop (1.24). Does anyone have any ideas?

[RealBlackStuff]

Your Z60t is a sister-product [but with native SATA] of the T43, NOT the T60.
Compare the specs of T43/Z60t/T60 and you'll see it.
These Z60t/T43 models do not have a SATA-setting in the BIOS.
For installing XP (not recommended on an SSD), you'll need a USB stick or floppy with the appropriate SATA driver.
For Vista/W7 the SATA driver is built into the OS.

[Tejstar]

Many thanks for your help RealBlackStuff. I did realise after I posted this that maybe the BIOS option wasn't supported, but wasn't sure. Thanks for clearing that up.

I'll be using Windows 7 and will just run the SSD in IDE mode - it can't do any harm and TRIM will still run. Should be better than the 5,400RPM HDD anyway!