[PLUG] Does my Lenovo desktop support msata?

[Tom]

Judging by the page 45 of this manual, it should be just a matter of
screwing the drive in.
http://www.lenovo.com/shop/americas/content/user_guides/m82_m92_sff_ug_
en.pdf
unless of course I am missing something.
On Sat, 2017-08-19 at 20:30 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> 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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