Does the Lenovo 81VS Take an NVMe SSD?
Lenovo 81VS
Every one of 5 field reports observed SATA storage rather than NVMe.
That is useful evidence about the reported machines, but it does not prove that every configuration lacks an NVMe slot or that the installed SATA drive is 2.5-inch rather than SATA M.2. Check the service manual, connector, dimensions, and current drive before ordering.
Field reports can’t tell us whether the SATA drive is a 2.5-inch bay or a SATA M.2 slot, nor which M.2 length fits — check the service manual before you buy.
Reported by field data
- Storage controller:
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
- Platform:
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Complex
How we know
This answer is derived from 5 independent hardware reports for the Lenovo 81VS, of which 0% observed an NVMe drive. We read the PCI device list in each report to tell NVMe apart from SATA.
Check it yourself
On Windows, open Task Manager → Performance and click your disk to see its model and type. On Linux, run lsblk -d -o NAME,TRAN,MODEL and read the TRAN column.
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Storage interfaces derived from linuxhw/LsPCI, licensed CC-BY-4.0.