Swapping DVD drive for an SSD on my lenovo

[ariftwister]

In y500, the SATA is 3gbps.
Cost per gb is not greater by much.

Personally I feel the cost is little bit high but I have no other choice, because I need ODD.

 

[sanoob.tv]

You live in Australia right?
Take a good look at this:
Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E540 20C60041 Notebook - NotebookCheck.net Reviews
and this:
*www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Lenovo_ThinkPad_Edge_E540_20C60041_Innereien_1_von_1_8335a6ab3b.jpg

There seems to be a mSATA SSD slot on the right side of the wifi card. You can get a mSATA SSD such Samsung Evo mSATA or Plextor M5M. Intel 525 is good but it doesn't come with a screw of that will be a problem. My 128 GB mSATA cost me 8k.

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or is it M.2??
You have to open up and see.

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After SSD upgrade, you laptop won't lag at all. It won't hang no matter what. Battery life will improve if you don't use your HDD much and keep it idle.

hey,
How do i know the form factor of my msata,Its exactly as in the picture above.

 

[seamon]

hey,
How do i know the form factor of my msata,Its exactly as in the picture above.

If the drive looks something like this, it's mSATA
*i58.tinypic.com/2ykxksn.jpg

Alternatively, you can remove your wifi card and try to put into that slot, if it fits then it's mSATA.

 

[sanoob.tv]

If the drive looks something like this, it's mSATA
*i58.tinypic.com/2ykxksn.jpg

Alternatively, you can remove your wifi card and try to put into that slot, if it fits then it's mSATA.

I think my msata slot is much smaller,Whats the dimension for ur msata ssd?

Its mentioned in Lenovos maintenance PDF that the msata is m.2,is that the same as yours?

 

[seamon]

I think my msata slot is much smaller,Whats the dimension for ur msata ssd?

It should be nearly double of that wifi card. If the wifi card fits then you are good to go.

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msata cards are really really small.

 

[sanoob.tv]

It should be nearly double of that wifi card. If the wifi card fits then you are good to go.

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msata cards are really really small.

I got a reply from lenovo that its M.2 ssd.
Nope, mSATA doesn't fit! The E531 and E540 has only a slot for the new small SSDs, called NNGF ssd respectively M.2 ssd! Moreover it mustn't be longer than 42 mm. Examples:
128GB MyDigitalSSD SC2 Super Cache 2 42mm SATA III 6G: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör

one question will the performance vary?

 

[seamon]

I got a reply from lenovo that its M.2 ssd.
Nope, mSATA doesn't fit! The E531 and E540 has only a slot for the new small SSDs, called NNGF ssd respectively M.2 ssd! Moreover it mustn't be longer than 42 mm. Examples:
128GB MyDigitalSSD SC2 Super Cache 2 42mm SATA III 6G: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör

one question will the performance vary?

Go for it, performance may vary in benchmarks but you won't notice it. All modern ssds are fast.

 

[sanoob.tv]

Go for it, performance may vary in benchmarks but you won't notice it. All modern ssds are fast.

Im still confused about the form factor.
when i checked the product in amazon i found some examples.

this is how my slot looks like


thnx

 

[seamon]

Im still confused about the form factor.
when i checked the product in amazon i found some examples.

this is how my slot looks like
View attachment 14536

thnx

Upload pic in some other site. TDF attachment mechanism is broken.

 

[sanoob.tv]

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[seamon]

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It is M.2
Read this article for full info:
Understanding M.2 NGFF SSD Standardization (Or The Lack Of) | The SSD Review

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This review shows how the SSD fits in:
MyDigitalSSD Super Cache 2 M.2 SSD Review - Exploring M.2 With and Without FNet HybriDisk Caching | The SSD Review

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I think you should go for it
Amazon.com: MyDigitalSSD SC2 Super Cache 2 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 NGFF M2 SSD Solid State Drive (128GB): Electronics

 

[sanoob.tv]

yes,im going with Mydigitalssd 128 gig .
Trying to find a local store. dont wanna buy from ebay china .