Can I easily replace this with the already existing 24GB SSD on Lenovo Y510P model? to have a 1TB normal HDD + 128GB MyDigitalSSD side by side?
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Hi i purchased Transcend 256 GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M2. ssd but it's not compatible and not visible on ahci mode and it's very slow on compatible mode, can any one confirm that MyDigitalSSD is visible on AHCI mode and there no compatibility issue
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Yes, I have the same laptop and I am doing it right now. This is the perfect little SSD for your laptop. It is the same exact size as the 24 GB SSD cache drive.
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The ssd can be swapped out. It is a proprietary ssd and owc is the only one who makes them currently.
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even if it is possible, i wouldn't do that, the ram and processor are soldered, and is probable that they don't match the electronic and physical charactaristics of the laptop's mainboard, lost of warranty, etc... maybe a better idea for improving performance is change the mechanical hard drive for a ssd, it's effective, quicker, simpler and cheaper
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This drive replaces whatever is currently in your y510p's M.2 NGFF slot (usually an 8 to 32GB OEM SSD cache drive, but check: some y510ps were manufactured without this M.2 slot). The installation is not difficult if you carefully follow good instructions, as I did here:
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Yes. The clone will be identical to the original. SSD behave the same as regular hard drive (although much faster)
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I just opened mine to put 2x4GB SODIMMs into it ... nope. It is NOT user-upgradeable. Memory chips are soldered on. SSD is mSATA so in the future you could presumably upgrade it to 256GB, but the memory is not upgradeable in this at all. Live and learn.
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Yes, I actually just ordered a 500 GB drive for mine and will be doing it as soon as it arrives. There are several "how-to" threads on the web that details the steps required. My only caution would be to take your time, take plenty of pictures along the way and keep the old drive in a safe place so you always have a backup. The new SSD will not only shorten your boot time to seconds it will also dramatically increase your battery life. Good Luck.
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I'm using a "Crucial M500 M.2 2280 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT120M500SSD4 " that I caught on sale for $46 for boot and antivirus, with a 500GB ssd for pgms and a 1TB for snapshots and data. No problems with install from optical disk, no problems running Win7. Not any faster than a standard ssd. Consider what you will do when the M.2 ssd fails, do you have a back up replacement ready to go? Or will you revert to a standard ssd?
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I have found no way to do that. I've searched the forums and no one has attempted this yet. You can upgrade the SSD, but need to get the cover off for that. At the same time, the stock RAM has been just fine for my enterprise computing needs. If you are looking for a hardcore gamer or CAD, then this isn't the machine for you.
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The stock HDD is revealed just by unscrewing the backplate on the bottom of the laptop. Replacing it is as easy as unscrewing 4 (maybe 6) off the caddy and HDD, and reverse to screw in the new SSD
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Don't know about this Lenovo, but it doesn't fit mine Lenovo y510p, so I'm going to return it.
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Hi MAni: Amazon sells SSDs that fit this laptop. You'll need a 7mm-height SSD (traditional 9.5mm-height drive will not fit). Samsung, Kingston, Crucial and others sell SSDs of this size.As for whether you can replace yourself, the answer is yes, but you may want someone to help you if you haven't upgraded PC or laptop components before (plus upgrading components technically violates most warranties so caveat emptor). If you search YT for "upgrade SSD on acer v5-171", you'll find a video in that walks through the mechanics. The video is in Japanese, but this isn't particularly important since everything is demonstrated.I hope this helped!--JT Review Hi MAni: Amazon sells SSDs that fit this laptop. You'll need a 7mm-height SSD (traditional 9.5mm-height drive will not fit). Samsung, Kingston, Crucial and others sell SSDs of this size.As for whether you can replace yourself, the answer is yes, but you may want someone to help you if you haven't upgraded PC or laptop components before (plus upgrading components technically violates most warranties so caveat emptor). If you search YT for "upgrade SSD on acer v5-171", you'll find a video in that walks through the mechanics. The video is in Japanese, but this isn't... » Read More Hi MAni: Amazon sells SSDs that fit this laptop. You'll need a 7mm-height SSD (traditional 9.5mm-height drive will not fit). Samsung, Kingston, Crucial and others sell SSDs of this size.As for whether you can replace yourself, the answer is yes, but you may want someone to help you if you haven't upgraded PC or laptop components before (plus upgrading components technically violates most warranties so caveat emptor). If you search YT for "upgrade SSD on acer v5-171", you'll find a video in that walks through the mechanics. The video is in Japanese, but this isn't particularly important since everything is demonstrated.I hope this helped!--JT Review « Show Less
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While it is true that you can do this, apparently people are having issues running a HDD/SSD combo with this machine:Lenovo IdeaPad Z710 59387520 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black )Can anyone who owns this laptop and done this confirm whether it works or not?
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Answering because all of the other answers sucked: This looks to be in the same linage as the 1015e. Assuming it's effectively the same, you can't add ram. Swapping the hdd to an ssd is possible but annoyingly difficult and will void your warranty (but it makes it _much_ more usable in my opinion).
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Looking over the User guide on Lenovo's site, I don't believe you can. It does not show enough room within the case to add a second HDD or SSD. That being said, you could always use one of the SATA to USB 3.0 conversions sold here on Amazon and use your old HD as an external drive.
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Hello Otto,If the Lenovo system you have is "Lenovo Thinkpad Helix (2014)", then you can use any of the following SSDs:CT250MX200SSD4 [MX200 250GB M.2 2280]CT500MX200SSD4 [MX200 500GB M.2 2280]Also, if you order it from us (We are RRI), we will offer you a full refund in case it didn't work with your Lenovo Thinkpad Helix (2014) notebook.Thank you.RRI05/27/2015++++++++
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Lenovo makes several versions of the Y510P. They do have different stock configurations, for example one may include a blu ray drive while another doesn't. You'll see this one is the 59388313 verison so when you compare to Lenovo directly make sure you are comparing the exact same versions.