Sorry to be replying to my own post, but am I right that with Crucial M4 model numbers, D1=7mm and D2=9mm? I believe I need the former for the X220. Pricing on Amazon Prime for D1 is 256GB=U$219, 512GB=not Amazon. Still reasonable (and not available from FutureShop).
=aw On July 9, 2012 at 2:51 PM "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. The X220 worked okay for a while and then > eventually > I had to turn it off or hibernate (I forget). After I did that, when I tried > to > turn it on it wouldn't respond. I'd press the power button, the fingerprint > reader light would go off, the power button would blink, and it would sit. > It's > possible the fan would start to spin and then stop. Then the fingerprint > reader > light would go on again and it would sit patiently waiting. > > Really lucky, I bought an extra 2 years NBD last week (on the last day of > factory warranty!). Called and someone's coming Wednesday (I can't be here > Tuesday). Phone agent thinks it system board, I also got an off-list reply > suggesting it might be the HD. I'm hoping it continues to fail on Wednesday. > > I'm going to bite the bullet and order an SSD today, in case Lenovo don't > change > the HD. They've come down a lot since I posted a few months ago about > upgrading > (at the time I decided to do nothing, couldn't decide between a small mSATA > for > hibernation/boot and a replacement for the HD :). > > Cheapest I've noticed recently was a 1-day Newegg special of U$190 on a > Samsung > 256GB. Since that 1 day wasn't today :) it's not an option. > > I have a narrow window to order something from Amazon Prime and get it > delivered > to US this Wednesday. I'm thinking of getting a Crucial M4 which was > recommended > and has great ratings (minimum 256GB because I'm coming off a 250GB HD). My > options from Amazon Prime are: 256GB=U$204 or 512GB=U$399 for the CT###M4SSD2, > or 256GB=U$219 for CT256M4SSD1. > > Is there a difference between D1 and D2? I can't see one but the specs are not > presented consistently on Amazon. > > I'll probably need a data transfer kit, they have one from Apricorn for U$19, > or > I can get a Crucial bundle (256GB=U$223 for CT256M4SSD2CCA, don't see others > but > that's U$19 for the cable and CD). Don't see bundle in 512GB or D1 from > Amazon, > so if those are the choice I'll go with Apricorn (okay?). > > I have about 40-60GB free on the HD (so haven't been too aggressive it keeping > it down), I'm wondering if the 256GB would be big enough. I know prices will > drop, but if I buy 256GB for $204 now and need more, the 512GB will have to > drop > from today's $400 to $200 or less to have been worth it. > > FWIW, FutureShop has the 256GB(D2)=C$210, 256GB(D2CCA)=C$220, 512GB(D2)=C$500 > (512 out of stock). Online only it says, but surprisingly competitive on > 256GB. > I might or might not have to pay the 13% HST (sales tax) which would make FS > very appealing (domestic vendor in case of issues) unfortunately that tax will > be based on a business decision I'll make in October 2012. So I'm planning to > go > with Amazon Prime. Have about 4 hours to order. > Alternatively, the Sandisk Extreme is stated in one of the Amazon Crucial > images > as even faster than M4, 240GB (SDSSDX-240G-G25) = U$207, 480GB > (SDSSDX-480G-G25) > = U$435, does anyone recommend this over the Crucial M4? > > Sorry for the disjointed wording of this email, I'm writing it on the web > interface. > > Thanks! > =aw > > > > On July 9, 2012 at 1:38 AM "Aryeh Goretsky (home)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Perhaps the hibernation file got corrupt? You might want to remove > > it, run a CHKDSK, and then recreate it. Here's how to do that: > > > > 1. Open an elevated Command Prompt (filename: CMD.EXE) as you > > normally would. > > > > 2. At the prompt, type "powercfg /h off" to disable hibernation > > (this will remove the HIBERFIL.SYS file used by the system for > > hibernation). > > > > 3. At the prompt, type "chkdsk c: /b" to perform a detailed test > > of the file system on drive C:. A reboot may be required for > > the chkdsk to run, which can take a while. > > > > 4. If you had to reboot, open an elevated command prompt again > > and issue a "powercfg /h on" command to recreate the HIBERFIL.SYS > > file and enable hibernation. > > > > Hopefully that should solve the problem. > > > > Regards, > > > > Aryeh Goretsky > > > > At 10:00 AM 7/6/2012, you wrote: > > >Message: 2 > > >Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 11:36:29 -0400 (EDT) > > >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > >Subject: [Thinkpad] X220: dead? > > >To: [email protected] > > >Message-ID: > > > > > > > > > <10955759.60501.1341588989260.javamail.open-xcha...@email.1and1.com> > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > > > > > > >Hello all, > > > > > >Late last night my X220 was working fine. I don't remember whether I > > >hibernated > > >or just shut the lid, but this morning it wasn't working. It may or may not > > >be > > >working now, I hit the power button to document for this email what > > >it does, and > > >I got a "System Resume?" message. I don't know if it will recover or if > > >it's > > >okay, so here's what was happening this morning. > > > > > > > > >When I opened the lid the only light was the fingerprint reader. I > > >hit the power > > >button, the fingerprint reader light turned off, the keyboard light > > >blinked, > > >capslock blinked, the battery indicator light went on (and maybe > > >off), and then > > >it sat there with only the power button lit (and maybe the battery > > >indicator). > > > > > > > > > > > >The HD indicator never blinked. If I plugged it in, the AC-power indicator > > >didn't light. It just sat there with the fan running. If (after a > > >few minutes) I > > >hit the power button again, the fan went quiet, the power button was dark, > > >and > > >the fingerprint reader was lit (the last state is what you'd expect, I > > >guess). > > > > > > > > > > > >Now as I said, while I was typing this on another machine, I hit the button > > >to > > >make sure I had the above behaviour right, and it booted. And went > > >to an (80x25 > > >display) message saying the last attempt at System Resume (?) > > >failed, did I want > > >to continue or to go something else. I said continue and eventually I got a > > >Windows prompt and what looks like its last state. :) Battery says 0:54 so > > >it > > >wasn't like a phone when the battery's running on fumes. > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm going to start by running a backup :) and hope it continues to work. > > > > > > > > > > > >Can anyone suggest what was wrong, and if there was a fix? BTW I > > >tried this 4 or > > >5 times always with the same result, except the last time. I was > > >fearing having > > >to call Lenovo and get service on Monday. > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks! > > > > > >=aw > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
