Lenovo T430 SSD with mSATA interface installed

First, recognize the mSATA SSD and 2.5-inch SSD SSD
SSDs currently have MSATA SSDs and 2.5-inch SSD SSDs.
1, MSATA SSD uses MSATA interface connection, small size, suitable for the notebook computer with MSATA interface installed. Now a lot of new computers have mSATA interface, some SATA2 3gb/s, there are SATA3 6gb/s, T430 mSATA interface is SATA2 3gb/s.

Add mSATA hard disk, the original hard disk and optical drive can be used at the same time, generally msata SSD as a system disk, install operating system and application software, boot start speed and software run faster. Use the original hard drive as a data disk. But the price of msata is higher than the price of 2.5-inch SSD SSD.

The 2, 2.5-inch SSD and mechanical hard drives are the same size, with SATA interfaces that support SATA3 6GB/S (compatible with SATA2 3gb/s and SATA1 1.5gb/s).


Second, add mSATA SSD SSD to T430
bought a block lite lmt-128m3m 128G SSD MSATA SSD. The installation steps are also very simple.

First remove the battery from the laptop and unplug the power supply. Remove the cover plate of the memory and mSATA slots, and the mSATA slots are next to the memory.

After inserting the msata hard drive into the slot, tighten the screws. (using the original screws in the machine, you can not configure the screws separately).

mSATA SSD drives are recommended, although the price is slightly higher. The original data hard drive does not need to move, the optical drive can also be used simultaneously, is equal to mSATA SSD system disk +HHD data hard disk + optical drive. The original hard disk system can also be retained, once the mSATA SSD system fails, you can modify the boot sequence, switch to the original hard disk system use (recommended to install mSATA SSD disk, the original hard disk operating system retention).

Lenovo T430 SSD with mSATA interface installed