Acer Nitro 5 SSD and RAM Upgrade

In this video I perform a Ram Memory / SSD upgrade to this Acer Nitro 5 AN-515
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[@Spankwire1966]

There's another M.2 slot on the right side. You can install an additional ssd there without the need to remove the existing 512gb. Just an FYI to those who didn't notice. Cheers!

[@swift14727]

Yep, well spotted.

[@kokomi3627]

Thank a lottt

[@karlkaizen4190]

Can i use 1tb on the second ssd slot when upgrading or should i only use 512gb to par the existing?

[@swift14727]

@@karlkaizen4190 Yes, you can use a 1TB drive in the second slot.

[@shpe11]

@@karlkaizen4190 same size if you want them in RAID 0

[@SC-RGX7]

One of my favourite laptop boards. 2 ssd slots + one hdd slot makes this a terrific storage monster. Love it.

[@Jaxck77]

Picked this up on Prime Day, in large part because of this fantastic little overview vid. Great job mate!

[@leyzer1548]

No way they included the cable for a hard drive in the box. It's been 5 months since I wanted to put a hard drive in but couldn't find a place that sold that cable and now here I am watching this video showing me that they included one. Thank you so much man.

[@joshuatucker139]

😂took me forever to find my included cable forgot that it comes inside the extra black box that’s inside the main box when you get it installed a 4TB SSD this morning going to be upgrading the ram and installing two 4TB nvme drives as well

[@jhamsyt]

I got one too... email acer

[@baccudamusic7483]

Does anyone know what cable does work? I binned the one that comes with it by accident…lol

[@tbcrulezz]

Damn

[@hilderx15]

This video was so helpful! Thanks a lot for showcasing the upgrades of this great laptop.

[@dizzard5297]

Thank you for this video. I'm gearing up to try upgrading my current laptops ram, it'll be my second time attempting a ram upgrade. The first time I tried it was with an MSI laptop and it was a complete failure because even after unscrewing it the back wouldn't come off. For this laptop it looks more straightforward.

[@SteveSayWhat]

Thanks for the great video! I recently purchased the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58 and was curious about upgradability. Your video is the best most concise video I have found for this platform thus far. Cardinal Sin #1 You forgot to disconnect the battery cable before connecting/disconnecting hardware. As another viewer commented about the second M.2 port... I had no idea that was there until reading they're comment. Mine came with the 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, & 16GB DDR5. I had plans to immediately upgrade the ram to 32GB DDR5 (2x16gb) and install a 2TB 2.5" SATA SSD. I am even more excited about tis laptop now that I found out I can also add an additional 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD... never had a pc with 4TB storage before so that would be cool. Derp Subscribed. +1 Like

[@305TechOfficial]

Thanks for the great comment, honestly I’ve done 1000s of laptops in my career over the years, yea I know you’re supposed to but it’s just never made a difference . However u have damaged some battery connectors so I choose the lesser evil, hope that makes sense .

[@waynepayne9875]

What do you mean by battery cable? The laptop wasn't plugged in when he did the upgrade, how else would one do it?

[@Kenny.J84]

I think he meant unplug the battery from the laptop, as if you were going to remove it. It's always been recommended to do this but I agree with the video creator, if power cord is unplugged and cpu is powered off, I feel that is sufficient enough for me.... he's right, some manufacturers connections are stronger than the material it's made of, therefore susceptible to damaging while disconnecting and/or reconnecting

[@RoachManTheFirst]

@@waynepayne9875 The battery is still connected to the laptop itself, and the power plug leads to that battery. under some tape or whatever is securing it, there is a plug that keeps it connected which can be easily connected and disconnected to completely stop all possibilities of electricity and whatnot. I'm not an expert, in fact I just started to get into this stuff.

[@gigasheeesh978]

Btw the acer 5 isn't compatible with ddr5 so if i were you i wouldn't waste my money before you realise instead just get ddr4

[@nyuckkamoments12]

As said as it is you have few subscribers it should be noted guys like you are the unsung heroes of the internet thank you for your easy to follow guide.

[@305TechOfficial]

I’m posting an updated video today, also and eye out and thanks for your comment!

[@Spirit-Fire]

This is a perfect laptop for first time pc gamers. I've had mine for nearly 2 years now and granted, it's had its fair share of problems, but since renewing the thermal paste, removing dust and installing an additional 1TB ssd, it's performing better than when I first purchased it. I'll definitely be looking at upgrading the ram in the future. The amount of replaceable components in the Nitro 5 really enables you to learn about how everything works.

[@oldWanderer69]

Thankyou its very clear instructions and driection keep up the good work.

[@hugo5198]

Worked with my 515-57 i5 and 3060. (2023) Second pciE slot used with a 970evo because it is 3rd generation pcie i have in my nitro 5 model, meaning it is a waste of money putting a gen4+ pcie SSD in there. (Even tho it's just 10$ difference) Added 16g of ram for a total of 24G, not optimal but fonctional without any issues untill now. First boot was slow but everythkng came back to normal afterwards. Thanks !

[@corderoaeronivanjobm.394]

Is your 515-57 i5 is a 11th Gen 11400H? I just bought mine about a week ago. I can't find any reviews on YT but I think it has a huge jump from the initial 2021 release that has a i5 10th gen and a GTX 1650.

[@dwanejeff196]

Thank You! This Laptop and it's ability to be upgraded. Also with, what you can upgrade set's it's apart from all other laptops! The price! That knock's it out of the park, for Me!

[@peterdawes1868]

Nitro AN515-57/i9 2.5Hz/16gbram/RTX3060/512SSD. Just got given it for a present. Ty for upgrade vid. Peace.

[@tombaleone9585]

Thanks for Showing how to open the RAM !!

[@dkrousselle]

Great vid. Thanks 👍🏼

[@abriellafiel7134]

Actually the video is well explained. If it wasn't for a few concerns on my part. When I switched on my Acer Nitro 5 for the first time, windows 11 home installed because it was on the existing m.2 . However, the friendly voice in the video changed exactly the M.2 on which the operating system was. At minute 2:57 you can see the second M.2 slot to the right of the lower RAM bar, and the screw for fastening is on the far right of the upper left corner of the usb port. The ram upgrade from 8 to at least 16 gb is recommended, but the fact that you have 2 different ram bars with different latencies and specs, is less good. At minute 4:23 you can see how the friendly voice restarts the laptop and immediately presses the F2 key to get into the BIOS, because in this state the laptop would never have made it to the Windows start screen because there is no operating system. And the one who has already done it the way the friendly voice did. Knows how tedious it can be with the operating system and all the drivers that belong to the laptop!

[@guapasylistas]

Good explanation. I would install the new ssd in the other free slot, to avoid reinstalling windows; my doubt is that second slot, the free one, which specifications have? Is it generation 4?

[@perpetualstranger7211]

thx for the explanation!! i was wondering if that was what that was. good to confirm

[@TrayBent]

I just need to know something, if I take the 512 and replaced with it with 1TB do I have to back up windows first ,and if so how do I do that ? I just brought this laptop and want to upgrade Ram which seems really easy but the M.2 SSD is what I’m afraid because I know the operating system is on the SSD that came with the computer

[@abriellafiel7134]

@@TrayBent HDDs and SSDs can be cloned easily and securely using a docking station or/and software. Even free and freemium programs can make perfect 1:1 copies of your hard drive. A probably better solution would be to have the ssd cloned by a computer shop. Just ask computer shop in your area if they clone ssds.

[@perpetualstranger7211]

theres an extra slot for another ssd and theres also room for a 1 TB jawn too wo messin w the operating system just fyi@@TrayBent

[@riailma8055]

Thanks for the video 🙌🏼

[@305TechOfficial]

thanks for watching! don't forget to subscribe.

[@uchiha7444]

Tysm for this video! Had a hard time trying to find someone who could actually tell me if the screws were the same size or not lol

[@mlthmp]

Thank you for the video! Very well done, and there aren't very many videos about these online.

[@owASTA]

thanks a lot , you helped me to open & install new ram ❤.

[@305TechOfficial]

Glad I could help

[@MattOceanz]

Ty for the vid bro I was your 1000th sub 🙏🏽

[@305TechOfficial]

Means the world :) thanks

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

What a madlad, does all this installation with battery connected and charged. When I do this to my own laptop I will definitely not be taking such risks.

[@prestigequickcod]

Great video im about to upgrade to a 1TB SSD

[@iamAzarath04]

Turning a beast into a complete monster

[@GreatXerxes]

Dude it was so easy , i was thinking about send my laptop or take it myself thanks for tutorial ✌🏻🙌🏻

[@305TechOfficial]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching !

[@GreatXerxes]

​@@305TechOfficialfor more safty should i disconnect the battery ? or it's not necessary

[@roymeadows1708]

Great video bro..Saved me a fortune by not having to get my Nitro 5 upgraded at PC world. Keep up the good work.

[@305TechOfficial]

Thanks for the awesome feedback!

[@CorkyStClair-jf1ry]

Thank you, very helpful video

[@edgarsoto9288]

Got this gaming laptop for college and also having the availability to video game when I go on deployments and it doesnt let me down great price great quality very awesome gaming PC

[@305TechOfficial]

Enjoy!!

[@waynepayne9875]

I just did it and i was swesating bullets the whole time. I messed up the 2nd RAM stick but carefully reinserted and now it works and I feel like I can do this again in future, but boy this is neeve wracking for someone whos never opened their computer up before.

[@305TechOfficial]

Great job!

[@wxrd_]

i dont know why u have such subscribers, you should have way more, thank you a lot man, really helped, but is there anyhting for me to do to lower the fan noise, does adding ram or ssd make a difference when we are talking about the fan noise?

[@supersenpaizyt]

I just got the exact same RAM today. I am upgrading it from 8 GB to 32 GB RAM today

[@silvaer8699]

I installed a 16 Gn ram but I only just plugged it into it and clamped it down into place as shown is there anything I have to do after? Like on the computer?

[@Jagerbomber]

How much vertical space is there for the SSD? Do you think enough for a PS5-SSD-size heatsink or certainly not? (Oh, can the laptop M.2 even go that fast? 5500+)

[@leebjorkman9063]

Thank you

[@M.N.922]

Also, how much free space is available on the SSD, or is it the right one for you?

[@qqmayakashi]

do i need to remove the battery connection before adding the ram sticks i bought? how do i ground myself to prevent damaging the components in laptop?

[@mcdus78]

I upgraded to 32GB of RAM and it's a beast! Let's go!

[@gaminggeo2265]

What screwdriver did you use to remove the 11 screws?

[@mcdus78]

@@gaminggeo2265 Phillips screwdriver.

[@GrabLifeByDaPoosy]

@@gaminggeo2265 #1 Phillips

[@rolandasju4086]

Thanks 👍

[@305TechOfficial]

No problem 👍

[@powderaddicts6364]

Is there a 2 tb one I can get? Don’t much about this stuff yet. Thank you for the great video

[@megathe2136]

ill get this laptop soon.

[@jordyhitty]

Make sure it's at least an RTX 3050 and an i7 is gonna have a lot more longevity than an i5. Mine is an i7 11800H with 8GB Ram (I just bought 8GB stick from Amazon to go in the second slot) an RTX 3050 and 512GB of storage.

[@megathe2136]

@@jordyhitty That's exactly what I'm getting.

[@jooii12]

wait, I have a question on the 16gb DDR4 Ram when your buying it from amazon there's 2 slots for it. So when your opening the laptop to put the ram for it do you just put 1 for it or do you have to put 2 for it? and I was wondering because from the video you didn't remove the other one which is the green one and considering , you only put one black for it. so do you only put 1 or 2? which I just wanna make sure.

[@jordyhitty]

Just opened up mine and man is this thing customisable! If you noticed that extra M.2 slot you would've had 1.5TB but u guess you already did that after the video. Haha

[@305TechOfficial]

Thanks for leaving a comment !!

[@deadman7593]

Hi do you know if the 32 gb version has dual channel RAM??

[@SevenSecondsArise]

The one I’m getting has 1tb already. And it does come with the 16gb memory. I was told to just upgrade to a 32gb memory though. Do you think that is fine?

[@jamalplayz6997]

I've just ordered a 2.5 2tb and a 1 tb m.2 and 2 32gb ram

[@305TechOfficial]

🔥

[@nonvertical9639]

Are there any restrictions in the ram you choose, a different video said that the mad version could take much higher clock speeds but the intel version was lower? Also is there anything to do in the bios?

[@casketman14]

Trying to figure that out too

[@sneakytaze5336]

Can you make a video about how to take out the fans or deep clean them? Got this so when I am not home I can still play with friends while my desktop gathers dust. But I have heard these things get very clogged if you don't clean the fans, I tried to look for info but none with this specific model.

[@adonian]

Glad you said 64gb is possible… I’m gonna gat the i9 version. Just for the sake of having an i9 (I’m usually an amd person)

[@keithfleming8512]

64 gb is not possible with the Nitro 5, it's limit is 32gb so two 16gb is what you're hunting

[@HariPrezadu]

@@keithfleming8512 Is it sure that he mistaked 64 GB ram

[@Guwop1017]

@@HariPrezadu Yes 32gb is max for nitro 5

[@PatricksDIY]

I would not recomend mismatching RAM modules, if you are upgrading RAM, you should get a kit (2 sticks) with matching size and speed.

[@nino89mb]

yeah i got one 16 stick and im gonna upgrade to another 16 so i have 32 dual channel. this will be a real good boost i think :D

[@llllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIII]

first slot ssd gen 4.0? and second gen 3.0? im right? i understood this by the designation PCIE on the first and PCIE / SATA on the second. I can't find official confirmation on the acer website. so I'm thinking of buying a pcie gen 4.0 ssd, move the native ssd to the second slot and install the new one in the first one

[@rydan5453]

For those wondering this doesn’t void warranty🤙

[@titokhaharuman3525]

Could you please list the "donts" sir? So we wont regret any decision to our machine.

[@rydan5453]

@@titokhaharuman3525 what typa donts

[@art-card05]

I have model acer nitro 5 an515-57-536Qand I was wondering what is the best route in moving the start up to a new nvme. Or should I just install it on the new one.

[@OlaftheGreat]

Man, your camera's autofocus was all over the place. Pretty good teardown video though

[@305TechOfficial]

Shot with iPhone 12

[@RL_Stine_88]

Yeah my laptop (Nitro 5) is the same model number nn stuff, but slightly different specs... but besides that mine can only upgrade the RAM to 32 GB, he claims his can go up to 64 GB that is dope!

[@RutsuKun]

officially you can only up to 32GB, so it is written on the official Acer website.

[@safferey]

how can i put the strap back on the 2.5 ssd that the AN515-53 came with?

[@unimatrix82]

Upgradable RAM, SSD, wireless card, and the power plug is in the rear. Id get one.

[@silverreaper6227]

My HDD upgrade cable didnt come with any screws could someone tell me what size the screws are so that i can buy them

[@itsalsosmoke420]

Do I need to backup the laptop at all? Or can I just turn it off and put the ssd in and expect it to work just like that?

[@rainw0o]

Do you have to wait when you reboot until the acer logo pops up? Because mine is in blackscreen

[@MusicalMunchkinsTV]

Video is helpful and informative but my god.. touching the RAM pins with your fingers, not disconnecting the battery and shaking the laptop around to remove the back panel almost gave me a panic attack. Glad you got the RAM & SSD working though!

[@305TechOfficial]

Never had an issue, I’ll lick them next time 😝

[@thomasdoyle8094]

Now that you have "replaced" the built-in 512gb drive that comes with the Acer, did you transfer over the OS so that the new 1tb will boot just like the old one and have all the same old programs the old one had? If so, was there a utility that came with the new drive that helped you do that? Thanks in advance!

[@305TechOfficial]

Correct I clone the data over. If it’s a new Pc installing windows will also do.

[@moesu7]

@@305TechOfficial How to clone the datas over?

[@DerekRC]

​@@305TechOfficialhow do you clone data over?

[@Rufnek2014]

Curious how you plan on mitigating the heat. M.2 Drives should have some kind of thermal tape across all the chips. Acer looks to have used a single pad for their 1 chip m.2 drive. Did you bother to place a full strip across your new drive to stop thermal throttling?

[@305TechOfficial]

Thermal pads don’t do much unless you use them against proper heat sink, there’s no space for a heatsink here. This is more of an issue with PCIe4 drives.

[@fernandodelagarza3603]

Awesome video! Quick question. If you upgrade the SSD card, would you need to re download all the apps again?

[@305TechOfficial]

Thank you, you’d have to either reinstall everything or clone data over to the new SSD.

[@saptadipdas343]

Please tell me the screw size of the back panel and the screw driver needed to open the back panel.

[@GrabLifeByDaPoosy]

#1 Phillips

[@4AEMRR]

I am new to this process if I replace the old SSD will all of that data be gone? Or can I put the new SSD somewhere else and have both 500 gig ssd with a 1tb

[@bearsfan1988888]

Hi there. Great video. Question. At the end of the video your screen showed that it was an intel i7, but at the beginning of the video you said that laptop was i5. When you upgraded it, the laptop changed to i7?

[@305TechOfficial]

I made a mistake probably :) it happens

[@noname-tx6cq]

I heard somewhere that always remove battery connection before doing anything

[@polopolovideo]

Please, I would to ask is it OK to add a piece of kingston fury impact 16/32GB ddr5 5600 with the existing ram that came with it ( ACER NITRO 5 AN515-58-57H2 (I5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB SSD, RTX3060_6GB, 15.6" FHD, BLACK-W11) which I am planning o buy today)? Will it slow down my laptop performance because of 2 different type of performance and brand type of RAM? Thank you

[@nighttiger2053]

Do you know if you can use the Patriot Signature Premium DDR4 for it

[@irvinparcon]

Why not use the 2nd m.2 slot so you wouldnt have to reinstall your operating system?

[@Successor...]

I NEED A SCREWDRIVER FOR CHRISTMAS TOO!!!

[@flamechill]

Can someone help me? I installed it just like that but my laptop is not picking it up

[@silvaer8699]

I installed a 16 Gn ram but I only just plugged it into it and clamped it down into place as shown is there anything I have to do after? Like on the computer?

[@shivanshmudgal3738]

When we remove the old one ssd and and add new one does we have to install the window again I am not asking about other apps but the windows app and window it self ???

[@rubenbordea]

How do you install the SSD on windows 11 and clone it please?

[@mehbooburrehman474]

That what i will do when i purchage it

[@MattOceanz]

Just installed an 8gb Ram slot into my Acer Nitro 5 AN515-56. It went smoothly thanks to you. Goodbye 8gb helicopter noises, hello smooth 16GB

[@305TechOfficial]

Way to go !

[@Farhad-bo4kw]

Guys can you completely change the ram? Like can we remove the older ram already placed by new ram?

[@prashantrawat9707]

There is a green light(or bulb) blinking inside in the backside(botton) of laptop.I was able to notice it from the space given in the backpannel to see fans. Same Model. Is it a problem?

[@305TechOfficial]

I don’t see a problem.

[@wolfkoziel2912]

@1:59 you are holding up a cable that allows you to connect a SATA SSD to the laptop..what is the specific name of that cable? I inherited the Acer laptop from a friend and she didn't have any of the original packing and did not know about the cable.

[@305TechOfficial]

Lookup on eBay “acer sata cable”

[@sabincwa5400]

Great video!! Just a quick question, Nitro has a non-removable battery, so is it safe to upgrade the ram without unplugging the battery unit from the board? Thank you.

[@305TechOfficial]

It’s fine. I did it in my video.

[@willitivity]

Nice and informative video. I'm looking to upgrade to an SSD as well. But I read that nvme M2 SSD have heating issues compared to SATA SSD. Do you experience any heating issues with your M2 SSD?

[@KimitoHaruna]

With my laptop, when i check heat with HWmonitor, it around 40 celsius (before/after playing game few hours). So i think it still good for use M2 SSD with no worry.

[@diegomorua3856]

is it the same for the nitro 5 AN515-55-56UQ?

[@geoffreypierre5432]

Since you took out the C: drive, you going to install a new OS on that new NVME right?

[@305TechOfficial]

Yep!

[@saidx2970]

Hi i did the same as your method but the windows does not launching. Keep rebooting with blue screen

[@sleepless_4u]

hey, just found this video to help out increasing my storage and before getting to the ssd part in the video i noticed the other m.2 slot. after finishing the video and reading the comments about the other slot, i installed the ssd of the other m.2 slot for convenience. after booting up my nitro 5, its not showing the storage. help?

[@SapphireDragonGaming]

Is this the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-53J4?

[@mrspicolli]

I have a question I wanted to add an additional 2 TB drive to my laptop, which already has a 2 TB drive in the main slot. Do I have to buy anything to put on that new hard drive before I install it? I been reading somewhere something about thermal tape, but I know nothing of that and it didn’t come with any with the hard drive which seems a little silly. I don’t know why they wouldn’t include one little strip, but the new one is a western digital black 2TB , the old one western digital Green 2TB I also have one minor concern when I had an Acer predator Helios. I was told that if I wanted to upgrade the hard drive, I had to actually remove the first one and put it in the second slot to keep windows, active and everything where it was supposed to be and install the new slot where the old card was supposed to be. Does anyone know if that is the case with the Acer nitro 5 An517-55-5354?

[@-z0mBEE]

You didn't have to remove the battery or do you have to? I've watched some tutorials but they all said you have to unplug it but the battery wire seems like it's easy to snap when pulled

[@305TechOfficial]

I’ve never done it, never fried any components… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@powderaddicts6364]

Will you lose any memory by swapping ssd’s?

[@b23beatz]

i cant get the back off and im too scared to force it.. only the other side comes off not the actual back pannel ]

[@noddythefootage]

i am newbie sir, is it compatible to all acer nitro 5 model? Acer Nitro 5 AN-515-45 thank you.

[@besartgj4273]

Nice video. I have this type of Acer An515-56 I5 11300H. Was wondering if i can put Ddr 5 Ram or it support only Ddr4 ?

[@305TechOfficial]

Only ddr-4.

[@jhostin8727]

Do you recommend to use compressed air with the fangs, or should I go with someone who knows more about computers?

[@305TechOfficial]

I personally use a dust brush and just blow gently. Not a fan of compressed air.

[@jhostin8727]

@@305TechOfficial perfect, thank you

[@flyingcockroach7813]

did it void the warranty or not

[@HeyThatzKool1990]

What was windows installed on?

[@bhanuchahar3687]

bro in this laptop are you "install 24gb ram?

[@user-wd7kq1ul1x]

How can i change the dedicated vram of nitro 5 in windows 11?

[@dansland101]

did you have to transfer the data from the m.2 that was already in there to the new m.2

[@305TechOfficial]

Yea :)

[@jamesaudrickdoctolero9886]

Is it ok to have a different brand of RAM but having the same specs ( same 3200MHz @ DDR4 8gb RAM

[@facebookmakesmesick]

Jesus this is what I ahve to do for my sons laptop? For storage?