Replace OS SSD (Legion 5 Pro, Gen 10)

[Omega83]

Hi guys. I recently purchased a Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, 10th Gen laptop that has W11 OS on an 1TB SSD. I added a 4TB SSD (2280 I think) from old laptop to current, but with about 5TB total storage I am quickly running out of space due to games. I primarily use my laptop for gaming. When I added the 4TB SSD to the Legion, I noticed that the 1TB SSD was physically smaller, but I don't know what form factor it is. I am wondering if I can replace it with an 4TB SSD 2280 form factor drive, but am not sure exactly. Does anyone here have an Legion 5 Pro Gen 10, and/or know if I can add/replace OS drive with a 4TB 2280 form factor SSD drive? Help appreciated 🙂

 

[Zed Clampet]

That's should be doable. Space will be tight in a laptop, so you'll probably have an easier time if you get a single-sided SSD. External SSDs are another option. Just plug them into a USB port and you are ready to go.

 

[Colif]

Storage
Max Storage Support[1]
Up to two drives, 2x M.2 SSD
• M.2 2242 SSD up to 1TB
• M.2 2280 SSD up to 1TB

Storage Slot[2]
Two M.2 2280 PCIe® 4.0 x4 slots

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Legion/Legion_Pro_5_16IAX10/Legion_Pro_5_16IAX10_Spec.pdf

So the little drive is a 2242 but from what I can tell, the actual slot is 2280 so you should be able to install a 2280 instead

It is recommended to use a single sided nvme in the top slot, whereas the bottom can use double. This is due to a pole that is the screw on point for the 2242.