Question Compatible drive to fit this PC setup?

[AQuickQ]

What should I be looking for when buying a drive for this PC (Lenovo s500 10hd0037uk)? There's no drive in it currently, it was using a KINGSTON SUV400S37480G (upgraded from the original drive), Graphics card is a Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card, 16GB RAM. I'm looking to get an SSD drive but I'm confused as to whether I should be looking at M2 or SATA. The previous drive was SATA, so is that the best choice?

• lenovo s500 10hd0037uk
• Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card
• 16 GB RAM (max) DDR3
• SLOTS
  • PCIe 16x
  • M.2
• SATA 3
• PREVIOUSLY HAD -KINGSTON SUV400S37480G
• (1TB max)

Any help advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

According to your manual;
https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/s500_hmm.pdf
the M.2 slot is meant for the WiFi module/card, not storage. So your only option of r an SSD is to get a 2.5" drive. If one port is occupied by your existing SSD and the other is occupied by a SATA ODD, then you might want to replace the 480GB Kingston drive or the ODD, by using a secondary drive caddy like this one;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255289440448
but please check the dimensions for your ODD before buying.

 

[Bob.B]

What should I be looking for when buying a drive for this PC (Lenovo s500 10hd0037uk)? There's no drive in it currently, it was using a KINGSTON SUV400S37480G (upgraded from the original drive), Graphics card is a Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card, 16GB RAM. I'm looking to get an SSD drive but I'm confused as to whether I should be looking at M2 or SATA. The previous drive was SATA, so is that the best choice?

• lenovo s500 10hd0037uk
• Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card
• 16 GB RAM (max) DDR3
• SLOTS
  • PCIe 16x
  • M.2
• SATA 3
• PREVIOUSLY HAD -KINGSTON SUV400S37480G
• (1TB max)

Any help advice would be greatly appreciated

If a 2.5 sata ssd came out of the pc is there a problem with getting another 2.5 ssd?

 

[AQuickQ]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

According to your manual;
https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/s500_hmm.pdf
the M.2 slot is meant for the WiFi module/card, not storage. So your only option of r an SSD is to get a 2.5" drive. If one port is occupied by your existing SSD and the other is occupied by a SATA ODD, then you might want to replace the 480GB Kingston drive or the ODD, by using a secondary drive caddy like this one;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255289440448
but please check the dimensions for your ODD before buying.

Thank you, I should have thought of looking on the Lenovo website for the manual- I just presumed it was too dated! The old SSD is in a new PC, so I can just replace it with the same type. Thank again!

 

[AQuickQ]

If a 2.5 sata ssd came out of the pc is there a problem with getting another 2.5 ssd?

No, I just wanted to know if there was any other specification I needed to keep in mind. Thanks!