X200: pinout to do internal mPCIe SSD+HDD setup

Hi Everyone,

Based on the ultrabase ad there must be 2 sata ports being linked from the X200 to the ultrabase. One for the HDD and one for the sata optical drive. They are sata since ICH9M has no PATA controller on it, and supports 4 ports off it's SATA controller as explained in the ICH9M datasheet.

Can anyone volunteer to trace back the 4xSATA I/O pins from their ultrabase to their X200 systemboard and share the details on the tracks/pins matching the sata I/O pins?

Knowing this info should then allow a SSD+HDD setup by using a Runcore ProIV mPCIe 50mm sata SSD, where you wire the 4xsata I/O pins to the systemboard sata I/O pins, ensuring they are masked out when insert in mPCIe socket (or just leave floating in the slot space) plus 3.3V and GND.

Just a proof-of-concept. I don't have a X200 to refer to. A SSD+HDD X200 would be a fantastic setup.

 

there is only one sata ultrabay on that ultrabase... which supports either a hdd or an optical drive, so therefore is only one sata port.

 

the performance of the SSDs you've linked are nowhere near that of a traditional 2.5"/1.8" SSD in the synthetic benchmark numbers shown.   what you're proposing doesn't seem worth the effort and voided warranty.

 

An email response by the manufacturer got a definitive answer why the 50mm product is slower:

The 70nm gives OCZ-like performance. Only problem is a standard wifi mPCIe socket to be able to house the SSD socket is 50mm long. In any case, the 4kb reads of the 50nm product are substantially faster than anything a HDD could offer.

Pinouts

See the attached 70mm Runcore ProIV sata SSD datasheet for pinout.

Does anyone have a DMM, an ultrabase they can disassemble and trace the sata pins back to the systemboard? Just need to know 4 sata I/O pins to tap to convert the theory into practice.