kaster Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hi guys, I got my Y510p recently and wanted to swap that 24gb msata driver that come with the laptop with bigger one. did anyone had luck swapping it for higher capacity drive? Lenovo claims that this laptop can't use higher capacity drive. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragosmp Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Hi,I got my y510p over a month ago but sadly mine those not have a msata port.On all the reviews that I read it had a msata port. But with sli I opted for a standard Samsung EVO sata3 drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookal Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My 510p doesn't have the msata connector thanks to Lenovo's brilliant decision to completely remove it on 510p models that don't come pre-installed with such a drive. However I don't see any reason a larger capacity drive wouldn't work. Here's a fellow on Youtube that installed a 60gb msata drive (it's terrible quality video, brace yourself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberperson Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Hi guys, I got my Y510p recently and wanted to swap that 24gb msata driver that come with the laptop with bigger one. did anyone had luck swapping it for higher capacity drive? Lenovo claims that this laptop can't use higher capacity drive. ThanksI am running a y500 and can't imagine the design to be that different from the Y510p. Mine came with a 16gb mSata, and I replaced it with a 256gb mSata as the primary hdd. Works fine for me.I use this one.Amazon.com: Lite On Plextor M5M 0.85-Inch 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive (M5M 256GB): Computers & Accessories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidvh86 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I have the laptop and their isnt a msata connector, i ended up just replacing the hd with a solid state drive. I looked into soldering a connector but the pin setup they incorporated isnt even msata, its a new standard connector designed for turbo cashe and the drives slated for release dont go over 40 gb so it would be pretty lame as an os drive and im assuming the price is going to be through the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaster Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 I've ordered mine with that 24gb HDD so I am good there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmnetus Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 If it's the m.2 connector (which the Y410p's have) I use a 128GB drive in mine I grabbed off Amazon, price wasn't too bad but it was a no-name brand. Loaded the OS on it and it after some brief arguments with the EFI BIOS it works fine.That said, probably not worth soldering a m.2 connector on there for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octiceps Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Guys guys guys the Y500/Y400 has mSATA, the Y510p/Y410p has M.2. They're different connectors and as a result take different SSD's. Get that straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomski Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Jeah, and for as i know, there are only 128GB and smaller M.2. ssd's on the market currently. They are very sparse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyd Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Hi,I took a look into it. I am waiting for the intel 1500 pro 120gb 42mm.Does anyone know when it would be available?-- shyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqook Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 buy msata port + ssd : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opener05 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Anyone knows if the crucial mSata SSD would fit? At first glance it looks like it, but ya never know!Here is the linkAmazon.com: Crucial M500 240GB mSATA Internal Solid State Drive CT240M500SSD3: Computers & Accessories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joom00 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 m2... Samsung XP941 M.2 PCIe SSD Review (512GB) - New Ultra Standard Exceeds 140K PCMark Vantage Score | The SSD Review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xizorkun Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 There are also 2 m.2 drives available on newegg. They are priced a little higher, a little over $1/gb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefalo Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 If you already have an mstata ssd you can probably find an msata to sata adapter if you want to replace the stock drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyc93 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 only some of early Y510P have m-sata socket. most of Y510p have 42*22mm ngff socket.as you mentioned, you have a preassemble 24 ssd,it seems to be ngff.42*22 ngff ssd is very limitted and quality is not so good.but it has up to 128g capacity.my suggestion is to swap your hdd with a 2.5 inch ssd,and place you hdd in dvdrom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokeasshachi Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 i have the crucial m4 128gb msata in my y580, and it works like a charm. I dont see why the 510 would be any different, really its just a dumb port and should take any drive that matches the pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokeasshachi Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 i have a 128gb crucial m4 that works fine in my y580, dont see why it wouldnt hold a larger drive as all it is is a dumb port for whatever has the right pinout really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalle Halme Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I have y510p and considering to buy a M.2. drive. There is now some models in market atm. Anyone got compatibility issues after changing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varroa Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I am running on of the MyDigitalSSDs in my Y510p and it works perfectly as my boot drive. I did a fresh install with a new copy of windows on it so I can just put the old SSD/HDD back at anytime and have it back to stock. Currently I have the 128GB M.2 as my boot drive and a Crucial M400 as my D drive (replacing the 1 TB HDD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinL Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 It is pretty unfortunate that it's a M.2 2242 form factor. It's shorter than 2280 and does not provide much of replacement choice and normally more expensive. I got just hdd swapped out with a 2.5" ssd due to limited options 2242 provides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADNESSS Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 On my Y510P I'm using Transcend MTS400 128GB M.2 drive and it is running very well for 3 years already, working fast and never had any problems with it. On our laptop the only length of M.2 which will fit is 42mm (currently known as 2242 type). At the moment, the maximum capacity that I could find is 240 GB with price of approx. 110 USD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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