Lenovo ideapad 5 16iau7

hello i got this laptop but i se now that i realy dont like chrome os and wounder if i can install windows on this one? here is a link to full spec on it to : https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IP_5_Chrome_16IAU7?M=82V9000LMX

1 Like

does this mean i can because i have been looking true here and are still not 100% sure

what part of the documentation is unclear?

you need to ignore the make/model of your device, find your ChromeOS board name, then look in the supported devices list for it and see what the status is

1 Like

ok thx buddy then it is what i was thinking

hi again i went true the tutorial and trying to install windows but i can find the internal storage for some reason, been searching true to find a good way to fix it :slight_smile: do you have any good pointers?

what do you mean by this?

when trying to install windows, then windows cant find the ssd so i cant install it

Hi,
I encounter the same issue and wonder if there is any solution to it.
Tried 23h2 with rst driver and none of the 4 worked.
24h2 shows install driver to show hardware.
Thank you

Found the issue, default SSD is trashy and won’t be recognized.
Replaced with a nvme 1th from amazon and installed 23h2 without any issue at all.
The one I used is 2280 the longer ones, but I assume 2242/2230 ones should work right.
Should definitely help, note that sata m.2 ones won’t work, must be key m / nvme.

1 Like

ahh nice thx buddy