Anyone tried to update to SSD hard drive? Is the DVD drive replaceable with one of those Hard drive caddy's?
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You can update to SSD. Very easy, however you will loose some storage space. SSDs are faster. You can't replace the DVD with a caddy. External caddy or sled with a usb 3.0 is great.
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I've had bad luck trying to install from a usb drive, had to use the original dvd. Another possiblility is occasionally windows 7 does not have the correct ahci/raid drivers, but it should ask for them if needed.
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It's compatible. You'd need to get a hard drive caddy to replace the DVD drive or replace the internal 1 TB, though.
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Yes. There are some videos on YouTube about swapping the hdd for an ssd one and even videos where you can take out the DVD drive and buy a mount that is the perfect match for a second ssd.
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I added the ssd. Really improved the unit. Not sure about another optical drive
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Yes, it is upgradeable to 240/500GB M2 SSDs, but you need to void the warranty (as it requires modification of the internal hardware and opening the computer) and requires some configuration from the HDD, so it is possible a clean install of Windows may be required after modification to accomodate the new SSD drive.
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Pretty easy to do I placed Ina 128 sad from Kingston ... I believe any ssd on the market is compatible
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If this is the case, what happens if the original drive fails? Can you just replace that drive or do you have to reinstall everything?
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Hard drives are almost always serviceable (replaceable) for most computers, including the Yoga. See this thread regarding ideas for changing out the hard drive for an SSD: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/Yoga-2-13-Internals/td-p/1472366
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Here is a link to a firmware update- Your drive may already have this update but give it a try.http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-207DBK
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I asked the same question and got generally the same answer - SSDs are replaceable but not upgradable in laptops. This laptop is being used for statistics and photography - the largest programs fit easily on it, but for storage and backup more capacity may be desired. I use a conventional external hard drive and thumb drives.
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It's an mSATA SSD, not a hard drive, and there is a video on blog dot parts-people dot com that shows how to replace it.
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If you order it, check the model that arrives. Mine didn't have the SSD. I called Amazon and sent it back for one with the SSD. Waiting on the replacement...EDIT - its there, just not user accessible, see below:
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hi. i was wondering how upgrading the hard drive went for you cuz i was thinking of doing it. also, did u buy ur hard drive off of ifixit's website if you did and does making imporvement dissuade any warranty on the laptop? thanx.
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This link works just tested it. http://poweredbymushkin.com/support/ssd-firmware-updates
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As long as you don't change the motherboard, you're OK. I have changed out both my laptop and desktop (OS) hard drives to SSDs with no problem.There is a Microsoft Licensing FAQ on this --- it's under Refurbished/Used PCs.http://www.microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx#fbid=ZeL6n4MrK8a
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the ssd is compatible with windows 8 the software is not. so you would have to find your own cloning software or do a clean install.