Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop SSD Upgrade, Memory Upgrade, Add 2.5" SSD, Clone SSD.

How to open up Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop to install new NVMe SSD, add more memory, add 2.5" SSD and clone ssd using MiniTool Partition Wizard Pro 12.1 Model# AN515-54-728C Dedicated to Cathy.
Tools Used:
#0 Phillips Screwdriver Magnetic Tip
Blue Triangle Spudger Tool
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USB to M.2 NVMe Enclosure
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
New Parts Installed:
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Gen 3 x4
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2666MHz CL18 16GB x2 Memory (32GB Total)
Crucial MX500 Series 1TB SATA 2.5" SSD
Cloning Software Used:
MiniTool Partition Wizard Pro ($59)
www.partitionwizard.com/free-...
Thank you For Watching. This video is dedicated to Cathy. Forever & Always Baby.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

I would like to say Thank You to everyone for your thoughtful comments about Cathy. She loved being behind the camera. Cathy passed away suddenly the day before we were going to shoot this Video. It was hard doing it without her. She enjoyed watching the video editing process and seeing ways she could do better. Cathy was a great person, Very giving and loved her family very much. We all miss her dearly. Thank you everyone. Dale

[@hermestrismegistus6421]

My heartfelt condolences on the loss of Cathy.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

@@hermestrismegistus6421 Thank you. I appreciate you saying that. I miss her.

[@hermestrismegistus6421]

@@CadillacComputerCenter It's very challenging when grieving the loss of a loved one, as it goes without saying, but essential to our healing and experiencing the love we have for our dearly departed.

[@vicm2001]

Condolences for the loss..

[@alyssag8146]

Rest in peace Cathy :(

[@buckabuckler4413]

More people need to be like this, record the whole video without skipping small steps thinking people should just know what to do and be 100% detailed, love this dude, no homo.

[@matthewnavarro6150]

Rest in piece his camera woman. We never met her or ever will but was someone

[@hypersonic6649]

Peace*

[@sivartb7273]

What happened?

[@erwing3473]

@@sivartb7273 she passed away

[@killingerk]

@@erwing3473 sad

[@jasonMB999]

@@erwing3473how you know?

[@rafiqally3347]

I don't like long boring videos, this was long but not boring. Thanks.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks. Dale

[@zarilla]

This is one of the best "How To" videos I've ever seen on how to upgrade a laptop. Everything on how to update the BIOS, adding the SSD card, actual drive, and memory. Good video and simple instructions. Highly recommend this one.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you, I appreciate that. Thanks for watching. Dale

[@paulmunro3175]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Most of the video instructions I have seen confused me, but yours did not. Very clear instructions. Thanks.

[@eddie1975utube]

I watched several videos and this is the most helpful! Thank you! And thank you to Cathy as well. She did a great job. Kind of you to dedicate this to her.

[@chaoswhisper7583]

This video allowed me to perform the upgrade on the memory and the 2.5 SSD, followed it to a T! Worked awesome first time! Great instructor! Thanks!

[@videoviralgeek]

This video was brilliant! My Nitro 5 was slightly different, only one slot for an NVMe so I put in a SATA instead but I followed your instructions to the letter and it went perfectly. Thank you so much for your clear and concise instructions, and my deepest condolences to the loss of your camera person.

[@sprinkleofjanoskians]

Thank you so much for this video! Very informative - I wouldn’t have been able to upgrade my SSD if it weren’t for your help! I’m also very sorry for your loss, may Cathy rest in peace 🕊💖

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad this video helped. Dale

[@SumitKumar-iy6bc]

No customer data. watching your video make me smile. Thank you sir

[@stevedaly6826]

How very interesting I’ve always wondered how the upgrade process works! Thanks for the post 👏👍

[@killerinstinct13007]

Very clear and thorough process on upgrading the Acer Nitro 5. Will definitely assist me in the coming months for when i upgrade my ram and ssd drives. Thank you

[@AliceKamatis]

Thank you, Dale, for this how-to video and for all the details you mentioned.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Your welcome. Thanks for watching. Dale

[@alexmellen4347]

The part with installing and formatting the new SSD was just what I needed!

[@cameraforchristmas]

I just followed this procedure to upgrade my new Acer Nitro. Having this super-clear video as a guide made it a breeze. And now I know the name of the plastic case-breaker tool - its a "spudger"! Thanks a million!!!

[@bloxaboar4537]

Is it from Amazon bc I just ordered one and I hope it's worth the buy

[@02ninjaman]

I was having a hard time trying to get this done, the other videos I found didn't cover how you did it in disk management and I got showing up now! Thank you, also sorry to hear about your loss.

[@VirtualTech]

we usually dont see old tech savvy people, glad to see this man knows what he is doing

[@tashlester7783]

Thank you so much for such a detailed video . I have extreme anxiety and was scared to do upgrades Thanks to your video i now have upgraded my ram and will soon be upgrading NVMe soon 💞 thank you so much

[@audrianzambrano4636]

Very good video for new installers such as my self thought my drive was faulty but no I just forgot to partition the drive

[@hookedoutdoors1236]

Love your personality and the way you go thru and explain your real world experience of this. You just received a new sub. :)

[@tacticalcowboy4326]

I am so grateful for this video it has saved me so much time I have a slightly different model acer and few different parts but the procedure I have to use is identical.

[@JohnHobart]

Man, you are the ass kicker and life saver of this century with this video. I have a Nitro 5 AN515-57 and I’ve replaced 2 SSDs and put in a 4TB (Kingston Fury, actually doing it right now) and a 2TB SSD and bought the pro version of MiniTool because of how easy it is to use AND how easy it is to do because of your instructions that allow even a tech moron such as myself to perform this task without a single issue. You are the best!

[@proudprogressive4849]

All i got to say is WOW!! the best and very clearly explained video ive ever seen. You just earned yourself a new subscriber sir. Thank you and i know im late but my sincere condolences to you and your loved ones. Much love and continue doing what you do.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you very much. Dale

[@roymeadows1708]

Fantastic video Dale. Thanks to you I was able to upgrade my Nitro 5 without paying excessive money for labour. Much appreciated bro. Keep up the great work. God bless Kathy. X

[@garyreardon11]

I am thinking about getting this laptop. I am glad to see it is pretty simple to upgrade the laptop.

[@andrewmallory3654]

So sorry for your loss:( great video man

[@pettischristopher]

Great vid 💯. Extremely helpful. Sorry for your loss. RIP 🙏🏽

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you my friend. Dale

[@darkstar3540]

Most professional all inclusive upgrade walk through for Acer Nitro 5 I have seen. Thanks for sharing this.

[@alpmurdock4616]

We cant do this without you, Thank you so much you are a great Teacher

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you much. Dale

[@amandaelizabeth2584]

Thankyou. The last few minutes of the video really helped.

[@enigma3135]

So sorry for your loss :( For the past few weeks have been “shopping” for a replacement laptop. As a storage hound this appears to be the best I have found in that respect 2x (m.2) and a 2.5 bay amazing. In my search for more space I’ve found 4tb notebook drives but at 15mm height do you if these will physically fit into this laptop. very complete videos, and I enjoy that they don’t include a dance track.

[@Jesani519]

Have to do this for a friend soon . thank you for making it simple and straightforward :) cheers from Ontario, Canada!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Awesome. Thx for watching my northern friend, eh!!

[@KOME11]

Best video on KZbin for this! Thanks so much!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks for that. Dale

[@edgarapocal]

I just got this exact same laptop, but mine has a different GPU. Great to know more about my laptop without actually having to open it up, and was wondering why it came with the SATA cable in the box. Thanks for the video you really know your stuff.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. This model has 2.5 inch hdd bay inside. The cable is for adding a 2.5 inch hdd, or 2.5 inch sata ssd. The mounting caddy is inside. Dale

[@FirstOfTheMagi]

Thanks for he awesome video, sir! RIP Cathy. I hope her family and friends are doing well.

[@zchampion21]

Adding storage to my Nitro % this video helped with everything from start to finish thanks!!!!!

[@chicagorc3967]

god bless you brother, i lost my son a few years back and its not easy losing someone close to you. i wish you the best my friend

[@joschhhhh]

Done subscribing, one of the best channels for tutorials regarding laptop upgrade.

[@KingDaviiid]

Sorry for your loss man and thank you for your vid!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you very much. Dale

[@xaratemplate]

More people need to support Acer for being most upgradeable and repairable laptop. All the parts have QR code to replace parts even the motherboard. Also 2 ram slots, 3 SSD slots makes it a keeper.

[@ajohnson4678]

thanks for the info, that closure you use is beyond cool. thanks.

[@bobbyrehman5197]

Salute from India... Beautifully explained... Better than ALL the others I have watched so far, for example nobody tipped about tapping the power button after cutting battery power supply..!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR!!!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks so much for watching my friend. Dale

[@localnyraccoon]

Man when I installed new RAM and a new M.2 SSD, I didn't unplug the battery. Surprisingly nothing bad happened. Many months down the line from those upgrades and my Nitro 5 still works perfectly fine.

[@kingscarletbuilds]

Basically the exact video I was looking for, just got this for my lady and will be doing this to it later

[@Xaimi]

Wonderful video! Helped me install my 16 GB memory. One thing I noticed is that my Nitro 5's innards are arranged a tad different. Where you had two slots (PCI and Sata) I only have Sata. Our sata SSD slots are the same, but the location to slide in the cable is not in the same place (actually, could not even find that "port"). Thanks again

[@sygfx]

Thank you sir, your video really help me upgrade my nitro 5 ddr4 to 32gb, a 2tb SSd and a 1 tb nvm. Really appreciate and keep up the good work.

[@samsungnote6314]

Just put a new SATA drive in a Nitro with your help. Thanks for video. RIP Cathy.

[@Dragoninheart76]

Thank you for the video it was very informative and not to overly complicated thank you and sorry for your loss.

[@ahmadshahreezdzakuan3137]

Greetings from Malaysia. This video helps me so much! I dont have to pay extra charge for the labour cost as I can do it by myself after seeing this video. Much appreaciate for you kind sharing 👍👍

[@DrexelQuake]

This is great. I just added an SSD to mine. Although mine only came with an 8Ram stick. Will need to order better ones later.

[@djallday25]

Awesome video!!! I am very confident on upgrading after watching!!

[@betablockrr]

Thank you, I just brought the ADATA 8200 pro myself and wasn't sure it would fit in my laptop as its a double sided M.2 this helped alot!

[@arkadiuszwojno5210]

this ssd is/and was at a time garbage anyway, greets

[@betablockrr]

@@arkadiuszwojno5210 vs the sabrent TLC drive I had that only lasted 6 months. This ADATA drive has served me tremendously well

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

Thank you so much simple instructions right to the point no external talk

[@lynnevans29]

Thank you so very much for this video. You were very thorough in your explanation of the Acer computer's upgrade. I wish you were here in San Francisco. Ca. Your work would be very much appreciated.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it. Dale

[@imaginativespirit591]

Thank You! Your instructions helped me a lot.

[@user39288]

I got good experience when I had watched this video!

[@calebfoster7954]

Very good instruction video! Others I found just would say "remover the cover snaps" and show like one and then cut to the next step. You showed the whole process. That let me know about how long and what to expect since I saw every step not just a quick clip

[@robertowei1576]

Thanks for your Video. The Acer of my son works perfect white the new SSD

[@choroslidepr3672]

Thank you so much, so simple I didn’t event need to watch the whole video but it was satisfying so watched the whole video

[@Nestleg]

I bough this notebook yesterday and it came with 1tb of hard drive and i was wondering how to install nvmi drive and how to change the boot drive. Thank you for this great tutorial video

[@SteveJonesGamingGWO]

Thanks for the video and going so I'm depth, be safe and know she's still got your back even if she's not physically there.

[@Coachizz-rf1kw]

Thanks for the simple and yet elegant way of assembling the parts.

[@lethomson905]

Thank you Sir for this video. Sorry for your loss.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you for the kind words. Dale

[@YOVIBE]

Thanks you mate with your video i didnt break my pc

[@ahmedsalem1535]

Your work is pretty amusing, I bet you're enjoying every minute in there. Good fella 👍👍👍👍

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks. I think!!

[@nicofido95]

Great tutorial , removing that rear part was a pain for me since all i had was a credit card . Sorry for your loss , hope everything is going well.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Dale

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Your welcome. Thanks for watching. Dale

[@garyhorder1556]

Thank you for this video, I am a complete novice, but now upgraded to 16 GB ram , 2 tb ssd and have undervolted, next is a repaste of my nitro 5 g5x 1650, all down to you bud

[@CatchingAirr]

I know this is quite old but ive boughten 2 computers that youve showed us with this being one of them thank you for all that you do not everyone has the skill sets and knowledge that you have so again thank you

[@sandkingpainkiller]

i was inspecting my camera coz camera doesn't while your vid was playing and i heard if u like it part i actually did both. keep it up

[@scallan74]

This was allot of good info. Great vid, I can confidently add a new SSD card.

[@TYRASSA]

Wow, your voice sounds like that actor, Robert Forster, amazing. Anyway, these are cool videos. 😎

[@dannym2804]

Extremely helpful, thank you!

[@lukeseam]

thank you for filming the whole process. makes me feel a lot more confident attempting this. also how much did you charge the guy for this?

[@CozzaPerks]

I used a guitar pick to open mine, it worked anyway. Great video man this help me to uprade the ram in my msi gaming laptop

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Cool. Thanks for watching my video. Dale

[@bakon3]

I’m sorry about Cathy, thank you for your content we really appreciate

[@Patwrick]

nice tutorial, I had install my new ssd successfully thanks to you

[@vicm2001]

Thanks on this video, have the same laptop and will chk again this video when i do the upgrade.thank you!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks for watching. Dale

[@DaveFiggley]

1TB WD Black arriving tomorrow. Aged 60, I just gotta know what this GTA thing is all about. Ready to go when the SSD comes. Thanks Dale for rummaging around in the innards of this superb machine and showing what goes where. Fortunately my Nitro has been opened many times and the base panel pops off with no bother.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Your welcome! Happy new year

[@thelionszen3352]

im about to do the exact same thing to the exact same laptop. Definitely earned a sub

[@CountryRoadTrip]

thank u for this video. Just got my new laptop and want to upgrade

[@ezekielgskeen8607]

Looking to by one, and knowing, just from your video, that I can up grade, because I was going to buy it for coding and Blender. this outstanding and helpful to what I can buy for the task, thanks again! Stay amazing, UK

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hey thanks for watching. Dale

[@gabrielatristao1259]

Thank you! It's the best video for nitro 5 I found. Just one question though, where did you find this sata cable for the ssd?

[@hmminteresting4826]

in the box

[@kimbalmccoy4892]

I haven't been a subscriber long, but you and Cathy's family have my sincere condolences.

[@LTR216]

Thanks for the video. Used this As a guide to add 2 new 8gb RAM from crucial to make it 16Gb on my older acer nitro 5. Runs a lot better because it only had 1 8gb stick to begin with. Great video!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Nothing like doing a nice upgrade. Good job! Dale

[@c4utious389]

Thinking about buying this laptop now knowing I can upgrade its easily I might go and buy it

[@piratemachine3684]

you are a life saver. for that i will follow you now.

[@JohnSmith-oq1qz]

Man you are so goood thank you for wonderful instruction and easy to understand! New subscriber here

[@allanmusajr]

Awesome video! Thank you for this.

[@mj-7444]

This things a monster !!!

[@kevcole3333]

great video. every step explained perfectly.

[@Briancre]

This video is bad ass, thnx for the help 💪🏻💻🔥

[@ramon6890]

Thank you sir, you got a new sub informative video definitely helpful in upgrading my laptop

[@aksharrao789]

Love the attention to details🔥

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks my friend. I'm glad you liked it Dale.

[@aksharrao789]

@@CadillacComputerCenter :)

[@doo5man335]

Thank you so much I just finished

[@Qu9ke]

Do you have to re install Acer drivers and/or other things after this process? I have a Nitro 5, and I figured I would use this video for reference. Great video by the way.

[@regretfulcolonel5557]

Awesome video! This video is long but I enjoyed it and it feels like I am only watching a 15 mins video. Awesome awesome my friend! I will leave a LIKE and will subscribe!

[@user-hy1dr9ut7n]

Great video. I particularly liked the pressing the Power button to discharge capacitors - something often forgotten!. I can confirm that the Acer Nitro5 can take 64gb RAM - I have done upgrades. So sorry for the loss of Cathy😢

[@UndetectedKiller-yi1dy]

What ram did you use?

[@joseantoniogutierrezfierro9307]

Thanks for tris video!! You save me!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@karls27able]

well i got the same laptop in feb but showing me how to change stuff alot easyer then my last laptop as i will be upgrading mine soon good gaming laptop for the money

[@creemoon9546]

11:00, i think it would be easier if you start from the back, that way lees pressure on the seam.