I'm going to upgrade my Ideapad Gaming 3 and was wondering what side of the motherboard is the default SSD is located and the size of the default drive.
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It took some digging, though I would confirm the exact model number before you take my research for certain, but based on some cross referencing between the Lenovo Service Manual and the parts lookup site it looks like it takes an m.2 PCIe 2242 type drive.
As for which side of the board it's on, even the Service manual doesn't specifysince I suspect there is some variance in configurations and 2242 is fairly small, though I would wager based on the images in the guide, it's on the right side if you're looking at the bottom of laptop, with the hinge facing up.
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Thank you for the answer, If its in the right side then its safe to assume that I just have to buy m.2 2280 drive and I will have a place for the drive to fit and be used in my machine. Anyways thank you.
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KEN BEN center right above the battery ;-) Looks like the 512GB SSD is the most common one. Download the maintenance manual for your Ideapad from here It will show you the location as well as what to do, to get there etc.
by oldturkey03
If its the center right of the battery then it would be 2242 right? if so, I'll have to buy a 2280 one and use that of my machine . Thanks for the answer.
by KEN BEN