SSD, RapidDrive, and Ideapad Y470

I get ACHI or Compatible. No RAID options.

 

thanks, then i may have gotten the rapid drive working @.@

 

So nobody has really been clear about installing an ssd and getting everything running properly. My y470 is on its way and i would like to add an ssd. Can i just pop in the ssd, install windows on it, and tell the bios to boot from it? Or do i have to take out the hdd, install, partition, etc.?

 

I just did this yesterday. Just popped in the mSATA, set it as primary boot device, and did a clean install onto it. No issues or anything. Working fine. You do not need to take out or disable or anything the HDD.

Has anyone done a msahci vs iastor driver comparison? I found that when I used Intel Rapid Storage driver, my speeds actually got worse than Microsofts built-in driver.

And looking at that Intel 40GB, I wish I had gone with that vs the 64GB Bulletproof. Those speeds are much much better.

 

I reinstalled windows on the SSD using the Lenovo Recovery disks. Problem is it partitioned my SSD into four different partitions, which I don't want. I tried using Disk Management to delete the partitions, but was unsuccessful. When I right click on the partition to delete, there is no option to delete, just HELP. Has anyone else tried this?

 

I tried to repartition it, which corrupted my windows installation, so had to wipe everything and do a fresh install. Those OEM partitions are apparently important No regrets though, it came with tons of bloatware and I get to play with Windows Professional instead.

 

My Y470 came in today and I am looking at getting the A310 80gb mSata drive.

The thing that concerns me is that a lot of the tweaks suggested that will help the mSata drive performance may impact the 500gb drive. Another concern is turning of restore, since a very handy feature if something goes wrong with an update or other unexpected events.

What is the bare minimum tweaks that can be done and still get most of the adantages of mSata?

I was thinking it should be as basically simple as:

1. Create a system recovery on DVDs as soon as the system is up and running.
2. Shutdown and remove battery
3. Install mSata drive
4. Boot up with recovery disks (as mentioned above, set ssd as primary)
5. Tweak for mSata drive

Will of course read in detail before assuming these steps.

 

How does it partition in this case, since I will use recovery disks as well. Example: If using an 80gb mSata ssd and have a 500gb hd, what would the allocations look like on both drives?

Also, is it true that once you add the ssd, the ability to use one recover is gone? This seems odd if using the recovery disks to install.

 

For all the ppl in this thread with the 64GB MyDigitalSSD what's the fastest boot time you have been able to get?

I'm struggling to get below mid 20's which is weird because before the SSD I would get mid to low 30's and my speeds are around the same as yours.

 

Hi Luis,
I followed your instructions above but the restore would not go to the SSD. Did a fresh Win install on the SSD, basically to ensure that I had a working SSD & connection to the laptop, all worked no problem but I still can't get the restore to put the Lenovo image back on the SSD. Any idea what might be wrong?
Paul

 

The procedure for migrating the original image to a new MSATA SSD given in this thread is overly simplified. If you use recovery disks made by windows to install the image of the original system you will more than likely fail receiving an error message such as "the system image restore failed no disk that can be used for recovering the system disk can be found". I have yet to confirm this but is probably due to the image being from a larger partition than what the new SSD is capable of. I am able to do a fresh ISO install but not a recovery from the original image. From what I have found on other sites is that there are other programs better suited to migrating an image to a different drive than the one in windows, also it may be necessary to first defrag the original drive and shrink the volume to a size compatable for the new SSD before making the image disks, I am working on that now and see how it goes.

 

See my post here and you can even keep the lenovo partitions in tact: http://forum.notebookreview.com/8301023-post2526.html

Like i said it won't work using OneKey Recovery or the recovery DVDs if u never had an SSD from the factory. Your best option is using a fresh install using a Windows DVD...if you don't have a windows 7 dvd you can actually download these from microsoft if im not mistaken (then install drivers and apps after).

If you're really set on using the lenovo win7 then all u can really do is a fresh lenovo install on the hdd like normal, defrag (using perfectdisk trial with the option 'prep for shrink'), then shrink using disk management, save the image using OneKey recovery app or Acronis or something and put that image on the ssd (then format the hdd)

 

Hey Paul,
Yes, I am pretty much set on the Lenovo Win7, too many unresolved driver issues so far with a clean install (can't get any of the One Key stuff working). I have tried to shrink the partition down but it will only go to about 300GB, also when I did my first system image it was after I migrated just about everything over from my old laptop, it took 10 DVD's for the image! I am thinking of doing a OKR and putting it back to stock if that is what OKR does, then maybe I can shrink the partition down enough to move it to the SSD or using Paragon or Acronis as you mentioned.
Thanks

 

Have you used perfect disk? ( PC Performance - PerfectDisk 12.5 Home) that should move ALL files (even the boot stuff and system files) to the front of the partition. I've tried it myself and it works. You may have to run the "prep for shrink" option twice or something though.

For the touch buttons you need both:
* One Key Theater App
* Lenovo Energy Management installed.

 

Thanks Paul, got them working now. Maybe I will stick with the Win7.ISO install. Just a few more things to install and I am where I want to be.

 

Hello. On first i am sorry for my english, i am from Poland. In friday i want to buy laptop lenovo y570 with ssd drive. In this laptop is windows 7 home premium I want to upgrade to ultimate. What I must to do to upgrade? Do i must to do Introduction to reinstalling Windows on the machines built with Rapid Drive Or i only turn on windows, put DVD with windows 7 ultimate to drive and start setup and upgrade?
If the SSD is connected to the hdd will work normally updated? Or I only damage the system? Please Help ME. Greetings to all users.

 

This question was asked in a previous post, but I haven't seen a reply.

Anyone know how much a Y470's battery life will be extended by using the RapidDrive (hybrid of HDD+mSATA)? Thanks
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