Windows Boots up only from second try

I have a new t430, replaced the 7mm hdd with 9.5 mm vertex 4(barely fit.)

So after lenovo logo i get an error of "initializing and establishing link "
Then it gives me a choice of either dvd boot or something else, no hdd.
When i press ctrl alt delete, it restarts and boots.

To me it looks like a delayed ssd start up but i dont know, i think it might have something to do with a windows update, because a number of times i got "update install not successful reverting".

i also so this error coming up to an x220 owner but no solution.

Thanks

 

i also saw a website saying its something about the windows partitions, 100mb boot bios partition,
i also let the recovery cd do its job, it formated the ssd the way it decided, i only shrank the windows partition and made a new part of the space unalocated, all of it after windows installed.
No such problem in my previous dell e6400 with same ssd

Also, sata mode is set to ahci

 

this is the update, not sure, but i think before this i didnt get the error
has no value because i cant be sure

 

c'mon now
some help

 

I have the same issue with a mSATA boot drive on my W530. Can take several reboots to start windows. Seems the bios lets the mSATA drop out.

 

but this is standard sata port

 

now im pretty sure its windows update at fault, it had at least 20 tries to install updates and it stops at 15%, reverting changes
now i switched it off, if no one can help me ill have to do a fresh reinstall

 

i instralled the updates 1 by one, but the problem at boot still exists.
if the computer is restarted, it starts normally, if its off and then on it will boot windows only after ctralt delete

 

Hi all,

i want to share with you my POSITIVE experience in using 1 TeraByte HDD in my T430.
Yes, i read that the disk height for this laptop is 7mm. I have a 1TB spare disk and i try ...

Do not believe it ... see pic here : http://i.imgur.com/rtkhhox.jpg

Looking inside the hdd slot: the space is "huge", and in my opinion enough to fit a 9,5mm drive.

I had to solve 3 problems: extraction, insulation, connection.

The first problem to solve was hdd extraction ... if needed.
I build two little mounting tab - I cut the shutter of an old 3,5in floppy disk that is very thin metal with the right dimensions, and drilled to make an hole

for the screw. See picture it's easy then explain.
The tabs are useful for hdd extraction, they are in flexible metal, they lowers when closed under the hdd plastic cover.
Second issue was to insulate the hdd electronic board - a piece of mylar film cutted in right measure.
The mylar will ease insertion and extraction sliding it better.
No problem at all with the connector - it is perfectly aligned.

At the end I cloned the drive and booted from it, all seems ok.

Last, the Temperature: after a couple of hours of standard office work it is 35°C, measured with HDDSCAN (SMART parameters).

Thank you for your attention, and Best whishes to you all !