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    Lenovo X220 and Agility 3 SSD

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by eclipse690, May 25, 2011.

  1. eclipse690

    eclipse690 Notebook Consultant

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    I just purchased a Agility 3 SSD for my X220. Go to and install it and to my surprise it is thicker than the X220 Hard drive. The Agility 3 drive is able to slide into the hard drive bay without the original hard drive mount/harness but it makes the plastic bulge just slightly on the bottom of the X220 (hardly noticeable). Is this okay? If not, what SSD's would be the correct physical size? Thanks for the help!!
     
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    Jabongga Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ouch. x220 accepts 7mm size drives, that one must be 9mm.

    Check out the list of compatible drives thread.
     
    Jabongga, May 25, 2011
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    eclipse690 Notebook Consultant

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    guess i should have done my homework first

    - realized this is probly not okay and removed it. Where do I found the list of compatible drives? Thanks!
     
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    eclipse690 Notebook Consultant

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    Well, I tried to get it to work in the Lenovo but had no luck. It would appear and disappear in the windows setup.
     
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    Well even if you force it to fit, the connectors should fit on just fine and it should work. You'd just be messing up the chassis.
     
    richan90, May 26, 2011
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    Thats what I thought, however Windows setup will recognize the drive and I will select it to install windows, and then it will disappear.
     
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    Wow.. after some despair it works for me.

    OCZ Agility 3 is indeed NOT intended to run on X220. However, if you insert the drive bare (without the rails and the rubber bumpers), you can
    "wiggle" the drive in there. It actually even makes the proper connection. The chassis is not bent or bulging... just a VERY tight fit.

    I just completed installing Windows 7 Home Premium x64 on this dtive and all appears to works just fine.

    Thus, there is hope in the end if you are willing to put the drive bare in your laptop. So, after seeing red in front of my eyes, I am now the happy owner of a x220 with a OCZ Agility 3 drive (240 Gb).

    Best of luck to anybody else doing this !!!
     
    aandea, Jun 9, 2011
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    Colonel O'Neill Notebook Deity

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    Check this link if you want to install a 9.5mm drive in the X220:
    Google Translate
     
    kilou, Jun 9, 2011
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