Case Study · Paldi
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 — HDD to 512 GB NVMe Upgrade
Device
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (2021)
Time Taken
2 hours
Cost Range
₹3,999
The Issue
Extremely slow boot (2 min), 100% disk usage.
Diagnosis
Failing HDD, but M.2 slot available.
Repair Process
- Cloned existing Windows to new NVMe SSD
- BIOS boot priority set
- Left HDD as secondary storage
Result
12-second boot, 8× faster app launches, zero data lost.