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    Y470/Y570 and second drive

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Tim Brandt, Aug 3, 2011.

  1. Tim Brandt

    Tim Brandt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. I'm considering getting either an Y470 or an Y570. I know the Y470 doesn't have an extra drive bay for a second harddrive, but what about the Y570? I was pretty sure it did, but is that just for the mSATA? What I would like to know is if I can buy an Y570 with one HDD installed, and then buy an SSD-drive (like the Crucial m4) and add it to the computer, so it has both the m4 SSD, and the original HDD?
     
    Tim Brandt, Aug 3, 2011
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    both the y470 and 570 have an mSata slot.
     
    brekk, Aug 3, 2011
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  3. Tim Brandt

    Tim Brandt Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's too bad. mSata SDD drives seems to be very few.
     
    Tim Brandt, Aug 7, 2011
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    Luis_GT Notebook Consultant

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    You can always buy a HDD caddy to replace the ODD with a HDD.

    mSATA are not that hard to find, just the intel ones are the ones out of stock as they're the most commonly known.
     
    Luis_GT, Aug 7, 2011
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    Oh cool. Can you direct me to where I can find mSata drives, and maybe where I can get a caddy to replace the ODD?

    If I do get a caddy to replace the ODD, can I then easily replace the HDD in the ODD's place with the ODD?
     
    Tim Brandt, Aug 7, 2011
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    Luis_GT, Aug 7, 2011
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