Adding an SSD to The H50-55

Is there spce for an SSD in the case? Thanks

hi Win10User
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This system has a Mini PCIE Port in it.
The only thing is that the Documentation only states that the port only is for a WLAN and does not state SSD.
Data signaling for SSD might not work.
Normally they would include SSD in the documentation if supported.
http://psref.lenovo.com/PSREFUploadFile/Sys/PDF/Lenovo%20Desktops/Lenovo%20H50/Lenovo%20H50%20Tower.pdf
Regards
Solid Cruver

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I posted earlier on this topic and got an answer from Huffer.... Perhaps I misunderstood but the installation of the msata ssd is turning out to be more complex and more involved that i read into Huffer's response.
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Is my conclusion correct? Or perhaps the answer is that my system does not meet some other requirement for using the msata ssd drive as a disk cache.
My system is an HP Envy Touchsmart 15-j003cl Notebook PC. I have found reference in the device manager that it has the "Intel 8 Series / C220 Series Family Platform Controller Hub" and as I read a decription of the Hub there is hope that it does support what I want to do. (http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/8-series-chipset-pch-datashee...
Any guidence would be appreciated.
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Just added a SSD to my Mac Pro - wonderful speed-up having only System, Apps Library and User Folders on the drive!
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Check the status of the service. If the service is down, wait tor it to come back up. There may be a localized outage, even if the status indicator is green.
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Hi,
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