[ThinkPad Edge S430 ] Problem between HDD, SSD, mSSD

Hello everyone, I wanna buy a S430 with 16GB mSSD.
I wanna ask, where is the windows installed? In the mSSD or HDD?
If it is installed in the mSSD, does it means that if I replace the HDD with a SSD, I will not lose the windows with lenovo features like EE3.0 but only the data stores in the pre-installed HDD?
Thanks a lot!!

Windows is installed on the HDD. The mSATA is used for caching purposes with software called ExpressCache. It makes the HDD performance faster.
If you intend to replace the HDD with SSD, then there is no purpose to buy the 16GB mSATA. The mSATA cache will not make a SSD faster.

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Thinkpad Edge S430 Sata 6Gb/s or 3Gb/s?

Hi everyone,
I am wondering if the internal SATA (not mSATA) port of the Thinkpad Edge S430 is a 6Gb/s or 3Gb/s port?
Because the internal 500GB HDD is a Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500, which normally is a Sata 6Gb/s HDD, but CrystalDiskInfo says that it is only working in Sata 3Gb/s modus.
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Intel 4000 graphics failure both windows and linux on thinkpad edge s430

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Have you tried setting up the connection manually?
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Lenovo Thinkpad Edge S430 ticking noise

Hi all,
My Lenovo Thinkpad Edge S430 has started making some ticking noise coming from the left corner of the laptop. If any video is on sometimes the voice disappears for a few seconds after the intensified ticking. Slightly pressing down the speakers helps stopping the noise for a short while. Any idea what the issues could be and how I could solve them?
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All I can say is that it's an error in the marketing material.
I'm 100% certain that this feature does not exist on any ThinkPad Edge system, including your S430. There is not any possibility to add this feature because the hardware that makes it possible does not exist on ThinkPad Edge. It's not a case of providing some new software or BIOS to enable the feature.
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Lenovo Enhanced Experience 8 and Lenovo ThinkPad Edge S430

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My Lenovo ThinkPad Edge S430 is listed in the "supported W8" systems, http://shop.lenovo.com/gbweb/gb/en/learn/products/ee8/index.html
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Thinkpad Edge S430 - Swapping out optical drive for HDD?

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Unfortunately, I have found no hard drives that are compatible for your optical bay. I do believe the reason you can change out your optical drive is to change to a blue-ray or CD, or DVD, maybe a player or burner. But like I said, I have found no hard drive that can fit in your optical drive. You may be able to find what I could not but I have been looking all over the web.
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Differences between Lenovo ThinkPad S430 and ThinkPad Edge S430

Is there a difference between Edge S430 and S430?
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All I can say is that it's an error in the marketing material.
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Thanks for your reply, lead_org. My apologies, I didn't see the reply before.
Is not the mSATA port, but the mSATA SSD. It's being detected, both in W7 and W8, both in this machine and in a Lenovo E420s. But it's not working at all (I/O error, yada yada).
Thing is, to ask for the warranty, Lenovo wants me to send the whole notebook. And I need it to work, so it's a no-go.
I guess I just lost 35 bucks of the mSATA SSD cost. :@
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Hello everyone,
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Hello sueleng,
thank you. May i lead your attention to this thread?
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Ok got it working:
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