how to switch ssd to hdd?

[mahni]

recently i bought lenovo y400 this laptop got ssd, but by default is set on ssd, while its SSD is just 25 GB but HDD is 1 TB , how can i switch back to HDD?

please, anyone can help?!

 

[DarkSable]

The SSD is way faster than a hard drive would be. I'm not sure you know this, but SSd and HDD refer to solid state drive and hard drive. If you want to replace the SSD with an HDD, that's something you have to do physically - you have to take out the SSD and put in an HDD. By doing that, you lose the speed benefit of having an SSD and would have to reinstall windows, drivers, and all your programs. If all you need is more storage space, I would suggest buying an external hard drive.

 

[Madn3ss795]

Get into BIOS ( F2, or F12 during POST screen if I'm not mistaken ) and change the booting priority. Set HDD as the first to boot.

@Darksable the SSD in this model is for caching only, not good as a storage device, and don't even have enough spaces for a full install of Windows7/8.

 

[lonewolf7]

Why do you want to switch back to HDD ? Leave the OS on SSD(WIN 7/8 either 32/64 bits requires only 16/18 GB space). Use the HDD as storage or for other applications. Boot with SSD and work with HDD. Good luck.

 

[Madn3ss795]

Why do you want to switch back to HDD ? Leave the OS on SSD(WIN 7/8 either 32/64 bits requires only 16/18 GB space). Use the HDD as storage or for other applications. Boot with SSD and work with HDD. Good luck.

24gb, to be exact, with standalone speed slower than a Corsair Force3.

 

[lonewolf7]

Why do you want to switch back to HDD ? Leave the OS on SSD(WIN 7/8 either 32/64 bits requires only 16/18 GB space). Use the HDD as storage or for other applications. Boot with SSD and work with HDD. Good luck.

24gb, to be exact, with standalone speed slower than a Corsair Force3.

Yeah its a typo error I should have checked it out.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/products/system-requirements