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Other youtubers just install the ssd and thats it but you sir show also the software process to make it work. Great video very helpful thank you!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I used your videos for the ram and the ssd! Both worked FLAWLESSLY! Thank you so much for doing this. You’re great

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Tanner D McIntosh Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

@Tommydoestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did the ram one :)

Awesome tutorial! This was my first SSD & RAM upgrade. In fact, first time ever inside a pc. With your expert guidance, now I’m a hero! Thank you! ❤️

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

welcome to the hero club :-)

I honestly just opened my new laptop out of the box and went on and installed 16g of ram and my new mechanical drive before powering on. Man it's a beast, a real beast. Just restarted in under 20 seconds.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

nice work!

@BirekothAlephMotivation

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing thank you very much. Kudos goes off to you firstly. Do you have any other hacks for this machine to open it up to it's fullest capacity? I've always opened up all four cores and switched out of windows s mode and I'm just waiting to see what else I can do to take it above and beyond.

@atrain8179

3 жыл бұрын

So u upgraded the sss and ram?

@BirekothAlephMotivation

3 жыл бұрын

@@atrain8179only upgraded the ram and installed a 500gb HD (not another SSD). Pity I didn't purchase a Terabyte additional SSD in the process. 😫

Excellent walkthrough! Though I was sure I knew what to do I like to watch a quick tutorial just in case there is some quirk of the particular machine I don't know about, I find this saves time in the end overall. This tutorial is excellent, it is concise and extremely informative, nothing is skipped that would leave a newbie confused while at the same time not being condescending about any of those steps. Walking through the software side of the install is a well thought out inclusion to make the video a truly complete guide. Also, closeups and on screen arrows to help follow along are well done and a great addition. The presenter comes across as confident and knowledgeable with a speaking pattern and voice that is engaging without being fake. You won't fall asleep trying to follow along and you won't roll your eyes at unfunny jokes and comments. Thank you, I highly recommend this video/channel.

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

bless you that is very kind of you to say

Mike, you just saved me from a panic attack. I used your previous video to crack open the laptop so I could change the RAM, but then tried to add an SSD. And I almost had a heart attack when I unscrewed the little caddy for the drive and the plug board came off, with nothing connected to it. And the only thing that looks like a ribbon cable was too short. Luckily I remembered that you had this video as a follow up, and there it was: the cage is shipped stashed backwards, and the cable is the correct length. Outstanding tutorial, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Pedro glad to hear that the video was of use

I did it! I was a little bit hesitant, because it is a brand new computer that I need for sales training tomorrow, but with your video - I DID IT!!! First time ever doing such a thing! Thank you so much!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it! and hope the training goes well

This video saved me money! I would have had to pay someone to do it for me but I was able to do it myself because of this walk through. Thank you thank you thank you!!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Hey Mike, keep doing what you are doing, I like the down to earth informal reviews and tutorials you bring to youtube. Great job.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate your feedback

Thank you so much for this and the RAM upgrade tutorial, it was very helpful. I'd like to mention that if one doesn't have a plectrum, the lego brick separator tool is really good for prying open the laptop case

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea I never thought of that

A thousand thanks Mike. Couldn't have done it without you. Went flawlessly. Great tutorial.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Thank you so much for this video. I ordered a new SSD for my son but had no idea how to install it on his Acer Aspire 5. By watching this video we got it installed and activated successfully.

@mikesunboxing

5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Just bought my first Laptop and this video will help big time! Thank you, will subscribe right away!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Scott

thanks mike... you always are answering comments with videos... keep it up

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan 😍

Another great vid Mike have a good evening and keep making the really helpful vids

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and we will

Oh my gosh, thank you So much!! Words cannot express my gratitude! Thank you! No other video explained the minute detail to actually connect and make it work. You rock!

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Great tutorial!! Thank you brother. I wish all tutorials were as straight forward.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Marlon Campos Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Thanks Mike - really helpful getting the extra drive installed and formatted!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great and wonderful help! Very informative. I was successful upgrading two Acer's for my 12 year old boys! Thank you so much for all the concise talk and information!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Nice video Mike. An option for someone who has an older laptop that doesn't have a space for a second hard drive, but does have a DISC drive that they don't use is to replace the drive with a caddy that can be bought from Amazon or elsewhere that will allow you to mount a 2.5" SSD in that spot. I've done this with my Dell, and for some people in my neighborhood.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Yes those caddy’s are great for adding a new lease of life to older units

Thank you for this video! I ordered a SSD and installed it successfully myself today. It was as easy as you made it look. THANK YOU! (Now to see if you have any videos on installing extra RAM, as that's next on my list.)

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! and yes we have done that also

Thank you for putting out videos like this! This helped so much! Keep it up!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Thank you so much for this tutorial my friend! I got everything put in with no problem. 👍

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Thanks for showing this so well!

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

kdrazalot G-USA Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Thank you Mike, this video really helped me out

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

Thank you so much for showing the software process to make it work, once again thank you sir!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Thanks for the excellent guide! Great content.

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

thanks really helpful upgrading storage for college this was a big help

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank you for this video!

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

literaly the best how to tec videos so far, this will help me alot when buying and upgrade the acer aspire 5.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

That is very kind of you to say, and we hope you enjoy the laptop

@Revon-Feuer

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing it will take awhile to save up for it but thanks!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

i was just looking at a used one on a local facebook group and it sold for £225 madness!

@Revon-Feuer

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing i dont like getting used stuff. it's because there is a posibility they just want your money.

thanks for this Mike as always a very helpful review :)

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hey man, you saved my ass installing this HD, thanks for sharong how. But one tip, use your camera lookin down at the pc so we can see what your doing. We dont care about looking at you, or watching you install it if we cant see whats going on. Im a smart cookie so i improvised in a few areas but just wanted to let you know. Thx again!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

thanks and will do

Awesome video! Helped me so much, thank you for what u do!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Alicia Johnson Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Good stuff. Helped me out tons!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@NoahChinnBooks

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing A few questions, though: Is there anything more that can be done to improve the Aspire 5 in the future? I upgraded the RAM and added the SSD, which is great, but what can I say? I'd like to do more ;) Also, the RAM I got was supposed to be 3200mhz but is only running at 2400... which seems to be unavoidable due to the computer itself. Oh well.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

@@NoahChinnBooks One of the biggest improvements would be to replace the thermal paste on the CPU that will allow higher and longer boost frequencies. You should be able to get the RAM to 2666, but that wouldn't make a huge amount of difference

Very helpful Mike, cheers

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Crunchycrunchysmooch Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Great video, nononse, thanks for sharing with us !

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco

Really easy to follow instructions- thx

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Really wish you had a close up of inserting the ribbon cable. For some reason mine was quite finicky and I couldn't really see what you were doing, but once I got it in there correctly, it all went well, great vid regardless

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks sorry for not having a code up of that

Hell yeah, I’m super happy.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Brett Russ Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Fantastic work!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Sergio Ortega Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Doing my first acer 5 upgrade today than you mike for the tutorial helped me immensely all best.

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

hope it all goes well

@gunhojput

Жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing Thanks mike it went very well however like you i had a screw issue only mine would not unscrew no matter how hard i tried in the end i broke the cross thread and had to lie the ssd on top of the plastic and managed to get 2 unscrewed screws back in also the screws holding the back on where slightly rusty ? on a supposedly new laptop ?? anyways i'm using it now with two drives so all seems ok all best mike and i will be perusing more of your vids toodle pip

PRECISELY what we needed. Thank you very much. BTW the fourth caddy screw was holding the SATA connector and is no longer needed for that purpose. My apologies if this was already noted by someone else.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Ryan

Thank you. Very helpful

@mikesunboxing

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Mike, great review as usual, for a related video you could show how to clone drive with external ssd adaptor, for people with only 1 ssd slot or just to upgrade existing ssd. just a thought.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@benjamincastaneda9290

4 жыл бұрын

You know how to make it?

Great video the instlation was simple and getting formatted was not hard either thanks for the info!!!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

THANKSS YOU HELPED ME ALOT YOU DONT UNDERSDANDDDD

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Toymane Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

thank you for this amazing tutorial it worked perfectly for me and now i can play sims without my laptop screaming at me that it runs out of storage

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

phebe x Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to get the message out there.

Really fantastic explanation on the video, that really saved me some time on the SSD ribbon cable. Both of your videos on the Acer Aspire A515 were great, I really liked the closeup you did with the SSD connector and the ribbon cable. You need to teach others how to do a video. ;-) One note ... you said the SSD should be as fast as the system drive which is NVMe. I would think that the SATA III drive in the SSD will run slower than the SSD in the NVMe M.2 slot. (if the M.2 slot was SATA III, then you would be correct)

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

that is correct sorry for the slight curveball there

Nice video, thank u!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great videos, helped with the RAM and HDD upgrades!! Thanks!!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@atrain8179

3 жыл бұрын

What ssd did u use?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

@@atrain8179 TC Sunbow SSD - link is in the video description :-)

@atrain8179

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing would it be okay if I got a cheaper one that is the same size.I don’t do too much so I don’t think I need 1tb so if I got like 480 Gn would that be fine?

@andrerodrigues8222

3 жыл бұрын

@@atrain8179 Kingston 480GB A400 SATA 3 2.5" Internal SSD SA400S37/480G - HDD Replacement for Increase Performance

Good video. Helped refresh my memory 😂

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

Hey man thanks for the tutorial, can i install the windows by a bootable USB drive after i replaced to SSD? amazed how you're still repling 2 years later what a legend

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

yes you can, i normally use the MS media creation tool and get a USB stick ready before swapping drives then use it for a fresh install

@MohammadAlizade

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks 👍

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

@@MohammadAlizade No problem :-)

This is a great video. I purchased the Acer Aspire 5 and added a 8gb memory stick and a Seagate 512 GB SSD SATA drive in the second bay. The only thing I would add for those considering this laptop is watch the antenna wires for the Intel wireless card. They are right up against the 2.5” drive caddy for the second drive slot. The video shows the wires right up against the drive caddy. Mine disconnected when I removed the caddy. It is a little tricky to reattach the wire nodes to the wireless card once they disconnect. Be forewarned....

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim some very useful pointers there

Thanks!

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

thank you , very kind of you

Cheers to you Mike, wonderful video! About naming the drive, does it have to be 'new volume' or can it be what you like?

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Anything you like

Thanks mike.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :-)

This is amazing, I did this and the RAM thank you! Can you link the video that shows how to put the drives together and use the new one like a folder as you mentioned? Thank you!!

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

not done it yet sorry

thank you :)

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

No problem 😊

Mike - great set of videos on upgrading the most popular laptop on Amazon (they got me to buy one). My question is does it matter which way the wire attaches to the SSD adapter & motherboard? IE - it is possible to install it incorrectly by putting the wire in upside down? Thanks for your vids - liked/subbed

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

I think the cable is keyed so it should only fit one way? Thanks for watching

Thanks mike

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alan

In some future video pls show how to replace hdd for ssd in all in one computer. Great video as usual🤖

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Okay Marco will do I’ll try and fit into the schedule

@SuperNapolitanka

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Hey man. I love your video on the RAM. Very very helpful. For this video, this may sound stupid, but I'm not exactly sure where the clip is. The one to to insert the "black strip" thingy. I was kinda afraid to "unclip" something I'm not supposed to. Can you help describe the "clip" a bit? 😅 Thank you!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Shadowkid I would love to help but, I'm a little busy at the moment. If you come over to our discord chat room, there may be someone available to answer your question in more detail. Or tag me in the question and I'll take a look when I get to my desktop. Here is the link to the chat room discord.gg/kG4rrps

@93370965

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing Alright. I'll check it out. I'm not in a rush or anything. But just a quick one, is it the one in white, that you pointed to on the video? Is that where the "clip" is?

Nice video! I just bought this notebook but mine didn't come with the caddy and the ribbon cable inside it. Where can I buy those? I can't find them. Also, where can I get that little SATA board? Thanks!

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

probably best checking with Acer they might send you one out of goodwill

Great one. Can yu do one for Acer aspire R3-131T?

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

i'll see what i can do

Great video as always. In your opinion what's the best way to setup a backup image or clone to prevent data loss if a failed main drive occurs? bootable media, using spare drive as backup or cloud backup?

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

i personally like the macrium imaging tool and recently have used it a good few times and it has been flawless. Maybe i'll do a video on it.

@bjl51

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing thank you

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Np

Hi Mike! First of all, thank you for the video! Quick question, what should I do if the SSD doesn’t show in device manager?

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

it will probably need to be initailised in disk managenent. right click on the windows start flag and choose disk management this should kickstart the process

@giuliat.1690

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately no luck, still not showing neither in device manager nor in disk management. Any tips? Thanks again!

Just wanting to know if you have had any problems with the sunbow ssd and i was wanting to know if you have a recommended 2.5 ssd to use?

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

no problems so far using 3 of them in different PC

Excellent video, thanks. After upgrading my a515-43's original nvme 512 SSD to 1tb evo 970, the original nvme is idle now. How can I install it to the second SSD place? (I am ok to use it with the regular SSD speeds if nvme speeds are not possible in the 2nd SSD bay)

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

you might be able to the some weird SATA to NVME adapter, i would probably just stick it into a USB NVME

Very good tutorial that same cpu in the states is $579 USD but comes with a 512 m.2 SSD 8gb ram. Going to buy and upgrade ram to 16gb and add a 500gb 2.5 data SSD in the the bay

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

glad you liked the video and good luck with the upgrades

Hi, first off thanks for the video! This is a great service to a lot of people out there. Secondly, I am trying to follow this with my Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-53MR, which doesn't come with the SATA cable or drive caddy/tray, so I am planning to buy them online. However, I can't find the SATA port on the motherboard in the spot you indicate in the video. Instead, it looks like there is something hooked up to the ethernet port in its place. I have a picture of the internals of my laptop to show, but I'm not sure if I can link to them in this comment. If you're willing to offer advice, maybe we can figure out a way to communicate it. Would you happen to know anything about this? Is it possible that my model cannot take a SATA drive, even though it's an A515?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

@karang5564

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing ... from where i could buy the cable and bracket , its not available in my laptop , though i do have hdd1 slot , my laptop is a515 - 52 acer

Thank you!!! I followed your tutorial to install a 2.5" SATA SSD drive in the provided slot in my Acer Aspire 5. It shows up as it should in the Device Manager, but when I opened Disk Management, I did not get the Initialize Wizard and can't figure out how to start it. The video mentioned a "work-around" if the Wizard doesn't start automatically. Do you have a video that addresses this, or can you provide some guidance here? Thanks so much!

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

I am adding ram soon but can’t get the ssd yet but when I do do I have to restart anything after when I turn it in or will it be set already

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

nice! hope it all works out well for you

Having some problem with my A515-52-57MU upgrade. The laptop has no hardware for hdd/ssd as per your video. It currently has only an M.2 256gb and running out of space. Any help with finding the proper hardware necessary. Also, some link to the ssd you used and the proper kit I would need.

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

This is what I've been looking for! Thanks a lot. Why the hell did Acer delete the inspection hatches between 515-54 And -55??? One more example of maintainance dis-empowerment. A small remark: the title of this clip should be changed to include the -55 appendix

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

cheers thanks for the heads up

I'm interested in the small hard driver nwme or something else --because my laptop is Acer Aspire 5 A514-54..thank you

Mike, can you remove the installed drive and make the 2.5" drive the C: drive?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

yes you can, but it might need to be a fresh install or use something like macrium to copy the drive

Can I get a link to the SSD you used in this video? Or any SSD that will work?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Julian the link is in the video description: TC Sunbow 240gb SSD: Amazon Local: locally.link/SLAz Thanks for using our link. It really does help the Channel :-)

Hello i was watching this and was about to install my ssd but realized i dont have the screws to connect the ssd to the catty. will this still work with out those or do i need to purchases some? Im dont have to packaging for my laptop because my laptop was a gift and i didnt get the packaging

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

yes just use a little double sided tape to keep it in place

I bought this a little over half a year ago but I threw out the box with the hdd upgrade screws in it because I didn't know. I'm trying to add an HDD for installing games. Is there anyway I can install it without the screws or is there a place I can buy the screws?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

you could probably just use velcro or adhesive pads to hold the drive in place

Great Video sir! Aspire 5 A515-52G what type of SSD(M.2 nvme or sata 3) should I buy and Install? please sir I think your opinion valuable

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

tcsunbow SSD is good value on Amazon and work well same for the NVME drives

What is your view on Acer Aspire 5 Series? I am looking to buy one with i5 1235U (12th Gen Intel) all the specs looks good to me but I've never used an Acer Laptop so kind of confused about the brand. Where do you think this Aspire 5 Series fits in comparison with HP 15s and Lenovo Ideapad. Did you find some weak points in Acer Laptops?

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

acer are quite plasticy but generally cheap and easy to fix or open up if needed, overall i like them

Yes we do....steven

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

?

I'd like to know how to upgrade the thermal paste please for this particular laptop

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mohamad - try this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIygj7WtebKcqJc.html Hope it helps :-)

@mohawahba

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing thank you

Can you use a 2.5 inch SSD? What about an M.2 SSD? By the way love your videos, just got an Acer Aspire 5 and looking to do some upgrades.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

this one needs a PCIe nvme not a SATA one

I have Acer Aspire 5 (Model: A515-51-517Y). It has empty M2 slot for SSD. Can you please let me know whether I can install " Nvme PcIe SSD" instead of "sata SSD"?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

seems it comes from the CPU lanes so should do either type but NVME is more likely to work than sata

I followed your instructions exactly but my second drive isn't showing up in device manager. Do you have any advice? My computer is brand new.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

Thanks for the video, I wonder if I can upgrade using the "Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN550 NVMe Internal SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb/s, M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 2,400 MB/s - WDS100T2B0C". I don't know if it is compatible in terms of the size.

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

yes should be fine

I don't have enough room on my HDD for the Windows 11 update. I'm looking at exchanging an SSD for the Aspire HDD. Any recommendations in transferring data, apps, etc? Thanks!

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

macrium reflect is good, used that many times, there are a few videos on it on the channel if you want to see it in action

@christopherburnside796

2 жыл бұрын

Mike - many thanks for the help. I downloaded macrium reflect and will watch your other videos to see if I should clone or image the disk. Most appreciative.

@mikesunboxing

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherburnside796 No problem :-)

What connection type should I choose for my pc? (Acer aspire 5 a515-51g-83mk)

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

Is the inspire 5 capable of supporting a hddr and ssd together?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

sorry i don't quite understand the question

Does it matter if you add an SSD or hard drive into that empty spot? I was thinking about adding a 250gb Samsung Evo 860 SSD.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

anything you like as long as it fits and has the same connections

Hello. I just got this laptop and 240ssd extra and 4ram to install. I thought all I had to do was install the ssd and the laptop would do the rest. I am glad stumbled onto your video. So what would happen if I just put it in and did nothing with the other set up steps in windows? Would it even recognize the new ssd?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

yes it should do , it might need to be initialised though

Will any 2.5" drive work or does it have to be a special laptop form factor?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

i think any 2.5 will do it

@woodstream6137

3 жыл бұрын

I watched an acer support video and they said it had to be a 7(7.5?)mm height drive instead of 9mm. Did you have any issues?

If I’m adding the extra memory before ever turning the laptop on (out of the box) am I messing anything up?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

no that is fine

Can I add a 2tb hard drive on the laptop to work alongside my 128gb ssd?

@mikesunboxing

Жыл бұрын

Yes I think so if the ssd is m.2

I bought the renewed version of this laptop but it did not come with a HDD installation kit bag. Do you know what size the screws are that screw into the side of the SATA drive? I have looked everywhere and can't seem to find any information about it.

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure what they are called but they are the same as the fine thread ones you get with cases I think

@thedude1st

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesunboxing Thank you Sir. I think i found some that might work on amazon www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1UVKSY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Can I use ssd instead of hdd while using HDD upgrade kit in acer aspire 3 A 315-23?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

yes it seems so

Sir I have other version of acer aspire a515 i want to change it in ssd is this all same size ?

@mikesunboxing

4 жыл бұрын

physically yes capacity no

Is there only one slot in the laptop? Can ssd and hdd be plugged together?

@mikesunboxing

3 жыл бұрын

ssd on pcie and hdd on satas