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    Y510 hard drive upgrade

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JMer0928, Nov 15, 2013.

  1. JMer0928

    JMer0928 Newbie

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    Hello all,

    I am looking to upgrade the 1TB hard drive in my 510 to a full SSD. I will probably go with something around 256g. Any suggestions on brand or anything goofy I should be aware of?

    Not sure that it matters but I have 16g of ram with the dual video card setup.

    Thanks in advance for any assistance.
     
    JMer0928, Nov 15, 2013
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  2. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    I have Samsung 840 and it's very fast!

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Nov 15, 2013
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  3. dreinto

    dreinto Notebook Enthusiast

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    Care to share the step by step on how to swap them?
     
    dreinto, Jan 28, 2014
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    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Jobine, Jan 29, 2014
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  5. dreinto

    dreinto Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes. I am I guess. I am purchasing a new Y510P SLI with dual 755m model. The exact configuation is:
    Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)

    Operating system: Windows 8.1 64

    Display: 15.6" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1920x1080

    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT755M (SLI) GDDR5 2GB

    Memory: 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz

    Hard Drive: 1TB 5400 RPM + 24GB SSD

    Optical Drive: Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT755M (SLI) GDDR5 2GB

    Network Card: Intel® Wireless-N 7260 (802.11bgn)

    Bluetooth: Bluetooth Version 4.0

    Warranty: One year

    Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion
     
    dreinto, Jan 29, 2014
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  6. dreinto

    dreinto Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have been told that the easiest way is to have the OS on a disc (called Recovery disk? yes?) and then swap the HDD with SSD and pop in the disc? Is this correct? When I called Lenovo, they said they will charge $$ for me to have the disc. However, they said that I can make the recovery disk myself since when I turn on the computer the first time it will ask me if I want to image a recovery disk. Is this also correct?

    Compare to migrating the OS from the HDD to SSD.

    Sorry if my question sounds dumb, but I am a newbie and try to learn this my self.
     
    dreinto, Jan 29, 2014
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    sweatyballz Notebook Consultant

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    Yea I have a Samsung 840 EVO and it is fast.
     
    sweatyballz, Feb 2, 2014
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