{"id":136,"date":"2009-01-10T22:32:19","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T21:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2009-01-10T22:51:55","modified_gmt":"2009-01-10T21:51:55","slug":"upgrading-the-fujitsu-u810-with-64gb-ssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/2009\/01\/10\/upgrading-the-fujitsu-u810-with-64gb-ssd\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading the Fujitsu U810 with 64GB SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently decided to upgrade my Fujitsu U810 with a solid state drive.
\nUnfortunately, since the U810 only offers a PATA interface the options are quite limited to just a few high-priced (compared to SATA) 1.8″ SSD models by either Samsung, Sandisk (SanDisk SSD UATA 5000<\/a>, discontinued<\/a>) or MTRON (MSD-PATA3018-032-ZIF2<\/a> et al.).
\nI went for a 64 GB SLC drive manufactured by Samsung. The exact model name is MCCOE64GEMPP<\/a>. The same 1.8″ PATA-drive is available as bulk version without the metal enclosure that is protecting the PCB: MCCOE64GQMPQ<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some photos of the drive itself and how to install it in the U810. Note, the drive is 5 mm high and will fit into the U810 without any modifications.
\nAlso keep in mind that the U1010 has a different connector (50-pin IDE instead of ZIF), so these ZIF-drives will not work here. However, there are reports<\/a> on UMPC Portal that suggest that it is possible to get a replacement connector flat band cable for the U810 that is the 50pin IDE cable, so I guess it is also possible the other way around for the U1010.<\/p>\n


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Here are the obligatory benchmarks comparing the new SSD against the old Toshiba MK1011GAH 100 GB hard drive that was previously installed in the U810:<\/p>\n


\nToshiba MK1011GAH:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSamsung MCCOE64GEMPP:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\"crystal50_samsung_pza064_ssd\"<\/a>\"crystal100_samsung_pza064_ssd\"<\/a>\"crystal500_samsung_pza064_ssd\"<\/a>
\n<\/center><\/p>\n

Needless to say that applications cold-launch a lot faster with the SSD. (Firefox with 12 add-ons: ~10 s before -> ~6 s after, Chrome: ~3 s before, ~1 s after, Thunderbird: ~8 s before -> ~3 s after).<\/p>\n

Startup time was reduced quite a bit but not dramatically. However, returning from sleep and hibernate saw a huge improvement. Unfortunately I can not provide values of the old drive, so no comparison.
\nI did not notice longer battery run times. However, the whole system runs a lot cooler because the SSD naturally does not produce heat as extensive as the HDD did.<\/p>\n

I am satisfied with this upgrade – especially since it has boosted compile-times when working with CodeGear RAD Studio and Delphi – due to the great performance when accessing, reading and writing small files. Your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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