Thinkpad T410 HDD upgrade

Hello,
I'm about to upgrade HDD on my thinkpad T410 and I can't decide what to buy. So, I need to decide between a WD Scorpio Black 750GB 7200RPM or a WD scorpio Blue 1 TB and 5400 rpm. So can you please help me decide which one is better for my computer Thanks.

Between the two, I would opt for the Scorpio Black. I replaced my original T510 HDD with a Scorpio Black. Then, I replaced it with a Seagate Momentus XT hybrid and it really improved performance, especially boot/load time.
I have now replaced the Momentus XT with a Samsung 830 SSD, and it is even faster, but only by about 10 seconds on boot/load.
Boot time to fingerprint/PW entry with the XT was about 38 seconds I sent the used XT to a friend, and the comment back was "Wow!"

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LENOVO THINKPAD T410 replace dvdrom to hdd

hi guys,
just need your help i wanted to replace my dvdrom to hdd.
is there no issue to replace the dvdrom to hdd in my LENOVO THINKPAD T410?
i will replace it to 500GB hdd.
thanks,
Gerald

Hi,
it depends of the HDD's phisical size.
Also do not forget adapter:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd010634
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ThinkPad T410 OR ThinkPad T400

Dear all appreciate your comments which is better?
ThinkPad T410, Model 2537CTO
Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor (2.40GHz, 3MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)
1x2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory
320GB, 7200rpm HDD SATA throughput 3.0GB/s
14.1" 1280x800 WXGA TFT with LED Backlight
NVidia NVS Switchable Graphics 256MB
DVD-RW Multiburner
Intel® Centrino Advanced-N 6200 agn WiFi with AMT/vPro
Bluetooth
56k Modem,
1Gbit LAN,
3G WWAN Ready (Antenna and Sim-Card reader installed but without 3G-module
UltraNav (Multitouch Trackpoint and Touchpad)
TPM Security Chip
Fingerprint Reader
Camera
6c Li-Ion battery
Windows 7 Professional 32 license, WinXP installed
3 years On-Site Warranty NBD
OR
ThinkPad T400, Model 2768CTO
Core2Duo P8600(2.40GHz/1066MHZ/3M),
1x2GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory,
160GB 7200rpm HD, throughput 1.5GB/s
14.1" 1280x800 WXGA LCD,
256MB ATIRadeon 3470HD Hybrid Graphics
DVD-RW Multiburner
Intel 5100 802.11agn WIFI,
Bluetooth
56k Modem,
1Gbit LAN,
UltraNav (Trackpoint and Touchpad)
TPM Security Chip
Fingerprint Reader
Camera
6c Li-Ion battery
Windows Vista Business 32
3 years On-Site Warranty NBD

Spearoid wrote:
I didn't realize until after the purchase that the ultrabay battery doesn't exist for the T410, which sucks. I do like the layout of the keyboard, speakers, special buttons, and fingerprint scanner better on the T410. The keyboard currently has a flaw that another thread points out. the biggest complaint on my T410 (other than the keyboard issue) is the thickness. Anyway, now these T Thinkpads are fat beasts....and I just have to live with it....or you can pay more for less performance and hard drive storage on the T410s if you want to go back to the thinness.
About the ultra-bay battery issue for anyone whom is considering a T410 and needs the ultra-bay battery: consider up-sizing slightly to a T510, since it does support an ultra-bay battery.
About the keyboard issue: Lenovo released a firmware update to fix this a few days ago and it should no longer be an issue
About the thickness and weight: it's funny, I guess it's all a matter of perspective. My previous laptop was a 3.3 year old Toshiba Qosmio G30, with a 17" 16:10 screen, and it's noticeably much larger in all dimensions and at least 1.5x the weight of my T510 (which is larger and heavier than your T410!). I was literally shocked at how compact and light my T510 is when I unpacked it, and I'm still impressed with its size and weight vs performance. No regrets for me in that category. I just thought I'd throw a bit of the opposite perspective out there for other potential buyers. Now if only they'd release the keyboard bios fix for my T510....
DOGG wrote:
Spearoid,
I also have a T400 and have upgrading to the T410 for the newer processor and the new keyboard. However, I heard that the release for the ultrabay was UNDER the Thinkpad on the bottom side, vs. on the side. Is this true?
Yes this is true. The slider to release the item in the bay is on the underside of the laptop. Still trying to figure out why this would be a big issue for anyone, but maybe that's just me. I've never had a ThinkPad before (nor any laptop with an ultra-bay-like feature) so maybe I just don't realize what I'm missing.
ThinkPad T510 : i5-540M : 8GB PC-10600 : 500GB 7200rpm : 15.6" HD+ : Intel 6300 : Win7 Pro 64 : 9Cell
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Satellite L50-A-19N HDD upgrade question

Hi,
I would like to upgrade the standard HGST HDD to a faster Seagate SSHD, and the problem is that in this model L50-A-19N there is no HDD cover, the whole laptop bottom must be removed like in this Link: [Video|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG0lW7t92bI]
My question is can I upgrade the Disk by Myself and if not what can I do to replace the Disk not losing the warranty. I read the manual for this model and there is nothing about HDD upgrades there.
Regards.

Usually on most notebook models HDD is placed at the bottom and access to it is not complicated. As you can see on your notebook model it is not so easy and HDD exchange is not supported. With other words it should not be done by notebook owner.
Valid warranty is very important so please don't do anything on your own. HDD exchange in your case can be done by authorized service provider. If they do this warranty will not be cancelled.
Contact nearest Toshiba service provider and ask for help. Addresses and phone numbers you can find on http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/generic/ASP_SUPPORT/
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RAM & HDD upgrade on Satellite L30-115

Hi,
I have a Toshiba L30 - 115, and I want to upgrade from its default to 1GB / 2GB RAM and 160GB / 250GB Hard Disk is that possible and if so can you provide me the item number of the modules and the capacity of each. I also would like to know whether the system would support any upgrade such as I wish to do so?

Hello
Answer for RAM upgrade is very easy. This Satellite notebook can handle with 2 GB RAM max and compatible DDR2-400/533 1GB memory module has part number PA3411U-1M1G. you can use two 1GB modules and upgrade it to maximum.
About HDD upgrade is not easy to offer precise info because I know that Toshibas specification says that HDD can be upgraded up to 80 GB. Unfortunately I didnt find any public document about exact list of compatible HDDs but I believe you can upgrade it with 120 GB HDD.
Sorry buddy but I didnt find more info. Maybe someone with L30 will post here about HDD upgrade.

Lenovo G560 - Issue with won't boot and black screen after HDD upgrade

Lenovo G560 - Issue with won't boot and black screen after HDD upgrade.
What happen: My laptop was working fine, no blue screen issue, no funny business at all. I bought a new SSD Intel 120 GB and thought it would be a good idea to replace the HDD. I shutdown and disconnected the power adapter, waited a couple of minutes and removed the battery. I opened up the back case and replaced the HDD. And put all the screws back and put the battery back in.
Problem: The very first time I turned the power on, nothing happens besides a black screen. I pressed the dvd drive it works and opens up and closes. I waited for about 30 mins and still has blac screen. When I mean black screen, no bios menu, no logo, just a black screen with the fan sound on.
I have tried these:
1. Unplugged everything - battery, adapter, and pressed the power on button for about 60 seconds, nothing, the laptop turns on with the LED display on for both on and battery LED's. But nothing but black screen, no sound of windows loading just the fan and black screen.
2. I tried putting back my old 2.5" and nothing but black screen.
Thoughts and suggestions?
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Hi Autoexit173,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with system not booting in your Lenovo G560 laptop.
As you have mentioned that the system not booting, please try to remove the RAM and turn on the system and check if you can hear any beep sound. Also try to clean the RAM slots and check for the issue.
Click here for the steps to remove the RAM and refer page number 40.
Hope this helps. Do post back if issue persists!
Best regards,
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9 cell battery performance on Thinkpad T410

I have just bought new ThinkPad T410 with 9 Cell Lithium-Ion
Power 94 Watts/55++. This battery is advivertised to run for 18 hours, but to my laptop it runs for about 6 hours on a single charge for normal use. what is wrong with my loptop because it has failed to meet my expectationns of all day Computing on a single charge.
this laptop is has 4gb of ram and windows 7 professional 64 bits and is about one week since I bought it. any advice to increase battery performance

the 18 hrs figure require another 9 cells battery slice. Although it is up to, and the manufacturer's battery figure are at most time too idealised.
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(SOLVED) Thinkpad T410 and 3G internet

This post may reflect my lack of experience with notbooks, but I have a question regarding my brand new Thinkpad T410. I didn't choose the notebook myself, it was given to me through my employer. Naturally all administrator privileges are non-existing, so I have to rely on my company's "technical support" for any changes to the software.
Now, if I'm not mistaken this computer should be ready for a sim-card and 3G internet connection (That's WWAN, right?). Model is 2522-WTX. Now, in device manager, I cannot find anything regarding a WWAN module, allthough there is a SIM-card slot under the battery.
I have allready called for my employers support department to help me out, but I know that they just started buying the Lenovo computers, and they don't have that much experience setting them up. So I'm trying to help them out by figuring out what needs to be done. From what I have read so far, installing drivers for this module should activate it. I don't know if the "Access Connection" tool is strictly needed. However, on Lenovo's drivers download page there are too many choices for driver download:
1) HUAWEI EM660 Wireless WAN
2) HUAWEI EM660 Wireless WAN firmware
3) Leadcore 5730D Wireless WAN
4) Thinkpad Wireless WAN (UNDP) - Boot Code Update Utility
5) Thinkpad Wireless WAN (UNDP) - Qualcomm Gobi2000
Do I need all of them? Some? Which ones? Should I be good to go only with the drivers, or is Access Connection needed (I'm running Windows 7)? Is any SIM-card valid, or are there any ISP-related limits I need to know of (currently my mobile internet provider is Netcom, Norway).
I hope that some of you are capable of helping me out, thanks in advance!
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Sprucemoose wrote:
Thanks for all answers. To get to the bottom of whether I do have the 3G-card installed, I opened up the hatch underneath the laptop. There it is, as someone said, it is the Qualcomm Gobi2000 card. Antenna wires connected.
So, I browsed through the device manager again. It seems that I hadn't looked at the right places. I had looked at "Modems" and "Network cards". But in the "Ports (COM and LPT)" category, it is listed as "Qualcomm Gobi 2000 HS-USB QDLoader9204 (COM5). No exclamation point either. When going to properties, the driver date is 12. jan 2010. Driver version 2.0.7.1. Port settings are: bps: 9600. Databits:8. Parity: None. Stopbits:1. Flow control: None.
But how do I use it? Fn+F5 doesn't seem to do much (should it?). I can't find any way of accessing it through the regular windows 7 Network and Sharing Center. As I wrote in my first post, I have no administration rights, so installing additional software needs to be done by my company's tech guy. Is there any way I should be able to connect through 3G without eiter 3rd party or Lenovo software? Any BIOS-setting that needs to be altered?
PS: I also have none of the Lenovo software preinstalled (Lenovo system update, toolbox etc.). This computer is almost completely stripped :-(
The Qualcomm device on COM5 is the GPS serial interface, the 3G card should be listed under Network Adapters. Once the card is working you should be able to select your provider from inside of access connections to connect.

ThinkPad 2nd HDD Adapter for T40 -do I need to configure the hard drive?

I purchased a new Samsung HM160HC hard drive and a Thinkpad 2nd HDD adapter for Ultrabay slim for a Thinkpad T40. When I install the PATA hard drive into the adapter do I need to configure the hard drive as slave, cable select, or leave as master? Any help would be appreciated.

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Lenovo Thinkpad T410 got errors with Fingerprint sensor device! So frustrating!

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hey Moon_Light,
i would suggest uninstalling all ThinkVantage software, then go to http://support.lenovo.com ; download all drivers for you unit and install.
at the same time do a bios update as well.
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Lenovo Thinkpad T410 is not detecting transcend 250 GB external hard disk

Lenovo Thinkpad T410 is not detecting transcend 250 GB external hard disk
I have XP installed
I have updated my bios also.
It is also not shown in Disk Management.
My hard disk is being detected on other desktops and laptops.
My hard disk has only got a usb connector and no external power cord is provided with it.
Transcend Storejet 25 mobile 250GB is my hard disk
Please help me sort out this problem
Ihave tried every thing.
Thankyou

Hello sp1986,
please check out this kb article from Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;871233&x=11&y=7
another hint http://www.ntcompatible.com/Desperately_need_help_---_USB_Devices_Not_Recognized_t32356.html
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[Solved]Thinkpad T410: Annoying button problems

On my Thinkpad T410, the light on my keyboard speaker mute button won't turn on, and the light on my mic mute button won't turn off. I have no idea what to do. Any ideas?
EDIT: Upon further investigation, I have also realized that my microphone is stuck on mute
Another Edit: I'm not qiute sure why, but adding acpi_osi=Linux as a kernel parameter, rebooting, removing it, then rebooting again fixed it.
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Cannot install recovery image on my Equium after HDD upgrade

Hi
I just installed a new hard drive to my Toshiba Equium laptop I contacted Toshiba who informed me I could fit up to 1TB I opted for half way with a 500GB.
After installing the drive I inserted recovery disk after a while it had loaded with the message operation completed successfully. Next message windows set up could not configure windows to run on this computers hard ware. Then windows could not complete the installation to install windows on this computer restart the installation...
At the end of the recovery process a message tells me to remove recovery disk and exit as soon as I exit laptop shuts down and doesnt re boot automatically. When restarted next message windows Vista is starting for the first time then the cycle starts again. I have tried to reload recovery several times as instructed but no good.
Any help much appreciated

I dont know which notebook model do you have but if recovery image is Vista it must be pretty old model, maybe Equium A200.
To be honest I didn't make experiments with HDD upgrade on older models but I can imagine recovery image make a problems with HDDs with huge capacity.
Post please model name and which HDD have you inside now.
By the way: if possible try to install Win7 using Microsoft installation disc. Im sure it will works without any problem.

Would a ThinkPad T410 run a 30" monitor at 2560x1600?

G'day folks! At my workplace I have recently been given a ThinkPad T410 as my main workstation for my office. I use to have an Apple 30" monitor connected to my PC which had a dual-link cable. That set-up was giving me a 2560x1600 desktop area to work on.
With the new ThinkPad T410, I have not been able to find a way to get the same resolution. I have purchased a 45J7915 cable with not much luck. Any way I try I am getting a maximum of 1920x1200.
How could I get 2560x1600??
JF Neron
Quebec city, CANADA

Would this particular model do the job? http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=330-5521
Is it the USB plug that makes the above adapter model different than the Lenovo one (http://shop.lenovo.com/us/itemdetails/45J7915/460/67FB3393C9474D4EBB539D3DC944B8CE) ??
Thanks for your help!

How many points/fingers on the Thinkpad T410S touchscreen ?

Hello
I know that Thinkpad T410s can have a touchscreen. I'd like to know:
1) Can you confirm me that it is a N-Trig Touchscreen?
2) Can you tell me if it is a multitouch or multipoint touchscreen, and how many points/fingers are supported? I'd like to have a 4 fingers technology; i've read from Lenovo web site that is is a new technology. So if I by a T410s in january or february 2011, will I have that 4 fingers technology on my touchscreen? .
Thank you very much
Victor
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Hi and welcome to the forum Victor!
While there are lenovo employees sharing their expertise on the forum, this is not official channel to contact support, the best way to reach them is through phone.
Hope this helps.
Maliha (I don't work for lenovo)
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