“Is the mechanical hard drive upgrade-able by the user? I have a spare 64GB SSD and would like to install that.”
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Yes!! The Hard drive is upgradable. It may void your warranty, so buyer beware. you will have to remove the whole bottom panel of the laptop to access the hard drive. There is enough room for a 7mm SSD in this laptop. I used an intel 320 series 300GB SSD (which I removed from my old laptop). It comes with an extender bracket that makes it 9mm, which I removed to make it 7mm. The software I used was to copy the drive was EASEUS TODO Backup. Use to CLONE mode to clone the entire drive with all partitions. I wont go into specifics here, but it is probably the most simple software to use and it is free. The computer started right up and is much more snappy than with the old HDD. Battery life does not improve with SSD drive vs HDD, contrary to popular belief. But the Laptop is considerably quicker at loading programs and start ups.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.the current hard drive is a 5mm thick spinning hdd. Most ssd drives are 7mm. You are going to need to find a SATA SSD drive that is 5mm thick. I could not find anything. The user that posted the photo below may be able to shed some light on if there is space available for a slightly thicker drive. my bet is there is not. I have not taken the bottom off to investigate at this time. But, if I do, i will post an updated answer to this thread.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It appears to be a SATA HDD in the laptop. However, looking around the net for the model number reveals this HDD is only 5MM. I have only seen 7MM SSD drives, and have yet to find a 5MM SSD option. If anyone does, please post your find here. For reference, here is the model number of the HDD currently in the Yoga: ST500LT032
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Well, if it will fir standard SATA connector - it will work. Not sure about warranty though :) But it should make your Yoga completely silent (no fans, no moving parts), boost performance and battery life. Tht's what I'm going to do with mine :)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.it is not recommended that you replace it. that being said Lenovo offers a maintenance guide on their website if you are inclined to work on it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This computer does not appear to have any user upgradable components.
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