And finally, Lenovo has added an M.2 SATA SSD slot for extra storage space. A long-awaited upgrade, ever since the first Y50 came out. The IPS panel used for the touch version that we have has relatively low maximum brightness and low sRGB color gamut coverage.
By installing a M.2 drive in your Lenovo Y700 laptop you’ll get a significantly faster laptop and have 2 drives. This article will show you what you need to get and how to install the correct M.2 drive. The laptop that is being upgraded is a Lenovo Y700-14ISK.
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It has 2 m.2 slots, and a special m.2 slot for a m.2 wifi card. I'll come back to this later. It has 6 Sata ports just like many ATX boards. No internal USB-C connector, so your NZXT h510 Case USB-C port won't work. Well, it won't work with most mobos at this price point unless you spend way more money.
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The video below will give you an overview of the entire process.
The Lenovo Y700 needs a M.2 drive with a SSD interface. This means you’ll want to purchase something like the Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB M.2 drive. I installed the 256GB version and already wish I had spent the extra bit and gone with the 512GB version.
You might ask if you can install the Samsung 950 series M.2 drive. The answer is no. The 950 has a PCIe 3.0 interface that will work as a 2nd drive in Windows 10 but you will not be able to boot from it no matter how you tweak the current BIOS. I know this because I made this mistake originally.
If you’re really interested in the differences in SSD hard drives and PCIe vs SATA the following two videos are a good overview
Understanding the different SSD drives out there in this ASUS SSD overview.
PCIe vs SATA SSD
So just to recap, you need to purchase a M.2 Drive with a SSD interface like the Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB M.2 drive.
Tools And Equipment For Installation
You will need the following for the installation process:
There is no screw to hold down the M.2 drive so you’ll need a M2x3. I didn’t have one laying around so I ended up getting a laptop screws set just in case I needed some extra screws for another project.
Make sure the laptop is powered off (not sleeping) and unplugged.
Flip the laptop over face down. You might want to do this on a surface that won’t scratch the top of the laptop. There are 10 screws that you need to unscrew. All of them are the same length except the center one is a little longer. Also, you need to unscrew the ones at the front at an angle.
Next, you’re going to lift the front slightly and push back on the lifted section. I tried to provide you with two points of view for this procedure in the video at the top.
For closing the case I found the easiest way was to slide the bottom back on. Then put the laptop on it’s nose and press forward. This will snap the area around the speakers in place.
From there you will snap the rest of the case in place and put the screws back in. Remember the long screw is the one in the center.
Initializing The M.2 Drive
Your new hard drive will need to be initialized. To get to disk management in Windows 10 you will
You’ll probably get a popup saying you need to initialize a disk
Make sure GPT is chosen and click ok (What is GPT?)
Copying The Old Files To The New Drive
Since we’re using a Samsung drive we’ll use the Samsung drive copy utility to copy over the files from the original drive to the new one.
Lenovo Y700-15acz M.2 Ssd
Go to the Samsung SSD site
Download and install the Samsung Data Migration Software
Start the Program
Just follow the instructions and let the program copy the files over. At the end you’ll be asked to click OK to shutdown the laptop. Go ahead and do that.
What will happen, is in addition to copying the files it sets the new Samsung drive as the primary drive to boot from by disabling the original drive.
Formatting The Second Drive So You Can Use It
Let’s see how you can turn that original 1TB drive into a second drive in your laptop. Go back into Disk Management by
Once you’re in there, the original drive will be Offline.
From there you’ll select partition you don’t want anymore,
You’ll notice there are certain partitions marked recovery that you won’t be able to delete this way. To get rid of these you’ll need to use DISKPART. There is a quick video below showing you how to use DISKPART in Windows 10.
After you’ve gotten rid of the partitions you want to,
From there you’ve got yourself a second drive on your laptop.
Hope you found this helpful. Just a reminder this is the hardware and software you’ll use to do this installation:
Lenovo Y700 M.2 Slot Machine
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