Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? in Lenovo IdeaPad 1xx, 3xx, 5xx & 7xx, Edge, LaVie Z, Flex Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-IdeaPad-1xx-3xx-5xx-7xx-Edge-LaVie-Z-Flex-Laptops/Lonovo-IdeaPad-330s-Upgrade-possible-at-service-center-in-India/m-p/5024391 Lenovo IdeaPad 1xx, 3xx, 5xx & 7xx, Edge, LaVie Z, Flex Laptops topics Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:34:44 +0000 ll01_en <![CDATA[ Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5084482 Hello, 
 

I have just bought a Lenovo IdeaPad 330s 14IKB U1. It came with a Intel i5 (8th gen) and a 1 TB HDD.

 

I have gone through a few laptop disassembly videos and so i know that there is a m.2 nvme ssd slot on this model.

 

I wanted to kn ]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:34:44 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5084482 Not_the_Prophet <![CDATA[ Re:Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5084702 Hello,

 

To find detailed system configuration for your machine, jot down your system id string, (mine is Lenovo Ideapad 330-17IKB)  Your Product type.  (there is a short and long id string for this, mine is 81DM  or 81DMxxxxxxxxxxx) 

 

Naviga ]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:39:11 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5084702 Usedtoberich <![CDATA[ Re:Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5084943 Thank you for the reply.

I tried to follow the steps. Couldn't locate the exact information you were talking about but here is what I found:

 

  1. I got through the support page to my device information page (it detected my serial number and got me straight to it)
    1. ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:34:52 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5084943 Not_the_Prophet <![CDATA[ Re:Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085058 Hello,

       

      Yes the Hardware manual contains the proper information.

       

      When I review the specifications spreadsheet, the format leads me to believe the system disk that is installed is already an SSD instead of a conventional HDD.  This is confusing because the ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:46:47 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085058 Usedtoberich <![CDATA[ Re:Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085210 Thank You for your continued responses, especially when I am not able to provide the full information to you.

      The auto detected machine type model is 81F401M5IN
       

      In my machine pullout tab it clearly says that the system is equipped with a 1TB HDD spinning at 5400rpm. I am ab ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:09:50 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085210 Not_the_Prophet <![CDATA[ Re:Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085473 Hello,

       

      Page 26 of the Hardware Manual you provided has the statement regarding SSD and showing M.2 PCIe style with up to 1TB capacity.

      Page 27 a continuation of the same Specification Table says 2 Operating Systems are installed.. Windows 10 RS3   and   FreeDOS< ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:29:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085473 Usedtoberich <![CDATA[ Re:Lonovo IdeaPad 330s Upgrade possible at service center in India? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085657 Thank you for you reply and the vital information.

      I will keep in mind your suggestion about backing up the data (and backing up again for the fun of it). 

       

      I went through the pages of the manual you mentioned and it had no information about the protocol of the ssd b ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:12:24 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1092/5024391/5085657 Not_the_Prophet