BIOS support for SATA-3 / Vertex 3 SSD

Just got the feedback from Lenovo
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Our BIOS tends to do a check for "authorized" drives. Assuming the drive would pass our white list (I don't know for sure without directly trying it), then yes, it would work at SATA 600 (a.k.a SATA 3 speeds)."
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So please put the Vertex 3 (the market leading SSD) on the white list in the BIOS so that it utilizes SATA-3 performance.
Many customers worldwide are eagerly awaiting this - including me

I do not believe that for one second. OEM BIOS' are known to check addon cards against a whitelist but they have never been known to whitelist disk drives. You should be able to use any SATA drive that fits into the system.
EDIT: The T410s also happens to use 1.8" SATA drives, therefore you will not be putting a Vertex 3 into it unless you use the ultrabay caddy.
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