Lenovo X220 Setting SSD as Cache

Hello Champs,
I know a bit of software & hardware but have been first time to the Caching thing so Need some Help.
I had this X220 with Window 7 but i changed it to Windows 8.1 recently.
In recent HP laptops i've seen they setup mSATA for caching for better speed from factory.
Can i setup something like that for better performance.
I know I can install windows separately on mSATA but that is only 32 GB not enough so i want the Cache type settings?
P.S. I have 32GB mSATA installed in system as Unallocated as i didnt need it.
I have read something here ANOTHER POST but couldnt get it work for myself

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[SOLVED] High temperature with lenovo x220

Hi there,
Since one month, I'm having problem with my lenovo x220, before that, everything was fine (I didn't know what have changed since then).
After ~3-4min of running (everytime), my laptop reach 96°C (even if I didn't log in) and the fan start working very fast (wich is annoying because of the sound, but my main problem is the temperature).
Here is the informations I have... Ask if you need more info:
acpid -tb:
Battery 0: Charging, 47%, 01:52:05 until charged
Thermal 0: ok, 96.0 degrees C
sensors:
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +96.0°C (crit = +99.0°C)
thinkpad-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
fan1: 4530 RPM
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0: +96.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +95.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +91.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
end of my dmesg:
[ 2380.080437] CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2380.080438] CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2380.080440] CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2380.080441] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2446.629333] thinkpad_acpi: unknown possible thermal alarm or keyboard event received
[ 2446.629338] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6040
[ 2446.629340] thinkpad_acpi: please report the conditions when this event happened to [email protected]
[ 2446.629833] thinkpad_acpi: EC reports that Thermal Table has changed
[ 2446.765427] NMI watchdog: enabled on all CPUs, permanently consumes one hw-PMU counter.
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[ 2446.795757] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: data=ordered,commit=360
[ 2446.812242] EXT4-fs (sda4): re-mounted. Opts: data=ordered,commit=360
[ 2446.858672] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 2446.958744] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 2447.037062] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 2447.138505] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 2679.691436] CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2679.691437] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2679.691461] CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2679.691463] CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal
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[ 2979.305527] CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 258444)
[ 2979.305529] CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 258444)
[ 2979.305531] CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 258444)
[ 2979.307523] CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2979.307524] CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2979.307526] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2979.307527] CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal
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[ 3278.919583] CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 318212)
[ 3278.919586] CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 318212)
[ 3278.919587] CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 318212)
[ 3278.921581] CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 3278.921582] CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 3278.921585] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
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Do you have any idea of my problems?
Thx
Last edited by pyknite (2012-10-31 20:47:55)

@op wrote:
If you are using kernel 3.6.x then it's a known problem causing power regression which implies a higher temperature.
More details in this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=150743
I this case I'd recommend downgrading to 3.5.x or using one of the workarounds mentioned in the above thread.
Thx very much I'll read that
donniezazen wrote:
This might be related https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=150743
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===================================================
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+++Administrator:fffe0000:fffe021b:----2009/03/27 17:02:14
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***************************** HIS REPLY
I've tried this and it doesn't seem to work.
I've also tried createing a deployment.config file as per the http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/deployment/deployment-guide/properties.html article and this doesn't work for me.
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******************************** MY REPLY:
This is true.
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We had high hopes for this, since this functionality was taken away from us once the java cache started being stored in the user's folders.
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All it has in it is the one line:
deployment.system.cachedir=C\:\\testcache
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It seems to be a bug that it can't find the deployment.properties file in the 'system' folder.
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Picked up a Lenovo Yoga 11s from Best Buy. I chose Best Buy for price, color, and processor. They had a slightly better deal than Lenovo.com. The clementine color looks great. Quality is great. I'm very happy with the purchase. It has the i5 processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD.
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Intel SSD Page
I purchased through Newegg
I chose the Intel drive based on previous experience with Intel. They cost more, but I've found their performance to be good and reliability good. There is also a good review on this drive on Tomshardware Tomshardware Intel 525 Review. Toms review shows top performing drive and low power. I also looked at many other manufacturers and Intel had the lower power consumption. This means less heat and longer battery life.
Cloning Software
Intel provides a free cloning software from Acronis
My Digital SSD MSata external case
I purchased through Newegg.
Nice quality device. I used this to help in cloning the OEM SSD to the new Intel drive.
T5 Torx Screw Driver
I purchased this from Home Depot T5 Torx Home Depot
I read all the reviews, posts and issues around cloning the Win8 SSD drives. Many people have/had issues. I was prepared for problems. Another reason I chose Intel, as they have migration software that I felt would be top notch.
You need to have the Hardware Manual handy. I read how to remove keyboard and top cover. This is required to upgrade RAM and SSD. It was very easy. Take your time. Note, this is very different than the Yoga 13 youtube video for part removal. I think it's easier. Here is the link to download manual Yoga 11s Hardware Manual.
How to clone your SSD
I expect if you're doing this project you can learn how to use the Intel software for cloning. Read the web, watch their youtube video. Read the manual...
Remove your factory SSD and insert new Intel SSD (note, you must insert Intel drive in notebook for cloning. Do not try and clone on the USB external drive. Intel software will not detect drive properly). Create a bootable version of the Intel software on a USB drive. Install your factory OEM SSD in the external MSata SSD drive. Go to BIOS and set boot to support legacy, no fast boot, boot to USB.
Boot to the Intel Acronis app on the USB drive. Then connect your OEM SSD via second USB port.
Then follow the wizard on Intel's software. Cloning process took less than 5 minutes.
Unplug your USB devices, go to BIOS and set all all your boot settings back to factory UEFI, fast boot etc.
The PC booted to windows second try. The first time it said it has issues and went through a process to repair. It then said it failed. I rebooted again and it went straight to windows. Did all my windows updates and everything is fine.
Performance
Windows Performance Improvement
Memory - Factory score was 5.9 - Patriot Memory is 8.2 *** Nice Improvement
Hard Drive - Factory score was 6.2 - Intel 525 Drive is 8.2 *** Nice Improvement
This pc is crazy fast booting and shutting down. It boots in 7 seconds. Not sure it's really faster than OEM, but I've never seen a pc boot this fast.
Over all performance is fast. I installed Office 2010 pro from a USB drive in under 5 minutes. Web browsing is crazy fast. I'm super impressed with the speed of this pc. Much faster than I expected.
Size, Shape, Weight, color is great. Performance is great. Happy with upgrades and quality of parts. May be my best notebook purchase to date. I don't have any battery life numbers to report yet. Everything is new and I haven't really spent much time off the charger.
Issues I've experienced during this upgrade of parts
I first tried to clone the SSD drive by putting the Intel drive in the USB enclosure first. The intel software would not work as the PC detects the external SSD drive as a SCSI drive and Intel cloning software could not identify the drive as an Intel Sata drive. I called Intel and they had no advice or help. I also tried a few other cloning softwares that ultimately did not work. As a last resort I switched the drives and everything worked great. Lesson learned, swap the drives first and use Intel software to clone.
Factory restore - doesn't work. Not sure why the factory restore is not working on my new Intel drive. Windows works great! All the partitions are there. I suspect I messed up the OEM restore portion of the drive. At one point I thought I had booted to the Intel drive, and tried the restore (I had about 7 failed cloning tries before the final one worked as I outlined above). It went through the restore process and then failed. However, what I later found was that I had actually booted to the OEM drive in the external USB case and I may have corrupted the restore functionality.
I contacted Lenovo Support and explained I could not restore using the 1 key restore. They walked me through some basic troubleshooting and then opted to mail me factory restore disk. I have the disk and will keep them available for when/if I ever need to restore.
Solved!
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I upgraded from the Yoga 13 to the 11S and am happy to report that the machines are so identical that apparently you can just yank the SSD from one and drop it in the other. I had upgraded my 13" to 240gB SSD + 8gB RAM and simply plopped the two components into the 11S and after about 30 seconds of Windows alerting me that it was 'setting up devices' the machine booted normally and has been working perfectly since!

Lenovo Flex 10 SSD upgrade

Hi,
This is my first post. I have just brought a Lenovo Flex 10 with a celeron n 2807 chip. I asked in the shop if they could do an ssd upgrade and they said they wouldn't recommend it because the celeron n2807 chip is not good enough to run an SSD internal flash drive. Would anyone recomened upgrading the interneral storage from the 5400rpm hard drive to an SSD?

Pardon my lack of confidence in your shop, but that's a joke. SSDs will improve PC's right back to the beginning of the SATA offering. I have a NUC with the following Celeron:
http://ark.intel.com/products/79052/Intel-Celeron-Processor-N2820-1M-Cache-up-to-2_39-GHz
There is a huge performance gain from running an SSD on these. The only factor in whether or not to get an SSD should be if the size within your budget will hold all your data.
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