Does the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 1-11AST-05 81VR Take an NVMe SSD?
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 1-11AST-05 81VR
Every one of 21 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
- Drives seen:
- ST500LM030-1RK17
Drives people actually had installed when they ran the report — not a compatibility list, and not the only drives that fit.
How we know
This answer is derived from 21 independent hardware reports for the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 1-11AST-05 81VR, 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.