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    y570 with preinstalled SSD not detected

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kvasefi, Sep 2, 2011.

  1. kvasefi

    kvasefi Notebook Guru

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    Hi all,

    I got a Lenovo Y570 with a Toshiba 64GB SSD preinstalled using their RapidDrive storage technology. For those who don't know, this is Lenovo's intelligent sorter that shows the user (in Windows) a single combined drive, and in the backend "intelligently" sorts which things should go on the SSD and which should go on the HD.

    So, I made a recovery (in case), then reformatted using my own Win7 install disk. Problem is, the installer can't find the SSD drive, and the HD is non-writable for no apparent reason.

    Any thoughts?
     
    kvasefi, Sep 2, 2011
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    I think the problem has been resolved by removing the spinning hard drive. Over in the Lenovo topics in NBR. OP please confirm.
     
    Nemix77, Sep 2, 2011
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