Does the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 20021,2959 Take an NVMe SSD?
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 20021,2959
Every one of 23 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:
- VIA Technologies, Inc. VX800 Serial ATA and EIDE Controller
- Platform:
- VIA Technologies, Inc. VX800 Host Bridge
- Drives seen:
- TOSHIBA MK5076GS, WDC WD1600BEVT-2, ST750LX003-1AC15
Drives people actually had installed when they ran the report — not a compatibility list, and not the only drives that fit.
Capacities seen
- 500 GB (44%)
- 160 GB (31%)
- 750 GB (13%)
- 320 GB (13%)
Sizes found installed in field reports — not a ceiling. Larger drives work fine.
How we know
This answer is derived from 23 independent hardware reports for the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 20021,2959, 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.