x40 with Samsung 16GB SSD ATA-5 1.8-inch? (photos)

[ssd_thinkpad]

I am considering buying a Samsung 16GB Solid State Disk (Flash SSD) MCAQE16G8APR-0XA for my x40. Which cable should I buy to connect this ssd to my thinkpad? In x40 models connector is on long side, is it possible to connect it anyway?

[phr]

There have been some reports of a housing that mounts the Hitachi ZIF 1.8" drives in an X40 but the situation with that Samsung doesn't sound promising. What a lot of folks are doing instead is using CF cards with the Addonics CF to ATA adapter. You can put in two CF cards that way, for up to 64gb capacity (2x 32gb cards) or 32gb with two 16gb SLC cards (those are faster). 64gb MLC cards should be available pretty soon so you'll be able to put 128gb in an x40 finally.

[tim S]

The Samsung drive won't fit into the HD slot in your X40, it's too long. Maybe I should say it will stick out of the opening if you want to use it, and it's too long to fit in sideways.
A CF to IDE adapter is the way to go here.
I found this out about using San Disk CF cards in Addonic's dual adapter.
You have to change the properties of one of the cards to show as a hard disk the other can remain as a removable disk. My X40 won't take two San Disk showing as hard disks nor two showing as removable disks. It has no problem with the primary CF card changed to a hard disk and the secondary showing as removable.
Tim S

[ssd_thinkpad]

Thanks for your help. I already bought an addonics dual controller and a 16gb transcend 300x showing itself as "harddrive" for a vista installation. I hope that's sufficient for first weeks of usage and if I need more place I can just add another card. As first card is showing itself as harddrive I think I then can just put in faster sandisk in second port, as sandisk cards are showing themself as removable by standard.

[tim S]

Yes San Disks, or at least my Extreme III's, show up as removable drives by default.
I remember reading somewhere that the speed of the second card isn't as important as the speed of the primary card. I can't find that piece of information now but if it's true, then you can save money by installing a lower speed 32gig card. You're going to need as much storage space as possible with Vista!
I use Extreme III cards from my digital camera so I can't verify the lower speed theory
Tim S

[ssd_thinkpad]

I read that installing a second card could have bad influence on speed for first card. Until I know more I hope to be happy with my 16gb first card. Vista will use around 12 gb so there are 4 gb left for applications and documents which will be sufficient for me.

[Dodges Unlimited Inc.]

Hi there, and pardon for 'butting in'!

Vista on a X40??? - Que? - Why not dual-boot Windoze XP/Linux?

Chris.

[CoolRunnings]

If it were an X41 tablet, I'd say because Vista's tablet features rock. But I'm not sure on an X40... haven't played with those.

[ssd_thinkpad]

I am not familiar with linux and prefer to have most updated windows system. This is vista. My printer driver is installed through windows update, while on xp I have to update all my additional hardware by myself. Manually installing drivers is 20th century Having a vista licence, and no xp licence is another reason to use vista. I will use a 16gb transcend 300x and 1,5 gb ram, that should be enough for vista I hope.