U810 Review

So Solid-State Drives (SSD) have been out for a little while now and their prices are starting to come down more. Some of the limitations with current UMPC’s make SSD’s a very appealing upgrade. With a lot of UMPC’s, you can’t upgrade the RAM that is in them. With a SSD, you can increase the page file on the system and have access to it at the blistering speeds that a SSD provides. If you are still looking for a drive to purchase you can find a 1.8″ SSD here. Just make sure that the SSD you purchase is 1.8″ instead of the standard 2.5″ drive size and the interface on it is UATA.

You will start off the installation by removing the back panel on the U810. There are 4 silver screws that hold on the back panel. This is the back panel that has the product information sticker on it. Once this is removed you will expose the hard drive that is currently installed in it. Disconnect the connector on it and remove the hard drive from the bay. Compare the new SSD and the old hard drive and you will notice that the new solid state drive is slightly larger than the old hard drive.

To make the SSD fit in the drive bay, you will have to remove the metal casing around the SSD. Once you remove the casing you will expose the circuit board with the memory modules on it. Place this unit inside the drive bay and use some double stick tape or tape with foam on it so that it is snug inside the bay. You can use another method for securing it, but just make sure that it is secure inside the bay so that it does not move around. Once the drive is secure, connect the UATA connector to the drive. Then close up the back panel and you are all set! Install an operating system on the new solid state drive in your Fujitsu U810 and you are ready to start experiencing the blistering speeds of a SSD.