[kwlug-disc] Run, don't walk

[CrankyOldBugger]

Would the A400 need a firmware update?


On 1 September 2018 at 21:17, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is likely not terribly relevant, but for the last 2 hours, I 've been
> mucking about with an older Thinkpad X200 with the most up-to-date
> BIOS(3.22 from 2013) with Mint 18.2 Mate with a Kingston A400 240G SSD from
> Tigerdirect. Big issue, the X200 will not boot from a "soft" reset with the
> A400.
>
> Problem was solved when using any HDD or the Samsung 860 EVO.
>
> Since this is for the in-laws as a banking-only PC, I figgered it was
> worth the extra 30 bucks to stuff the Samsung 860 EVO in there.
> Not sure what the issue is with the A400, but can only imagine that the
> X200 did not sent the "correct" start-up command(s) in time for that
> Kington A400 SSD?  The A400 works and boots quite fine in a T430s even
> after a "soft" restart.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Singh
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 6:05 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> So for the lazy or uninitiated (I am both actually), which SSD is best
>> for
>> laptops, provided that ~ 250GB is enough storage.
>>
>> There is the Samsung one at Canada Computers ($90)
>>
>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=
>> 179_1229_1088&item_id=120019
>>
>> There is an Intel one also at Canada Computers ($75).
>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=
>> 179_1229_1088&item_id=115780
>>
>> And there is the Kingston one at Tiger Direct ($60)
>>
>> http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-
>> details.asp?EdpNo=10074990&sku=YYI2-8617DE
>>
>> Can anyone decipher the various technologies, reliability, speed, ...etc.?
>>
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