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    Sandisk Vaulter on T61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Dr.Sam Poni, Nov 15, 2007.

  1. Dr.Sam Poni

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    Just read the news about sandisk vaulter flash module thats gonna hit the market next year. I was wondering if it can be used with current computers or is it exclusively for newer computers going to be released next year. Vaulter is a PCI express module. is it the same as an expresscard?

    If I can use the vaulter disk with my current T61 in the expresscard slot, to take advantage of it, will I have to reinstall windows on to vaulter?
     
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    bump to the top!
     
    Dr.Sam Poni, Nov 15, 2007
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    what's so special about this vaulter?
     
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    Or this link:
    http://www.sandisk.com/OEM/ProductCatalog(1389)-Vaulter_Disk.aspx

    It seems like it is a Sandisk’s response to the Intel Turbo memory, but with a different take on flash drive acceleration: Instead of relying on file caching mechanism like ReadyBoot it is more like an intermediate SSD between the host and the HDD.
     
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    Well the original question about PCI-E probably not since your video card is using the mini pci slot right now....
     
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    does that mean, people with integrated graphics in their computer can use the vaulter? I still don't get the difference between PCI express module and an expresscard. Please help.
     
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    No I goofed. If you have turbo memory or WWAN you can't use the card, but you can if you don't have either. Not the graphics slot -- its where turbo memory is or WWAN...however there might be BIOS restrictions as the card might be unreadable if it isn't recognized. Sorry for the confusion.
     
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    I might consider removing Turbo Memory and going with this instead. Sounds nice. I'm sure Microsoft will probably want me to re-buy Vista though since I'd be using a different hard drive to host the OS :) I think this is really the right idea, however, size is still going to matter. The OS is one thing, frequently used apps really should be on the flash drive too.
     
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    Just clone your boot partition over and bam you're up and running in about what 1-2 hours

    Assuming 30gig drive and the Vaulter has a optimistic 30meg/s write.
     
    tebore, Nov 15, 2007
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