lenovo legion laptop second ssd slot doesnt work | Legion Series | Page 1

coarse lake Jul 24, 2025, 4:19 PM

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Model: Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16AHP9
Describe the issue: i bought a second ssd (samsung 990 pro) upon plugging it in and screwing it in, windows and bios see jack shit.
what have you tried already?: i took out the ssd from slot number 1 (the one with windows), put in the samsung 990 pro in there, and bios sees it no problem. so that means the new ssd works.
did you install new drivers or software?: no? im a little bit confused, if windows tells me to update, i update immediatly.
can you provide images/videos to show us the issue: yes

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i checked this issue with chatgpt, and it says that this slot could've been disabled by lenovo themselves? the fuck?

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MTM: 83DH003GLT (if it helps)

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otherwise, the laptop is functioning perfectly fine

celest talon Jul 24, 2025, 7:48 PM

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coarse lake i checked this issue with chatgpt, and it says that this slot could've been disa...

why did you ask chatgpt

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do you really think LLM is point where it knows what the fuck its talking about

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what if you swap positions for the SSDs?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 4:22 AM

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celest talon what if you swap positions for the SSDs?

I did that earlier. The BIOS only detected the samsung 990 pro, it didnt detect the sk hynix boot drive

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 7:17 AM

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celest talon why did you ask chatgpt

im desperate ok😭 😭

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 7:17 AM

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it shouldnt be disabled, thats the thing

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did you disable battery or remove the connector while installing it?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 7:18 AM

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nope

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didnt touch the battery

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was i supposed to unplug it?

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 7:19 AM

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uh, well this is now tricky

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some parts of the world have issues with static, others dont

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i hope that you didnt induce static electricity on the ssd slot, because it would ruin it

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i personally dont have static problems, but i also recommend doing the battery disable from BIOS

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 7:21 AM

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there's a chance for THAT? isnt that like 0,1% of that happening tho

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 7:21 AM

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oh you would be surprised to how many cases we had

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again, not saying it is

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but there are steps to ensure its not going to happen

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 7:22 AM

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okay but in short

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would unplugging the battery and plugging it back in help or?

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 7:23 AM

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uh in this case? after its all done?

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try hard ec reset

unreal sinewBOT Jul 25, 2025, 7:23 AM

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Legolander The Skelim

__How to perform an ec reset__

Soft EC reset:
Shutdown the laptop, unplug all cables, charger too.
Press and hold power button for 60 seconds, keep holding even if the laptops powers on, release after 60 seconds and then power o...

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 7:26 AM

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celest talon try hard ec reset

how would that help tho? im not really experienced in the laptop department, but how can a mere restart along with taking out the cmos battery+unplugging the battery help?

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i assume in this scenario ec means electric current, would refreshing it or whatever have a chance of making the ssd slot work again?

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 7:29 AM

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lets try if you can, if you cant, try soft one

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i have also tried to search up to see how LLM managed to say that the slot is disabled and cant find anything currentyl

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people upgrade the laptop normally and it works

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:13 AM

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I noticed something

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Long story short

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The main slot, i can feel the ssd clicking into place and it holding on tight

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But the second slot

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It barely holds on

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And i kind of have to use force in order to keep it in

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:14 AM

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coarse lake But the second slot

Also, no satisfying click sound

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I have managed to do the soft reset, still no results

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:16 AM

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check the slot? nothing is blocking in it?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:16 AM

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Realistically, what do i do? It seems that something is wrong with the ssd slot itself rather than some static electricity

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:16 AM

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celest talon check the slot? nothing is blocking in it?

Lemme check real quick

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:18 AM

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celest talon check the slot? nothing is blocking in it?

Doesnt seem like it

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:18 AM

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you dont have warranty on this?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:19 AM

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I do

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:19 AM

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i would maybe go that route now

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you alone can hardly do anything

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:19 AM

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But will they accept it? Cant they say: oh? User opened this device? Fuck you we wont accept it

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:19 AM

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where do you live

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:20 AM

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Lithuania

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:20 AM

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its EU, right?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:20 AM

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coarse lake But will they accept it? Cant they say: oh? User opened this device? Fuck you we...

Besides, if i give them my laptop, wont they wipe the current ssd?

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:20 AM

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afaik they cant deny you warranty for opening the machine

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:20 AM

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celest talon its EU, right?

Yes

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 9:20 AM

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coarse lake Besides, if i give them my laptop, wont they wipe the current ssd?

no? they only swap the mobo

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talk with support

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try

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 9:21 AM

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celest talon talk with support

Will try!

round trail Jul 25, 2025, 1:27 PM

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coarse lake Model: Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16AHP9 Describe the issue: i bought a second ssd (sa...

You don't have ssd fully plugged in there .The Yellow part shouldn't be visible. Try pushing it abit further if it doesn't stay hold it with hand then boot and see if it detects or not.
Make sure to not touch anything else when it's on
Or just simply tight the screw so that it doesn't fall back .

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:29 PM

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round trail You don't have ssd fully plugged in there .The Yellow part shouldn't be visible....

its in too much?

round trail Jul 25, 2025, 1:30 PM

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I think this part will go more further.

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:30 PM

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ooooh

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how did I miss that

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gj eleven

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yeah, its not supposed to be visible

round trail Jul 25, 2025, 1:31 PM

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celest talon how did I miss that

Happens, i had to zoom the picture otherwise it wasn't visible ot me aswell.

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:33 PM

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@coarse lake please read above and do what you did in the video actually

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you managed to secure it properly in the last few seconds

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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A few hours ago i was able to get this secured

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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and?

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works?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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Nothing

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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lol

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actually lol

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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Bios sees jack shit

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Very sad

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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and its not able to go in more?

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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Not rlly no

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:34 PM

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okay

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:35 PM

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celest talon and its not able to go in more?

Pretty sure that i'll break the pins if i force in the ssd

celest talon Jul 25, 2025, 1:35 PM

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dont

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just asking

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:35 PM

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Aight

round trail Jul 25, 2025, 1:35 PM

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Uhh bad luck , contact lenovo now .

coarse lake Jul 25, 2025, 1:36 PM

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Ok so warranty it is then

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Thanks for yall help

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(not in a sarcastic way, really ty)

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