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How to update ThinkPad X220 with mSATA SSD

christinekaze

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After I checked Renice X3 (SF1222) mSATA SSD User Review, I decided to buy Renice X3 mSATA 120GB to update my X220i, but now MyDigitalDiscount is out of stock. I contacted Renice and brought this SSD from b2cit.com. I attached detailed update process, hope it can give you some instruction if you have not update x220i before.
RENICE 50mm mSATA
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OK, let me take over the back side and disassemble the screws.
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3、Turn back again and take out the keypad

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Be carefully, Keyboard slip connect with blue connector, plug it out lightly!
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Ok, Keyboard take it out.
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Take over back again and start to disassemble screws in row.
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Take out the back shelf.
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OK, Now, we can start to replace the SSD.
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Good. It rightly match with slot.
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Assemble screws to fit the SSD.
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Done. Assemble back the shelf

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Assemble the keyboard back.
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OK, assembled done. Switch on the PC, looking for disk....

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Haha.. Find RENICE X3 in the BIOS
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Install system now
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System installed finished.
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Evaluate the SSD score, amazed me again, 7.8 scores. As far as i know, the highest is 7.9.
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At last, test it with CDM, 261MB/249MB, good results!
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