Intel® Turbo Memory hard drive cache

Intel Turbo Memory is an add-on memory for read and write caching of the hard-drive. (Previously dubbed as Robson.) Features Non-volatile Flash Memory (512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB NAND-flash) Improve system responsiveness Speed-up boot time Reduce power consumption

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IBM Part numbers

• 1 GB
  • 42T0907
• 2 GB
  • 42T0991
  • 43Y6523 (as found in an X200, half-length mini PCI express card)

Support Operating system

• Windows Vista and Windows 7 only
• Reverse-engineered Linux driver: https://github.com/yarrick/turbomem

Supported ThinkPads

• SL300, SL400, SL500
• T61, T61p, T400, T500
• X61, X61 Tablet, X200
• W500, W700

External links

• Official website