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Seems to me it would be better to put the OS on there, if possible. Has anyone tried this?

So, from what I can gather, for my IdeaPad Y510p Laptop - 59401512 that came with the Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230, I can upgrade to Intel 7260 b/g/n Wireless (2x2 BGN). Since this model is already available for the Y510p does that mean it can sneak past the white-list restrictions, or will I have to flash the Bios? My concern is that my bios are version 3.05, so I will have to flash them back to 2.7 first? I see at the top of this thread how to flash from 2.7, but I can't seem to find directions for getting it to 2.7 in the first place. Thanks.

You will definitely want to put Windows on the SSD with room for the registry to grow a bit and the pagefile.sys and swapfile.sys files on there as well. Programs are actually less important, as the kernel will be able to load much of what it needs onto your physical memory (RAM) and into the pagefile and swapfile. For this reason you may consider installing software to the hdd as well. Hope this helps!

I purchased teh IdeaPad Y510p Laptop - 59401512 - Dusk Black version I will attach some pictures of the interior layout. I can see where you could replace the optical drive with another hdd. Is that where the SSD will go as well? Will I have to replace the optical?

I've searched the rest of the site and this thread in particular but can find on mention of anyone modding BIOS Version 3.05. I'm looking to remove whitelist to upgrade wi-fi to Intel AC 7260, which seems to be the favorite. Does anyone know anything about it? Thanks.