Does Lenovo T430 support SSD?

Re: T430s SSD upgrade Yes , it is a 2.5″.

Does Lenovo T430 have SSD slot?

Re: SSD in T430, how to? The T430 has an mSata slot. There is an ultrabay HDD/SSD adapter that can be used in place of the DVD/CD drive which you can put a sata HDD or SSD for an additional drive. You can boot from it by pressing the f12 key and selecting the ultrabay device.

How do you remove a hard drive from a Lenovo Thinkpad?

IBM / Lenovo notebook computers: How to remove the hard drive

Make sure your computer is turned Off. Turn the computer over, and keep the front of machine towards you.
Pull the hard drive out of the computer. There is usually a pull tab, or handle to remove the drive.

How do I fix 2100 detection error on HDD0?

SOLVED: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) – problem with motherboard – Lenovo Thinkpad T430 – iFixit.

Do the T430s come with a SSD slot?

The T430s do indeed ship with the mSATA only supporting SATA II. I was wrong about that – didn’t think there’d still be laptops that would support SATA II for a slot dedicated for a SSD. All Intel 62xx cards are 2×2 AGN. The T430s do not have options that do NOT allow the N standard.

Should I upgrade my T430 to a 960GB SSD?

The T430s do not have options that do NOT allow the N standard. There is no reason to get a 480+/960 GB SSD. He is a college student. The upgrades you suggest cost more than the laptop itself. Not everyone can afford “at least 16GB w/ Win64xPro and a 960GB SSD”. A 480 GB SSD is about $300 if you get the cheapest one.

What is the fan and heat sink upgrade for the T430?

I used a fan and heat-sink upgrade designed to be used for T430 models that have the dedicated Nvidia GPU (my T430 just has an empty space). It has the extra copper piping which aids with the heat dissipation generated from the hotter 45w CPUs. It was sourced from eBay, the part numbers to search for are: 04W3269 / 0B41088 / 04W3270