https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/intel-520-240gb-ssd-in-lenovo-t420-problems/m-p/22481#M10594 <P>The 320GB HD I'm replacing is 7.5mm but it's got snap on rubber "rails" on each side that increase the thickness to 9.5 mm and fill in about 1/4" of space on each side of the drive to fill the bay and make a snug fit.</P><P></P><P>Intel 520 is 9.5mm thick (has plastic spacer screwed onto it).</P><P></P><P>I slide the Intel 520 into the bay. It goes in but there's 1/4" gap on each side. It needs to rubber side rails to make it fit.</P><P></P><P>I remove the rubber side rails from the 320HD I am replacing and try and put them on the Intel 520. They won't fit because of the plastic spacer on the Intel 520. No problem. I remove the plastic spacer on the Intel 520 by removing the 4 screws holding the spacer on. I then realize that these same 4 screws also hold the lid on the Intel 520 and I screw the 4 screws back on only to find out that the holes are not deep enough for the screws to go back in! I look in the box. No extra "short" screws to use when converting the drive to a 7.5mm by removing the spacer.</P><P></P><P>Then I notice writing on the top of the Intel 520 "removing the screws voids the warranty".</P><P></P><P>The Intel 520 won't work in a Lenovo T420, one of the more common business laptops.</P><P></P><P>What would including the shorter screws have cost? 5 cents? </P><P></P><P>Wow...</P> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:28:51 GMT GSmit25 2013-06-07T22:28:51Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/intel-520-240gb-ssd-in-lenovo-t420-problems/m-p/22481#M10594 <P>The 320GB HD I'm replacing is 7.5mm but it's got snap on rubber "rails" on each side that increase the thickness to 9.5 mm and fill in about 1/4" of space on each side of the drive to fill the bay and make a snug fit.</P><P></P><P>Intel 520 is 9.5mm thick (has plastic spacer screwed onto it).</P><P></P><P>I slide the Intel 520 into the bay. It goes in but there's 1/4" gap on each side. It needs to rubber side rails to make it fit.</P><P></P><P>I remove the rubber side rails from the 320HD I am replacing and try and put them on the Intel 520. They won't fit because of the plastic spacer on the Intel 520. No problem. I remove the plastic spacer on the Intel 520 by removing the 4 screws holding the spacer on. I then realize that these same 4 screws also hold the lid on the Intel 520 and I screw the 4 screws back on only to find out that the holes are not deep enough for the screws to go back in! I look in the box. No extra "short" screws to use when converting the drive to a 7.5mm by removing the spacer.</P><P></P><P>Then I notice writing on the top of the Intel 520 "removing the screws voids the warranty".</P><P></P><P>The Intel 520 won't work in a Lenovo T420, one of the more common business laptops.</P><P></P><P>What would including the shorter screws have cost? 5 cents? </P><P></P><P>Wow...</P> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:28:51 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/intel-520-240gb-ssd-in-lenovo-t420-problems/m-p/22481#M10594 GSmit25 2013-06-07T22:28:51Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/intel-520-240gb-ssd-in-lenovo-t420-problems/m-p/22482#M10595 <P>Hello Omegaman,</P><P></P><P>I am really sorry for this inconvenience.</P><P></P><P>Intel® usually offers two SKU's per model for this specific purpose; however, for the Intel® SSD 520 Series we only have one SKU and is not meant to be disassembled.</P><P></P><P>I am afraid your statement is correct; the warranty is voided once the screws are removed.</P> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:26:07 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/intel-520-240gb-ssd-in-lenovo-t420-problems/m-p/22482#M10595 Jose_H_Intel1 2013-06-10T18:26:07Z