Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Just for kicks, I decided to see which could boot faster: an old Pentium II laptop with Windows 98 and the original 20 GB Hitachi hard drive, or a 2008 white MacBook with a newly installed SanDisk 120 GB SSD. The results are quite surprising.
Just for kicks, I decided to see which could boot faster: an old Pentium II laptop with Windows 98 and the original 20 GB Hitachi hard drive, or a 2008 white MacBook with a newly installed SanDisk 120 GB SSD. The results are quite surprising.
![Lenovo ThinkPad X230 upgrades part 2: RAM/Storage upgrades and X220 keyboard [READ DESCRIPTION]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/btRFu3Wc5H8/mqdefault.jpg "Lenovo ThinkPad X230 upgrades part 2: RAM/Storage upgrades and X220 keyboard [READ DESCRIPTION]
2019 EDIT: Starting with T430 BIOS version 2.82, EC version 1.14, Lenovo has started to include a digital signature that prevents the keyboard patch from being done, or the battery whitelist form being removed. DO NOT upgrade the BIOS to any version newer than 2.81.
Welcome back to part 2 of my upgrades to the Lenovo ThinkPad X230 laptop! In this part we will be upgrading the RAM and storage, and replacing the X230s island style keyboard with the classic X220 keyboard, and performing an embedded controller modification to get the classic keyboards keys functioning properly. Enjoy!
Link to part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXcs43vXOu0
As always, thanks for watching! If I decide to perform the external GPU mod on this machine, I will make a follow-up to this video, but for now, this concludes the X230 upgrades video series! Be sure to stay tuned and subscribe for more videos about ThinkPads, electronics, and more!")
