[PLUG] Does my Lenovo desktop support msata?

[Denis Heidtmann]

Great idea, Tomas.  But the issue is at least mechanical:  How do I fit the
thing in?  There is a space under the optical drive, but it seems unwise to
just stick a bare board into a space surrounded by metal protrusions and
let it slide around at random.  After solving the mechanical issues, then I
can explore the connections.  The mechanical issues are solved by the
"storage converter", and that is what I have been unable to find or even
identify in any specific way.

-Denis

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Tom <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> You should have asked locally for a loaner msata device to try in your
> device.
> I have bunch of low capacity ones laying around from old laptops.
> I am sure that thy are pretty common around drawers and bins - they
> were once used ac hdd cache on 32GB capacities
> Sometimes, just trying things is the best way to find out ...
> :-) Tomas
> On Fri, 2017-08-18 at 11:45 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> > Found answer.  Lenovo telephone tech support (866 910 7924) answered
> > in
> > less than 1 minute!  He looked it up and said yes.  He could not tell
> > me
> > about the SSD storage converter, however.  That is referenced in the
> > manuals.  As an aside, the room that the tech was in was filled with
> > loud
> > chatter in either Hindi or strong Hindi accents, which matched his
> > accent.
> > But I got my answer in record time.
> >
> > -Denis
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Denis Heidtmann <
> > denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > I have posed this question to Google & Lenovo websites, but the
> > > closest I
> > > can come is Lenovo's  phrase "Not available on all models" in the
> > > manuals
> > > for my model.  The manuals are not model-specific enough.  I
> > > suspect the
> > > answer is "no", but it appears that the physical space exists.  The
> > > mechanical mounting may be the issue.  I wonder if anyone here has
> > > knowledge that might help.
> > >
> > > The machine:
> > > Lenovo ThinkCenter M92P
> > > Machine type: 3227
> > > Model #: W3S
> > > S/N: MJ28WA0 (final could O)
> > > Prod. ID: 3227 W3S
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Denis
> > >
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