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T440 M.2 slot question 2017-11-11, 13:34 PM Hi, I have a T440 with the M.2 slot next to the wifi adapter free and the M.2 slot under the internal battery free as well. In-depth review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T4YGE (Intel Core i7 4600U, Intel HD Graphics 4600, 14.0', 1.7 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks and evaluations.
OK, before I buy one of these, I want to be sure I know what I'm getting into. I looked at the user manual] and found several notes about the M.2/NGFF drive slots. It has two, in addition to a 2.5' drive bay. But... when I read the manual, it says:RAM: Both the ThinkPad T440 and the ThinkPad T440s support up to 12GB of RAM. One memory slot can house up to an 8GB module, and there is also 4GB soldered onto the motherboard. The low end T440 doesn’t have on-board memory, relying solely on the memory slot. Detailed Specifications - ThinkPad T440. Our Company News Investor Relations.
When buying an SSD, be sure to purchase an M.2 drive that is exactly 42mm long, the only length that will fit in the ThinkPad T440s’s narrow slot. Though M.2 is the next-generation of mSATA, it is not backward compatible so you need to make sure the drive is listed as M.2, not mSATA.
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• If your computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an M.2 solid-state drive, do not use the
M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable device. The M.2 solid-state drive is used for “cache” function and to
support the Intel Rapid Start Technology.
M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable device. The M.2 solid-state drive is used for “cache” function and to
support the Intel Rapid Start Technology.
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and• If your computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an M.2 solid-state drive, you are not
recommended to use the M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable device. The M.2 solid-state drive is designed
and developed for the “cache” function purpose only. If you use the M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable
device, its reliability is not guaranteed.
recommended to use the M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable device. The M.2 solid-state drive is designed
and developed for the “cache” function purpose only. If you use the M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable
device, its reliability is not guaranteed.
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My question is... why all of these caveats? Is there some sort of technical reason I couldn't or shouldn't use an M.2 drive as a bootable drive? Why have an extra slot then? Why would it be 'unreliable'?
Could someone with some expertise about this sort of drive and/or Lenovo weigh in here? I understand that NGFF drives are new, expensive and at this point are often used for caching, but I'd guess that over time capacities will expand, and it would be nice to be able to upgrade down the road and move my boot/system drive over to a new SSD. But I'm not going to buy something that I can't upgrade.Hi guys,
I got a few questions regarding upgrade of my X240. I learnt that X240 has 2 slots for M.2 SSD. One is occupied by a 16GB SSD cache drive (this is what I find in my device manager) and the other is for WIFI card. I wanna replace the 16G SSD with a new SSD as windows drive, keep the HDD and upgrade to 8GB ram as 16GB is not supported.