Acer Aspire 3 SSD Upgrade, Memory Upgrade & Additional Hard Drive

[@popcycleism]

Took our Aspire 3 to another level, simply purchasing a $30, M.2 2280 256GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal SSD as OS drive. Followed your Win10 USB setup. Allocated the HHD to as additional storage drive. Zips fast and now works like a charm. Love the no frills tech mechanic explanations. Thank you!

[@thedagenator2006]

Can you put a link to the internal ssd u used?

[@stephenhall3515]

The usual straightforward explanation and work in real time. This makes the website superior. For people stating that there is no 2.5" SSD bay, as long as the SATA outlet in on the mobo and an SSD would not be be placed under any necessary screws it might be possible to remove posts and other impediments so that a SATA SSD would lie flat and be secured with double sided tape. Dale might disapprove of "plastic surgery" and if he does he will say so without ambiguity.

[@Wishbringer7]

Thank you very much for your video. Other videos worked with older models that still had those neat access doors. This one toild how to remove the back and the hard drive bracket. Would have been difficult to figure out without your easy-to-follow video. Thanks again.

[@dronevistas6788]

I also just replaced my memory with 16gb following your video. Now, I'm going to have to order a SSD and add an additional drive like you did. Many thanks.

[@Bryan10Y]

I have the Aspire 3 A315-56-502L and it seems to be exactly identical to this with the one unfortunate difference I found is that it doesn't come with the 2.5" caddy or sata cable inside it

[@mikexww]

Hi, I have an SSD drive to upgrade my Acer Aspire 3 but when opening it up it doesn't have the connector or caddy to hold the 2.5" SSD. There is space for the SSD but no connector - Is it possible to purchase one and if so, where does it connect to?? I have photos of the inside as well

[@lokipoolnyc]

I have the same problem

[@gavmurray7672]

Really helpful - my exact setup. Thanks Dale.

[@genius9141]

How's your experience with this device

[@AvionicsDude]

Thanks so much for this Instructional video! Just purchased this exact model laptop last week and already planning an hdd and memory upgrade. Nice to see how easy it is!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Awesome. I'm glad it can help you. Thx for checking it out. Dale

[@shandil9336]

How is your experince with Aspire 3 so far?

[@umbrhomazoz1920]

@@shandil9336 I have one ci5 1035g1 2GB mx330 I play on it fortnite and warzone modern warfare but it's problem is that it gets really hot so I bought a cooler

[@shandil9336]

@@umbrhomazoz1920 thnks fr ur reply and I also brought the same config.yea thats true fan noise is too much and it gets hotter all the time regular youtube cpu is @60s.outdoor tem is 30°C while gaming it throttles upto 1.6Ghz @ 85°C and you cant overloack the CPU

[@b_wdgt]

I have an acer Aspire A315-54 with one slot of ram in the motherboard with 8GB DDR4 in the support website described that the maximum of ram can use is 12GB but when I plugged an 16GB ram stick it worked fine without any lags or problems.

[@Lazyeyed_]

Does it utilize more that 12GB?

[@b_wdgt]

@@Lazyeyed_ yes

[@SonicFox09]

I have the same model. Please tell me the ram details so i can also buy.. thanks

[@TheGamerGuy1981]

The Ryzen 5/Vega 8 model of this thing is a steal.

[@ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски]

Is it? I can certainly tell you that this PC is a killer though.

[@tranzoid7]

@@ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски yeah especially with this 16gb ram installment that Dave pit in

[@thomaswolff8097]

Just got a new Acer Aspire 3 A315-56-5048 and it does NOT have the HDD caddy and cable. Apparently product policy is getting cheaper too like with other manufacturers.

[@m.s.9396]

Excellent, i did yesterday exactly the same. Good to see that i didn't do anything wrong. Thanks for the video.

[@RGraphics]

M.2 ssd upgrade video please

[@YAHWH0]

I've taken apart loads of HPs with caddies....

[@JamieMarshallMusician]

Thanks Dale - you make it look so easy. I enjoy watching you work!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hey thanks for watching. Dale

[@koppulapremsagar]

Can we play games in Emulator without any Lag??

[@AMRCineVerse]

Amazing video, striaght forward and to the point. Thanks again.

[@lost_places_global9008]

Better than 8GB? But not for gaming because of dual channel.

[@stephenkelly5642]

Absolutely brilliant video.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you much. Dale

[@alokrajputana551]

Really amazing 🤩

[@DavidFloresMusic]

mine says not bootable device, what to do

Try to hit the fn+f7 to turn on the touchpad next time.

[@A-Thar]

This help me so much I want to upgrade my ram

[@Ted_E_Bear]

I love learning

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

I love doing these videos to help others see how its done. Dale

[@AyakPesindeBiri]

Is there only one ram slot?

[@MSKWebServices]

I was also worried for the upgrade . Now i feel like i will be able to upgrade it. Thanks for the video

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thx for watching. Glad it helped you. Dale

[@meed3762]

Thank you and to camera guy ❤️😂

[@5554151]

Dumb question: If I have the Aspire 3 (store bought) with Windows 11 already, and I just wanted to add extra ram and ssd would I need to reinstall Windows 11 to make the computer work?

[@farhanashraf8962]

No.

[@steelsking]

thank you for the detailed guide. i was very worried and unsure what to expect when i open up the laptop. after watching yr video, i was confident enuf to perform the upgrades by getting the right parts. the max ram mine supported was 12gb. so i just got a 8gb crucial 2666 ddr4 ram. so the hdd, my stock was on toshiba mechanical. i changed to crucial ssd. thanks lot!

[@YourHeroML]

Duuude!!!! You very much help me!!!! you answer all my questions it this video!!!

[@Rob_Lee]

Thank you sir!

[@petervachon6989]

On laptops with multiple drive options, I personally if doing a clean install would only use the one drive and wait to install the second drive. This way, I wouldn't confuse myself as to which drive is which on the "custom installation" screen of the Windows 10 installer when identifying my drives, especially if each drive is the same capacity. After the clean-install and I run the updates, then I'll install the next drive and add it in via Disk Management.

[@bockhouse]

What if you are doing a RAID?

[@jkiller6842]

I really appreciate it this helped me so much

[@luischanocua]

donde puedo conseguir la base para el disco duro ssd

[@Chillbig]

Thanks man it really helped me

[@leoguy1030]

I have no SATA cable. And i alos have error code of "No Bootabkle device found". Not sure how to proceed. Do I abasultyly need the SATA cable?

[@Golemslord]

I have the same style laptop. I want to increase my SSD. However, I dont understand what that caddy thing is? If i just want to upgrade my 256 SSD, I dont have to replace the caddy right? I can just swap out mine with "Crucial P5 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Gen 3 x4" without touching the caddy area Also , how many ram slots are in this model? I have 12gb for my laptop but unsure if its dual channel or not

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Yes you can. The caddy is just for an additional 2.5 inch hdd. Dale

[@juanchuquichambi4505]

gracias ahora con confianza cambio a NVMe SSD de un tera...

[@gonnamakeutremble7110]

Yo thanks for da vid, relly cool how it has an empty caddy

[@surajkumardas221]

Which one is better between Ryzen 3 3250u vs ryzen 3 3200u

[@amaljoe367]

does it support that much of memory? My ryzen 5 Aspire 3 shows max capacity as 12 gb...

[@kerneilbryanfelmin3012]

Great stuff

[@Fletrasen]

Really glad for this video, but stupid me did order the same ssd, just to discover, that there is no caddy or cable in mine. Where to buy these? Thanks in advance.

[@hdddgg]

New acer aspire wont charge but bsttry n sdd work. "Fresh out the box?" The adapter is new but won't work. Someone name savanna mayer appears on start up lol

[@shanemaloney7691]

Just did this to my mine. When powering up, the screen pops up with, No bootable Device. Dod the start up with F2, Enabled the F12 Boot Menu, restarted, same deal. What do I do?

[@CarlosAlexandre-fl2ut]

very very very good

[@joemaricorpuz9158]

Is this same as ACER Aspire A315-56-596K?

[@jemnai]

I just bought this model will be doing the upgrades this put my worries about adding a second SSD and memory.

[@earlybyrdy]

Had a problem with my m2 SSD I bought. The model I bought did not include any m2 ssd, but it has a slot for it. So I bought one and attached it. It is not detected by Acer, even in bios. the slot shows empty. With Windows setup, it only detects the current hard drive i have (no ssd). The SSD is functioning as used an m2 sata to usb connector and it is detected in Windows. Tried to test if it is and it is. Just when I use it internally, it doesn't detect. Is there something I missed?

[@alastairpreston3237]

Is the M.2 slot in the machine sata? Current models of this machine are advertised as having PCIE m.2 drives.

[@trekerfox9558]

what brand of SATA cable is in this laptop. there is no factory SATA cable in my laptop

[@TG-ip5jg]

I have the same laptop. Does it have dual channels or just one?

[@skaterxguy25]

I want to add some ram so I can run a newer video game. Will the ram alone be enough to run it? It fits on my hard drive just trouble running the program with the stock ram

[@riazahmed2423]

There Is No Slot Found For Internal SSD In Board What To Do I Have Same Acer Aspire R3 30gb Built In Memory Now How Do I Upgrade Because There Is No Slot Option For Plug Ribon SSD. Kindly Help

[@tranzoid7]

Would you be able to play games on this at like constant 60fps or 100fps

[@adamastor207]

Late response but no, the GPU is really mediocre and combine it with the 8gb of ram and even CSGO runs at 40fps in low full hd. I'll soon try it with 16gb tho.

[@Salty-.]

​@@adamastor207 any feedback with the 16gb?

[@jessicaamador7355]

@@adamastor207 @@Q

[@dweels2006]

Very Helpful

[@_x9.]

thank god I found this video

[@collegecall007]

Can we upgrade Motherboard or processor?

[@ashnoice3805]

Wait....how can the ram became 20gb...if u pulled out the 4 gb and insert a new 16 gb

[@ebnhu]

4gb solded to mobo, then add 16gb in the slot replacing the 4gb, 4+16=20, easy

[@mags_naomi]

Thank you so much

[@KarterTheSimmer]

would this parts still do or are their newer parts

[@santurrionn]

Really good video. Thanks

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks. Thx for watching. Dale

[@tecnoplace]

A shame to ACER in my country, which is Brazil. I bought a model A315-42G-R8LU that in the description of the site acer brasil informs that it has to put a hd ssd or common hd, however when opening the notebook to add another ssd sata for my surprise the flat adapter cable and neither the case, as shown in this video, although the model is different. absurd, in addition to the misleading advertising on the acer website in brazil, i will have to spend buying an adapter and a case and worse, i can't find this kit in my country. I always bought acer, but this time, it will be the last.

[@cemalaybakan1569]

I live in Turkey and it is same for me. There was just empty space no adapter no case and I couldnt find a place to buy those.

[@sulaimanmalliyil1758]

Im change hdd to ssd but its not show on bios or i cant boot from usb or cd drive pls can you help me😭

[@doubleL_S]

Installed a 128gb Kingston to a aspire a315-21... and it won't turn on 😭

[@hypnomediahm373]

Can you provide link abouth ribbon cable for 2.5 hard drive?

[@proller14]

I have only 1 question: Are these mods void the warranty?

[@prithvi3980]

I have this laptop , 256GB SSD and 500GB HDD . When I'm trying to install Kali linux or other os , there is no partition disks showing . how do i fix that , thank you .

[@brandonfoley]

Where can you buy a new motherboard for this exact laptop? Mine got waterdamage.

[@carewser]

Where's the slot for SD cards?

[@memesthegreat4105]

Thank I have this model huge helper

[@БобоУ]

Hi I have a question so I have a newer acer aspire 3 and it is kind of different inside. It doesn't have the ssd tray and the sata cable. Can you tell me where I can find a sata cable. And thanks for the vid it was helpful.

[@luischanocua]

where can i get the caddy for the hard drive

Hello, watching your video and it was very explanatory. I have such a notebook, I am very satisfied. My question is, where do I find the base to attach the SSD to the notebook? Do you have a link that can refer me to the purchase? I live in Brazil.

[@goldenfistgaming4886]

Mine doesn't have that the ability to take a hard disk

[@tankobryan3035]

Please does it have an internal hard drive

[@zerogames6244]

hello I have the same pc but can you put hdd on it?

[@l1ttleshia]

Hello i spit drink over the keyboard and now nothing works. I cant turn on Laptop because the powerbutton is mounted in Keyboard. How can i turn on the Notebook without the Keyboard? (so i can use with external Keyboard) Is there a workaround?

[@kazenifukarete2336]

yesterday i just trying to put my old 2.5 hdd into Acer Aspire 3 A314-22, but i can't put back the back cover, it causing flexing. I already watched your video to see the caddy. Sorry for my English

[@lakfndaklfnlaskfnkla]

Where did you buy that mounting bracket and also what is the specific model of your laptop?

[@howardsternisbatman]

What about activating windows?

[@4zR1A9]

Do I need to set up Windows 11 for the SATA 3 storage if added?

[@MattThompsonOnGoogle]

I've got an Asus with the Ryzen 5 3500U and Vega 8, and it's such a similar setup to this... 4GB on-board (LPDDR4? don't know frequency) and came with 4GB SODIMM DDR4. I also upgraded to 2666 but don't know if I should have gone with 2400? But more importantly, I convinced a coworker to get an Aspire 3 A315-56-594W for $350... a huge steal! With that being said, I don't know what clock speed she might want for RAM if she upgrades. Won't be used for gaming or anything weird. I thought these i5-1035G1s used 3200MHz LPDDR4. Was there a reason you went with 2666MHz in the SODIMM slot?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. If you go into your task manager, click on performance tab, choose memory on left. It will show the speed of your ram on board, among other information. Thx

[@MattThompsonOnGoogle]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Eh... Found my original photos, was 2666 and upgraded to 16GB 2666 but TM still says 2400 so wasn't sure if it was the LPDDR4 or just a generic setup configuration. Anyway, I'll get a look at one of those A315-56-594w laptops tomorrow hopefully! Kinda jealous because price was $200 less than my similar Ryzen Asus!

[@gonzalomoreira8851]

Could there be a problem if the maximum limit of 12Gb RAM is exceeded? Cheers

[@ZadeonD]

No,if there will be ur computer will tell u. Btw every motherboard handles differently memory error.

[@miaad9715]

hi. maybe it was better to partition the MVMe drive because usually no one puts 1T on windows drive and also its gonna be a problem to backup files when u need to install a windows again!

[@joequis6173]

Hello and thanks for this video. I have an aspire 3 a315-53-389v model. Can i upgrade with wifi ac to ax for this computer? And can you make a video on how to clone from HDD to SDD? My computer is using HDD and i want to convert to M2 without losing my data. Hope to hear from you soon.

[@АлександрЧернышов-д8у]

please tell me the number of the caddy for the additional hdd?

[@alastairpreston3237]

With the Acer Aspire 3 PCs, the caddy and cable numbers depend on which version you have. The caddy shown in the video would not fit in my A315-58-M575 because the screw tabs are in different positions, Finding the correct matching caddy has proven difficult - Acer does not have the kits in stock.

[@vladimirpo5644]

шило на мыло, nvme нужно ставить samsung evo 970-980, а место жесткого диска можно рассмотреть вариант с жестким диском если качаете торренты, и если не качаете то для файлопомойки пойдет и SATA SSD

[@lowrider692000]

which SSD drive did you fit please, my same laptop only had a 1TB sata drive are the card SSD drives better then the sata ones?

[@Stanleygames163]

can someone help me, I want to add a storage drive into my aspire 3 laptop but i dont know which storage drive is suitable for this laptop

[@caliber_560]

If I want to just upgrade a used one, do I need the crucial P5? And is there anything else I should know about it, btw it’s a aspire 3 windows 11

[@denemeuyesi1212]

I don't have that hdd box inside, where did you get it? Can you please tell me?

[@umbrhomazoz1920]

Can I put a 3x4 M.2 ssd to my acer a315

[@Peterdelplata1975]

which of these can i use in my notebook m.2 sata ssd or m.2 nvme ssd. Acer aspire 3 (A315-34-C7RP), because today it has HDD

[@zanedien]

Is the Acer Spin 3 SP313-51N-322Y Also upgradeable? Idk if different spin 3 models can be upgraded

[@swift14727]

Hi Dale could you please tell me what's the white colour port between HDD cable connector and the battery, thanks.

[@brunofranca925]

Hi, can you help me please? When I boot my computer, which is the same model of the video, I can't access the SETUP anymore, even pressing the f2 key, it just goes to a loop in the acer screen, if I don't press this key, it goes to a screen "boot option restored" where I have "reset system" and "continue boot", the first one reboot the computer and goes to the this same point, and the other one goes to screen it "operating system not found", I don't know what to do anymore, a friend of mine says that maybe resetting the setup removing the battery inside the notebook can resolve the problem of the setup doesn't show. Do you have any idea of what should I do?

[@ebnhu]

make a clean windows install from usb maybe, check the cr32 round battery, sometimes it fails, check if the RAM is correctly inserted, disconnect the internal battery and reconnect it.

[@LanceRazon]

Hi, how do i know if mines supports NVME or Sata M.2? I saw your video the stock one is SATA the one you newly installed is NVME right?

[@4000marcdman]

Hello are all aspire 3's compatible with nvme drives? I couldn't find mine in the bios. Having a hard time finding a solid answer with Google.

[@wilsonivancubas2141]

It is useless to put Ram of different capacities, only the dual will be activated with the 4gb of smaller capacity, that is, 8 gb dual channel

[@rhinosteeves]

If you are still looking at this, do you know where I can get a caddy and the ribbon cable? I have an Acer314-35 and it has the extra bay for the ssd but there is no caddy or ribbon cable

[@alastairpreston3237]

I have the smeproblem with an Acer 315-58- no caddy or cable. I checked with Acer, but they no longer have those parts, and referred me to one of their partners - who also don't seem to list them. Any ideas?