Around 2002 I put a "cheap" second hand 1.2 Gig ATA-flash card in my laptop instead of a hard-drive. It took quite a bit of work to shave down WinXP to fit into 1 Gig, but it worked. Booted in about 4 seconds =)
Nice to see one of these adaptors in action, and I'm not surprised that its performance was limited by the older hardware in the laptop. Still, a massive improvement! Well done for keeping this computer working and out of landfill!
Recently did the same thing to my old T40 that I got for free. It runs great now on Lubuntu and Windows XP, but it's not good for any real use anymore besides putting it into my glass cabinet and turning it on to show off whenever a visitor asks me about it. The later 4:3 models like the T61 and X61 however are still great for daily use if you install a Linux distro onto it.
Nice vid, just ordered a SSD for a T60, I'm quite curious about improved performance... :-) To accellerate your T40 even more, install a minimalistic Linux of choice on top of Windows, with a CPU imprint of roundabout 200Mb, sufficient for everyday working tasks and surfing, but usually much faster compared to XP, Vista, Win7 and 8. MS-Windows is still there if you need to run some special .exe files. Works fine, I use Zorin Core (gratis) easy for installing dualboot via GRUB. Greetings from Norway.
@@w0udo6yv4o4 Godamn this is heavy, there is indeed a point in using zorin. Firstly its not that heavy, second, it comes preinstalled and configured with wine wich will work without even thinking on it, while in ubuntu you may have to install and configure and sometimes it doesnt work propperlly. But i would go with something like lxde ou xfce in there such as lubuntu, xubuntu or a manjaro xfce/lxde.
it would still be a great computer, even with windows 7, but you need to potentially use memreduct (basically the only non-snakeoil memory reduction program) to solve the bad vista+ memory management. webbrowsing is viable with 512mb of ram, given the correct browser and settings. 256mb may also be possible on less complicated sites.
There are some factors one must consider when using SSD's in an older Win 98 or 95 laptop. It is the way the partitions are set up on the drive. This can lead to constant write and rewrite cycles drastically reducing the life of the memory cells in the SSD. THERE ARE videos out there that address this issue and to see if your drive has been properly setup to correct this issue.
An SSD will speed up an old machine but they have their limitations. I put one in my wife's 2009 iMac last summer and the drive is getting half the performance it is getting in my 2013 iMac. The same drive that is getting over 500 MBps in my 2013 iMac is getting around 250 MBps in that 2009 iMac. Still miles faster than the old spinning 5400 hard drive.
No way you plugged that in so easily first time, just trying to do this now and lining those pins up is a nightmare! shame nobody has designed a 3d printable adaptor for these.
It's a shame that where i live, the X lineup, and actually every thinkpad are really expensive to the point that with a c2d one and even a Pentium M one, i can buy a sandybridge i3. :/
@@eduardoavila646 mas nao tens um limite em que abaixo de x valor nao fica preso na alfandega ? ou secalhar aldraba de maneira que passe numa alfandega sul americana primeiro ? e o que fazemos em portugal, desde que passe numa alfandega qualquer europeia os produtos tipo da china nao param na nossa hehe senao e bye bye
@@FOXeye95 Aqui é aleatório, barram o que querem, cobram, ou mesmo extraviam. Com os celulares xiaomi, uma galera estava sofrendo prejuízo, porque eles "sumiam". Fora que muitas vezes juntando o quão desvalorizado o real está, mais o frete, sai quase tão caro quanto comprar aqui, se for taxado, aí sai até mais caro. Isso se ele de fato chegar aqui, depois de muito tempo. Infelizmente os produtos tem que passar pela alfândega brasileira mesmo, seria legal se fosse que nem aí na União européia, mas aqui barram mesmo se vier de países do mercosul que fazem fronteira com a gente. Em tese, se estiver abaixo dos 100 dólares dizem que é menos comum taxarem porque se importam mais com valores maiores, mas pela minha experiência, taxam também.
I upgraded my ThinkPad X41 's hdd with samsung PM830 32gb msata ssd with the very same adapter. It is absolutely day and night difference compared to stock noisy hdd ibm put in these machines. I took the approach of removing the palmrest and connecting the adapter. It was recognized with the first try. Installed win7 32bit but the performance was just bad. Anything beyond xp sp3 for these machines ruin the experience in my opinion. Nice video PAAC !
I mean, it's an IDE connection... That's a pre-SATA standard, so it's even slower than the 1st gen SATA (which already is quite slow compared to today)
Hi my friend! I just saw your excellent video since I'm going to buy a new (for me) IBM ThinkPad 380ED. Do you think I can do this same procedure on that model? Thank you in advance, hope you're well!!
what i like with these is the faint buzzing of the data you can hear in the speaker, very tech-y. Because thinkpads are workhorses, not multimedia machines, audio wires may travel there and there with little shielding, that's hacker-ish at best.
The suppliers have changed so I can tell you that it is from ebay in China and you have to look for a 3.3V IDE-mSATA adapter for the X40/41 specifically.
I didn't pay attention. The speed might not be huge, but the seek times should go down by a lot. I have a 2002 laptop which makes a noise similar to this one, only even louder and it's probably the drive too. I plan on replacing it some time this year. Very helpful video thank you.
Great video! i bought the same ssd on gearbest (17,00 euros) and an adapter on banggood, i hope not to have problems with voltage on my travelmate 4050 which has 14 years. Do you know the voltage for that laptop? Thanks for the video and your help! :)
@@panoramacircle3281 hi! The ssd and the adaptor finally arrived! But there's a huge problem....my travelmate 4050 cannot see the ssd?? Why according you? Thanks again for your precious help! Paolo
Is the 3.3V because of the 1.8" drive, and 2.5" machines would use a 5V adapter? Or is there something particular about the age of the machine? I'm considering a cheap SSD with IDE converter for my X31.
I am not sure why that is exactly but most likely related to the 1.8" drives which require less voltage. It is not age because these Thinkpads are from the same time period. You can also try to ask the ebay seller for the X31 specifically.
@@panoramacircle3281 When i do a partition when making a new fresh WIN-ME install with a 80GB HDD it can only make one ( 1 ) 8gb bartition or split 8GB to smaller partitions. the rest of the HDD is not usefull because the limitation in BIOS ( i guess ) of max 8GB in total disc space each HDD.
I used a PATA to mSATA adapter and used a 128GB Samsung mSATA SSD. For seq, I get 82.2 MB/s read and 87.3 MB/s write. Both speeds are definitely faster than your Vasey SSD. I am running Windows 7 on it. Do not use Chrome. It is very CPU and RAM hungry!
@@panoramacircle3281 I have found the X41 to be absolutely slow for modern web browsing. I am going to try to put Ubuntu Linux and see if that fares any better
For maximum price/storage capacity I suppose, but it's a very old computer and he probably wont put much data on it. 10 € extra spent on something you'll never use is 10 € wasted.
Hello, is possible to use a recovery Cd/dvd for example for Dell, Fujitsu o other brands to install any Windows on a IBM Thinkpad? Thx and good channel!
@@stkc thx, but where find a Windows Vista business for my IBM R61? Or Windows XP on Internet? I think to buy a used one CD/DVD and use my originals keys (in the laptop stikers)
au vu de prix exorbitant des hdd ide 2,5 pouces, j'avais opté pour un adaptateur m-sata to ide , et j'ai installé un ssd dans un dell d600 , ça fonctionne très bien en effet ...
Do you know any new thinkpads just like the old ones? With removable battery, easy access to ram and discs, rugged? Almost all new ones I see are pretty shitty compared to old ones.
@@panoramacircle3281 yes but still - you have to remove back cover to get to the disc and ram... I think the era of old thinkpads is gone.thanks anyway
Is this better than the IDE SSD's sold on Ebay for 23 Euros? I ordered one for my T43 as it takes half a minute to open chrome at fastest etc. I already upgraded processor and RAM and it's in fantastic condition
Well you need either a PATA SSD or that adapter and an mSATA SSD. Everything else should work but it might be better to go for a tiny 32GB SSD bc Win95 has problems with larger drives. Also you need Win95c latest version.
>win7 using WIN7 ON A P4 THE MAD LAD! I'm going to test a lightweight distro on XFCE4, as long it has a office suite, mozilla classic and will run DOOM that's all I need. Perhaps 2000 pro . but Win7... anyways will try this, i never saw such a smol hard drive before, that will make things "interesting" dunno what these Vaseky SSDs are worth for.
I have Win 8.1 home on HP NX6125 with Turion MT-37 it is Athlon 64 3200. No problem. Problem is old card ATI Mobility Radeon X300. With this card you can show video only on 360p and max TV live is 404p
THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO IT!!! You are converting SATA to IDE and IDE back to SATA like this! Buy a soldering iron and cut out the SATA > IDE chip! Also no DRAM cache on that SSD, not good.
Deinem Akzent nach scheinst du deutscher zu sein. Bräuchte d/einen (euren) Rat. Ich habe mir letztes Jahr - recht günstig - ein IBM T43 ThinkPad bei ebay gekauft. Läuft soweit ganz nett mit win7 pro auf der hier eingebauten 40GB HDD aber halt nicht so fix wie es bestimmt mit einer SSD booten und arbeiten würde. Und genau darin besteht mein Problem. Habe mir 'ne YANSEN IDE PATA SSD 60GB aus China extra dazu geholt und ein Abbild der HDD dann auf diese drauf gespiegelt/geklont. Jedoch ...lässt sich diese nicht booten bzw. die Maschine erkennt diese Hardware nicht. Bin kein Profi und jemand der froh ist, wenn ein PC einfach bloß funktioniert. Was kann ich (noch) tun? Was mach ich falsch oder auf was soll ich achten? Thnx
Erkennt das BIOS die SSD? Beim klonen geht häufig was kaputt, also eventuell einen Linux Boot-USB stick herstellen und dann versuchen Linux auf diese SSD zu installieren.
@@panoramacircle3281...Danke für deine prompt - und direkte Reaktion! Das BIOS erkennt zwar die SSD, zumindest wird in der Startauswahl (F1/F12) für die Startup/ Booteinstellungen die Modellnr. angezeigt. Nur wenn es dann ans -respektive ums eigentliche hochfahren geht, wird mir daraufhin immer nach dem ersten Bildschirm (wo man ggf. schnell F1/F12 drücken kann) auf dem dann schwarzen Monitor der kurze Hinweis angezeigt, daß kein Startdevice/Hardware vorhanden ist bzw. nichts gefunden wurde von wo aus gestartet werden könnte.
@@AchimFick Das T43 hat eine eigenwillige interne SATA zu PATA Bridge, die eventuell anfällig für Fehler ist. Um das Laufwerk an sich zu testen, muss man versuchen Linux (oder Windows) von einem USB stick auf die SSd zu installieren.
The first benchmark is the SSD inside the x40, the second benchmark shows the SSD in a more modern T430. Its there for reference to illustrate that the SSD will go much faster when put in more modern hardware.
You could just have used a simple CF adapter and a high speed CF card. That would have plenty enough speed to stay well ahead of the old IDE channel speed. Your mSata is overkill and a bit more expensive. But hey, it is still nice to see these gorgeous classic computers get a new lease on life.
I wouldn't want to install a Dell OEM CD on a Dell... I tracked down the original factory install CDs for my T23 (MSWin 2000, although I was trying to find MSWin 98). Wanted to make my own "retro" install for a video project I've wanted to do.
Around 2002 I put a "cheap" second hand 1.2 Gig ATA-flash card in my laptop instead of a hard-drive.
It took quite a bit of work to shave down WinXP to fit into 1 Gig, but it worked.
Booted in about 4 seconds =)
There remember a mod to have dual flash cards in RAID-0, those were the times...
Nice to see one of these adaptors in action, and I'm not surprised that its performance was limited by the older hardware in the laptop. Still, a massive improvement! Well done for keeping this computer working and out of landfill!
this is a great laptop for linux, i´ve got two of them
Please let us know about long term reliability now that 5 years have passed
Old ThinkPad X so cute
No ... just no
@@pfpvita YES
Difference of night and day...while memory and cpu got very fast..HDD remained a bottle neck on how fast data could be fetched.
Recently did the same thing to my old T40 that I got for free. It runs great now on Lubuntu and Windows XP, but it's not good for any real use anymore besides putting it into my glass cabinet and turning it on to show off whenever a visitor asks me about it.
The later 4:3 models like the T61 and X61 however are still great for daily use if you install a Linux distro onto it.
Nice vid, just ordered a SSD for a T60, I'm quite curious about improved performance... :-)
To accellerate your T40 even more, install a minimalistic Linux of choice on top of Windows, with a CPU imprint of roundabout 200Mb, sufficient for everyday working tasks and surfing, but usually much faster compared to XP, Vista, Win7 and 8. MS-Windows is still there if you need to run some special .exe files. Works fine, I use Zorin Core (gratis) easy for installing dualboot via GRUB. Greetings from Norway.
Is there any point in using Zorin? It's just Ubuntu using GNOME shell with a custom theme. Last time I checked the damn thing took near 2GB at startup
@@w0udo6yv4o4 Godamn this is heavy, there is indeed a point in using zorin.
Firstly its not that heavy, second, it comes preinstalled and configured with wine wich will work without even thinking on it, while in ubuntu you may have to install and configure and sometimes it doesnt work propperlly.
But i would go with something like lxde ou xfce in there such as lubuntu, xubuntu or a manjaro xfce/lxde.
What about using a minimalistic OS for a high end build? It´s meant to last as long as possible.
x40*
@@TheRealFobican Nope.
I think u r german nice vid
i know this is a german guy xDD
I thought he was indian
I think he's a Yank.
Yes, I think so. Judging from the way he pronounce "r" in the word "euro".. This is a nice and informative video by the way
Sounds more like Austrian to me, like Arnie.
If you ditch windows for a very light distro it would actually still be a great porn computer.
@despacito 2 Isn’t React OS still in alpha phase for more than two decades now?
If you're into looking at pictures, or a slideshow
it would still be a great computer, even with windows 7, but you need to potentially use memreduct (basically the only non-snakeoil memory reduction program) to solve the bad vista+ memory management. webbrowsing is viable with 512mb of ram, given the correct browser and settings. 256mb may also be possible on less complicated sites.
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@Anneke de Bruyn WEIRDO
Yes, this worked on my vintage Dell laptop (2003). I used Acronis to image the orig. HDD. onto the new Vaskey SSD.
My blog article: panoramacircle.com/2018/08/07/old-ibm-thinkpad-x40-with-a-new-ssd-ide-msata-adapter/
There are some factors one must consider when using SSD's in an older Win 98 or 95 laptop. It is the way the partitions are set up on the drive. This can lead to constant write and rewrite cycles drastically reducing the life of the memory cells in the SSD. THERE ARE videos out there that address this issue and to see if your drive has been properly setup to correct this issue.
An SSD will speed up an old machine but they have their limitations. I put one in my wife's 2009 iMac last summer and the drive is getting half the performance it is getting in my 2013 iMac. The same drive that is getting over 500 MBps in my 2013 iMac is getting around 250 MBps in that 2009 iMac. Still miles faster than the old spinning 5400 hard drive.
Dennis W well yeah. you gotta factor in the proccesor
The old IDE interface is limiting here but you are not streaming large files, so 4K random read/write is still not bottle-necked.
2009 is Sata2 standard
Great upgrade video, this is what I call engineering.
Great thing to see that it's this easy. Gotta get X41 just for giggles
No way you plugged that in so easily first time, just trying to do this now and lining those pins up is a nightmare! shame nobody has designed a 3d printable adaptor for these.
Yes it was somewhat fiddly and you have to be careful not to bend any pins!
@@panoramacircle3281 yeah haha I got there in the end, took a few attempts 😅
That ThinkPad is so cuuuutte
ThinkPad Karabine
It's a shame that where i live, the X lineup, and actually every thinkpad are really expensive to the point that with a c2d one and even a Pentium M one, i can buy a sandybridge i3. :/
ebay uk. do it
@@FOXeye95 Brazilian customs! Can't do it!
Seriouslly, its hard to buy stuff from outside
@@eduardoavila646 mas nao tens um limite em que abaixo de x valor nao fica preso na alfandega ? ou secalhar aldraba de maneira que passe numa alfandega sul americana primeiro ? e o que fazemos em portugal, desde que passe numa alfandega qualquer europeia os produtos tipo da china nao param na nossa hehe senao e bye bye
@@FOXeye95 Aqui é aleatório, barram o que querem, cobram, ou mesmo extraviam. Com os celulares xiaomi, uma galera estava sofrendo prejuízo, porque eles "sumiam". Fora que muitas vezes juntando o quão desvalorizado o real está, mais o frete, sai quase tão caro quanto comprar aqui, se for taxado, aí sai até mais caro.
Isso se ele de fato chegar aqui, depois de muito tempo.
Infelizmente os produtos tem que passar pela alfândega brasileira mesmo, seria legal se fosse que nem aí na União européia, mas aqui barram mesmo se vier de países do mercosul que fazem fronteira com a gente.
Em tese, se estiver abaixo dos 100 dólares dizem que é menos comum taxarem porque se importam mais com valores maiores, mas pela minha experiência, taxam também.
@@eduardoavila646 ca merda... aqui acima de 20 euros é taxado independentemente donde vem
To make old laptop better than new...amazing. Ty
I upgraded my ThinkPad X41 's hdd with samsung PM830 32gb msata ssd with the very same adapter. It is absolutely day and night difference compared to stock noisy hdd ibm put in these machines. I took the approach of removing the palmrest and connecting the adapter. It was recognized with the first try. Installed win7 32bit but the performance was just bad. Anything beyond xp sp3 for these machines ruin the experience in my opinion. Nice video PAAC !
How much RAM do you have? Win7 should run smoother than XP with at least 1 GB Ram available. Also deactivate Aero if it was enabled.
I have 2.5gb ddr2 ram in x41. Win7 32bit in these machines are an overkill imho. Install xp sp3 and see yourself how smooth it operates.
0:41 what are you actually comparing here? Is the chip not present from the factory? What is the advantage of adding the component?
Nice. I know what's going in my T23 next.
Putting Winders on? Dude! That's like changing a bandage with a piece of a funky old sock. Nay nay, dude! Nay nay!
Win7 is quite fast if you remove all the bloatware (use msconfig.exe) and deactivate Aero.
Where can we buy the spacers from?
Wow, 10 times better. That hard drive must have been dying
Probably never been faster though...
I mean, it's an IDE connection... That's a pre-SATA standard, so it's even slower than the 1st gen SATA (which already is quite slow compared to today)
also the laptop has centrino 😂 so just doesn't bring much to the table as now the processor is bottlenecking the ssd
Hi my friend! I just saw your excellent video since I'm going to buy a new (for me) IBM ThinkPad 380ED. Do you think I can do this same procedure on that model? Thank you in advance, hope you're well!!
I love the sound of those old drives, lmao.
what i like with these is the faint buzzing of the data you can hear in the speaker, very tech-y. Because thinkpads are workhorses, not multimedia machines, audio wires may travel there and there with little shielding, that's hacker-ish at best.
Nice video, can you please share the link to buy the items? I would like to bring my x40 a new life!
The suppliers have changed so I can tell you that it is from ebay in China and you have to look for a 3.3V IDE-mSATA adapter for the X40/41 specifically.
@@panoramacircle3281 Noted and thanks! I've found it.
If your still on the fence: GO FOR IT.
Thanks for the video. How long does it take to boot Windows with and without the SSD?
I would say boot time about half with the SSD. I have another video with a better comparison: th-cam.com/video/-uzZXXnuve8/w-d-xo.html
it seems like very quality pcb gold .
That's a slow ass SSD, but what's even slower is the mechanical driver originally in it. What was it?
Good video.
It was a 1.8" mini-hhd by Hitachi I believe. The IDE interface is the main bottleneck, so using a faster SSD does not help much here.
I didn't pay attention. The speed might not be huge, but the seek times should go down by a lot. I have a 2002 laptop which makes a noise similar to this one, only even louder and it's probably the drive too. I plan on replacing it some time this year. Very helpful video thank you.
Great video! i bought the same ssd on gearbest (17,00 euros) and an adapter on banggood, i hope not to have problems with voltage on my travelmate 4050 which has 14 years. Do you know the voltage for that laptop? Thanks for the video and your help! :)
I believe that all 2.5" HDDs need the normal 5V and that 3.3V is for the smaller 1." drives.
@@panoramacircle3281 hi! The ssd and the adaptor finally arrived! But there's a huge problem....my travelmate 4050 cannot see the ssd?? Why according you? Thanks again for your precious help! Paolo
Is the 3.3V because of the 1.8" drive, and 2.5" machines would use a 5V adapter? Or is there something particular about the age of the machine? I'm considering a cheap SSD with IDE converter for my X31.
I am not sure why that is exactly but most likely related to the 1.8" drives which require less voltage. It is not age because these Thinkpads are from the same time period. You can also try to ask the ebay seller for the X31 specifically.
I had a X31 with a chinese mSATA-IDE adapter off eBay, it worked great!
Is anyone else getting a ‘0200: Failure Fixed Disk 1’ error when attempting this upgrade?
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You think its worth trying this on a IBM Thinkpad 380z from 1997? It only reads 8GB max, but it would be fun if it could work anyways.
It should work but I haven't tried it so far. The 8GB limit is for partitions or the whole drive because you are not getting 8GB HDD PATA anymore?
@@panoramacircle3281 When i do a partition when making a new fresh WIN-ME install with a 80GB HDD it can only make one ( 1 ) 8gb bartition or split 8GB to smaller partitions. the rest of the HDD is not usefull because the limitation in BIOS ( i guess ) of max 8GB in total disc space each HDD.
I might try this with my T21 and T43p.
Great video, please tell us how to know which adapter we need 3.3V or 5V. Thanks a lot
You have to ask the seller for that, some tell you explicitly if it is made for the X40/41 Thinkpad.
A dell install disk in ibm thinkpad
I used a PATA to mSATA adapter and used a 128GB Samsung mSATA SSD.
For seq, I get 82.2 MB/s read and 87.3 MB/s write.
Both speeds are definitely faster than your Vasey SSD.
I am running Windows 7 on it. Do not use Chrome. It is very CPU and RAM hungry!
The limit is typically the PATA Ultra DM speed version
@@panoramacircle3281
I have found the X41 to be absolutely slow for modern web browsing. I am going to try to put Ubuntu Linux and see if that fares any better
@@expressdotpc Yes that is an aged single core CPU that is unusable today. The oldest somewhat usable Thinkpads are Core2Duo based like my T60.
Dangerous for the SSD, because maybe TRIM is not working with IDE. You should check If it does.
Edith: at the end you wrote it is. Okay! Nice
TRIM?
@@tejaspadhye yes
@@NoxmilesDe i mean what is trim.
@@tejaspadhye kurzgesagt: extending the lifetime of the SSD
I wouldn't buy such a cheap SSD, just to save maybe 10 €? Get a 240 GB SSD for around 30 $/€ and you get "four" times the capacity!
For maximum price/storage capacity I suppose, but it's a very old computer and he probably wont put much data on it. 10 € extra spent on something you'll never use is 10 € wasted.
This is more of a "make it work again" video than "this is my new daily driver" video
True, but for his audience it would be more helpful, if he gives a recommendation for SSDs, that are more useful. Not just: Buy the cheapest.
Hello, is possible to use a recovery Cd/dvd for example for Dell, Fujitsu o other brands to install any Windows on a IBM Thinkpad?
Thx and good channel!
You can download Windows onto any flash drive and install it on (almost) any computer.
@@stkc thx, but where find a Windows Vista business for my IBM R61? Or Windows XP on Internet? I think to buy a used one CD/DVD and use my originals keys (in the laptop stikers)
Yes all Win recovery CDs should work but drivers are often not included so you have to download them separately
@@panoramacircle3281 ok, thx
au vu de prix exorbitant des hdd ide 2,5 pouces, j'avais opté pour un adaptateur m-sata to ide , et j'ai installé un ssd dans un dell d600 , ça fonctionne très bien en effet ...
Do you know any new thinkpads just like the old ones? With removable battery, easy access to ram and discs, rugged? Almost all new ones I see are pretty shitty compared to old ones.
T480(s) has still most of the older features and you can get it for lower pices now
@@panoramacircle3281 yes but still - you have to remove back cover to get to the disc and ram... I think the era of old thinkpads is gone.thanks anyway
Why does your system say "Wilkommen" but then everything else is in English?
nice work!
Is this better than the IDE SSD's sold on Ebay for 23 Euros? I ordered one for my T43 as it takes half a minute to open chrome at fastest etc. I already upgraded processor and RAM and it's in fantastic condition
The X40 needs these small form factor drives, smaller than 2.5 inch.
@@panoramacircle3281 oh, didn't know that. Of course it's packed tighter than the T-series.
Both The Hitachi And The Toshiba IDE Drives Are Filipino Made
hi pan, i want to put one in my old compaq contura laptop, and run it on windows 95. what do you think good plan?
Well you need either a PATA SSD or that adapter and an mSATA SSD. Everything else should work but it might be better to go for a tiny 32GB SSD bc Win95 has problems with larger drives. Also you need Win95c latest version.
>win7
using WIN7 ON A P4 THE MAD LAD! I'm going to test a lightweight distro on XFCE4, as long it has a office suite, mozilla classic and will run DOOM that's all I need. Perhaps 2000 pro .
but Win7...
anyways will try this, i never saw such a smol hard drive before, that will make things "interesting" dunno what these Vaseky SSDs are worth for.
I have Win 8.1 home on HP NX6125 with Turion MT-37 it is Athlon 64 3200. No problem. Problem is old card ATI Mobility Radeon X300. With this card you can show video only on 360p and max TV live is 404p
Whats about the remaining 4 pin?
I bought 256GB Sandisk SSD but the x41 see only 128GB so if you upgrade this machine you must buy
can you try some mods on like the x210 chinesse mod ?
I would love to have one for testing, but I couldn't spend the money on it right now.
create your own motherboard that support recent CPU like 5th generation and make a mod please :D
I will give it y try :D
that would be so cool to do
@@HiPh0Plover1 Wooow that would be cool
Does anyone have a link for the 3.3v adapter?I can only find 5v.
My ssd liteonit lcm-256m3s (7mm256) on lenovo t61 with middletone bios is gaining 389.
Thank you, the T61 has SATA 2 with the BIOS mod?
@@panoramacircle3281 Yes
I've never seen a Hard Drive so tiny
Meet the ipod hdd
@@eduardoavila646 The iPod one is even smaller
@@panzerstef Yeah
I believe the X40/41 were the only models with these tiny drives.
You must not be very old lol
I have a old IBM ThinkPad 380XD it is possible to use same SSD device
Probably yes, you have to try it. It does work in my T23 as well.
Whats with the 3.3v vs 5v .... are some pata drives different voltages? ()
Yes but only the 1.8" mini form factor needs 3.3V.
idk how big was platers in old hdd but its rly small
Is this model able to boot from usb? I replace hdd, bios detect ssd, but i cant boot from usb for installing win
Yes it is, the T23 was the first to be able to boot from USB. Try linux for a change
@@panoramacircle3281 nice, thank you!
@@panoramacircle3281 good day! i realy stack with this laptop) maybe you can help? thank you
THREE BILLION YEARS LATER...START WINDOWS WITH HDD AND ONE MILLION YEARS LATER... START WINDOWS WITH SSD.
VERY NICE !!!!
hi, do you know what adaper i need for the IBM ThinkPad R40 2722?
you need a regular ide to msata adapter
@@panoramacircle3281 but of 5v or 3v???
what type of drive was in there originally. it was tiny. (in dimensions)
A 1.8" mini IDE hdd from Toshiba a believe.
Got an X40 collecting dust, what's a good Linux distro for it?
It is getting more difficult with modern distros, trial and error. You should try older versions
Puppy Linux
Puppy Linux, Linux Lite, Mint w/ MATE as it's DE, Zorin lite, and MX Linux which is probably what I'd use aside from Mint
Could I unsolder the chip that you point out on the 5V version to make it a 3.3V version?
I heard someone do that and it worked but no guarantees.
Panorama as a circle Thanks for the reply. I’ll try it, nothing to lose!
Tried it, fried it, binned it and ordered a new 3.3V one!
Thank you - that was very well demonstrated. Vielen Dank (how's my German - good ?)
Es ist schlecht.
@@johnwt7333 I had to look up 'schlect'
LOL!
Schlecht*
Help!!Why it can't read SSD?
Same laptop with IDE adapter? 5V or 3.3V model?
THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO IT!!! You are converting SATA to IDE and IDE back to SATA like this! Buy a soldering iron and cut out the SATA > IDE chip! Also no DRAM cache on that SSD, not good.
Just buy a soldering iron and solder some chips bro!
Wow!
trim worked on ide?
Deinem Akzent nach scheinst du deutscher zu sein. Bräuchte d/einen (euren) Rat.
Ich habe mir letztes Jahr - recht günstig - ein IBM T43 ThinkPad bei ebay gekauft.
Läuft soweit ganz nett mit win7 pro auf der hier eingebauten 40GB HDD aber halt
nicht so fix wie es bestimmt mit einer SSD booten und arbeiten würde. Und genau
darin besteht mein Problem. Habe mir 'ne YANSEN IDE PATA SSD 60GB aus China
extra dazu geholt und ein Abbild der HDD dann auf diese drauf gespiegelt/geklont.
Jedoch ...lässt sich diese nicht booten bzw. die Maschine erkennt diese Hardware
nicht. Bin kein Profi und jemand der froh ist, wenn ein PC einfach bloß funktioniert.
Was kann ich (noch) tun? Was mach ich falsch oder auf was soll ich achten? Thnx
Erkennt das BIOS die SSD? Beim klonen geht häufig was kaputt, also eventuell einen Linux Boot-USB stick herstellen und dann versuchen Linux auf diese SSD zu installieren.
@@panoramacircle3281...Danke für deine prompt - und direkte Reaktion!
Das BIOS erkennt zwar die SSD, zumindest wird in der Startauswahl
(F1/F12) für die Startup/ Booteinstellungen die Modellnr. angezeigt.
Nur wenn es dann ans -respektive ums eigentliche hochfahren geht,
wird mir daraufhin immer nach dem ersten Bildschirm (wo man ggf.
schnell F1/F12 drücken kann) auf dem dann schwarzen Monitor der
kurze Hinweis angezeigt, daß kein Startdevice/Hardware vorhanden
ist bzw. nichts gefunden wurde von wo aus gestartet werden könnte.
@@panoramacircle3281 Welches Linux würdest du explizit für diesen Modelltyp empfehlen?
@@AchimFick Das T43 hat eine eigenwillige interne SATA zu PATA Bridge, die eventuell anfällig für Fehler ist. Um das Laufwerk an sich zu testen, muss man versuchen Linux (oder Windows) von einem USB stick auf die SSd zu installieren.
@@AchimFick Eigentlich egal zum testen, eventuell Ubuntu MATE 32bit version. Mit Rufus kann man schnell einen bootbaren Stick erstellen.
tienes el link de ese adaptador
Why is it one board equipped with transistor and the other not on 0:43? What's the difference?
good question,,, i think one was a dud not sure though.
i figured it out after a 2nd look, the first one is for 3.3 volts the 2nd one has a mosfet for 5 volts.
X40/41 had mini 1.8" HDDs that required only 3.3V (not the usual 5V) so the transistor changes the voltage.
The measured speeds is not real. It's not possible to get 240MBps from ATA interface.
The first benchmark is the SSD inside the x40, the second benchmark shows the SSD in a more modern T430. Its there for reference to illustrate that the SSD will go much faster when put in more modern hardware.
does TRIM works?
TRIM works on every SSD that supports S.M.A.R.T. from win7 upwards
Yes, but it is not that useful anyways on that old machine.
why clone your os first?
So you dont lose data from the old OS
Hahahahahahahahaah ich sterbe.. hättest du nicht geredet, würde ich das video vllt noch weiterschauen können hahhaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣
not much faster than a sata ssd because the IDE interface is slow
how do u dismantle if planning to change 128gb m2😂
You don't have to dismantle all, just remove the HDD cover slot.
can this run windows 98se and ms-dos?
I believe you would need fat format 2GB max partition and then it should work, but that has to be tried for every case.
That's not a laptop it's a hellstorm missile controller.
That,my friend,is how a laptop should look like.Fugly and heavy,but you can use it as body armor and beat a dude to death with it.
Ok wtaf
It is a higher end notebook from 2004. Very well made and assembled. Suitable for field work, rain drop proof.
You could just have used a simple CF adapter and a high speed CF card. That would have plenty enough speed to stay well ahead of the old IDE channel speed. Your mSata is overkill and a bit more expensive. But hey, it is still nice to see these gorgeous classic computers get a new lease on life.
That's a sexy German accent
Lolol just ran that ssd benchmark on my e15 gen 4 with pcie gen 4 nvme and I got 1766
#Customflex😉
Onde comprou ssd
You got from China:)
Dein Englisch ist geil haha
This laptop is useless it has one core at 1.5 ghz, The only thing it's good for is word processing
Bullshit, the blotleneck is the ide speed.
Thanks for not installing windows 10
Pretty sure the CPU in this does not have NX so Windows 10 can't even be installed
It does have NX and 64bit so Win10 runs fine if you want to...
Are you speaking english or german? 😜
Oh so no one cares about the Oem dell cd
I wouldn't want to install a Dell OEM CD on a Dell...
I tracked down the original factory install CDs for my T23 (MSWin 2000, although I was trying to find MSWin 98). Wanted to make my own "retro" install for a video project I've wanted to do.
Arnold
Now stick Linux native in there and watch it scream! Windoze is for the birds. Junked it 19 years ago! 👍🙏😂😂
Put linux on it.
Play Minecraft
Modern versions do not run anymore on these older machines unfortunately...
interesting accent 🤔