How to Disassemble an Asus VivoBook M515 to Install an SSD (New 2021 Model)

[@accessrandom]

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[@NicomitnemC]

i don’t have any use or something due to this video, but i watch it anyway cause i like you channel and you helped me a lot with an other video 🙏

[@accessrandom]

Thank you. Hopefully, future videos will be more useful to you, which will mostly be tech tutorials in various subjects.

[@NicomitnemC]

@@accessrandom yeah i like that, but at the moment i do not have any problems with my technic stuff 😊

[@djarumz]

Pretty good guide except for at 6:53 Just thought I'd point it out for anyone coming along after. The ribbon cable to the 2.5" Drive should route straight down from the connector and only have one bend then over to the 2.5" drive. Like a backwards L, sitting atop the battery. There's actually a cutout in the plastic between the battery and 2.5" bay for this purpose. And the ribbon cable is usually pre bent at a 90 degree angle to route this way. Tucking and squishing the cable like that can actually cause a bad connection over time. Just one right angle bend through and have the ribbon lay flat is best.

[@accessrandom]

Thank you for the tip and the feedback. Do you mind if I add your comment to the description, with credit to you?

[@djarumz]

@@accessrandom Sure and sure. No problems, again it's a good guide overall. But ribbon cables like to lie flat, haha! All good!

[@accessrandom]

@@djarumz Thanks! I've added it to the description.

[@mattrel1429]

Thank You! I've been on youtube for an hour looking for this exact thing! I have the D515UA so the exact same stats but with the R7 5700U (Had to add 8gb RAM to boost it to 16Gb). I only assumed i could add an HDD for storage but not also another SSD.

[@accessrandom]

You're welcome - I'm glad you found the video useful.

[@nnll3011]

Awesome editing and concise information, hope you keep making videos

[@accessrandom]

Many thanks 🙏.

[@madmedielable]

Fantastic video and the proper and original way of explaining. Keep doing such videos :)

[@accessrandom]

Thank you 🙏 - I hope to make many more.

[@yeyeyski]

Very detailed. I want more of this kind of videos 😊

[@accessrandom]

Thank you 🙏. My videos are tutorials about various technology subjects, but they will always be very detailed 😀

[@gatzsuds]

ty for talking about the screw placement

[@lordllama7815]

It certainly helps that I already upgraded my ram😅. Great video man!!

[@GheroEbio]

Nice tutorial! I have a question though, if there is an existing hdd on that slot and I replaced sdd on it, will it read like sdd or still reads slow like hdd?

[@girishshinde1690]

Thanks, your videos are awesome. 👍

[@accessrandom]

You're welcome, and thank you 🙏.

[@iitzfizz]

I can see you learnt the hard way like I did that some one screw was a little longer than the other 4, it's hard to tell wen you don't know! I see the dimple in your case, I got one too lol

[@officialasim6772]

i need some screws for the back of my case for this laptop model. Do you have the size of the screws for this specific latop? Would be very helpful

Can you please share the link where did you get the assembly kit?

[@fishycomics]

No I must research if this is Possible for an Asus vivobook 16X N7600, vs cloning, if so i wonder the parts needed, great job wit hte video hope to get an answer much appreciated

[@Hobart1958]

Thank you! Excellent video!

[@ali_othman]

The laptop I have is called Asus Vivobook X513. What type of hard drive connection do I need?

[@pickercharm]

I have bought an asus vivobook m515ua-eb72 and it comes with a 8gb ram solded. Do you know which brand is? So i can buy another 8gb ram to use the dual channel?

[@sjsphotog]

great video. So happy your wife is now happy!!! but dont give her TOO much space.... :P

[@accessrandom]

Thanks. An SSD is great for getting your mojo back.

[@leosinag4510]

that cable also comapatible for vivobook M1502QA?

[@bathri6088]

Can you help me, i did everything correctly but my ssd is not showing in bios

[@rolfhardy8412]

well done, my dear, very well done!

[@MrDeteena]

Hi! what do you think about the cooling system here? 5500u not getting hot?

[@accessrandom]

I'm probably not the best person to ask since I don't use it for high-end games or anything like that (the most demanding thing I've done it install Windows 11 Insider Preview in a VM), so I haven't really measure any temps. The fan does kick in though...

[@MrDeteena]

@@accessrandom what is average temperature this ryzen in your apps?

[@DarkWolf_Plays]

Nice video, is the laptop gamable?

[@accessrandom]

Thank you. There's no dedicated graphics card so it only has the onboard Ryzen iGPU. I'd say it's good for light gaming...

[@neeleshrai69]

Followed the instructions, now the laptop can't on is there any way to get it back on

[@EduardTech]

Good Job brother

[@drevenudrevenul1628]

I have the M513U model...would this adapter work for it? Or the A version of this? I have searched for clear information for hours and can't find anything concrete :( And can't find the M513U model in any compatibility list of the ones sold online.

[@accessrandom]

You may want to contact the seller directly as they seem to be responsive about specific models.

[@lucianozeh3968]

Bom dia, Eu precisava comprar esse suporte para o hd/ssd para aumentar o armazenamento do meu notebook, o modelo é o mesmo. Porém não encontro esse suporte em lugar algum...

[@aRandomRove]

Thanks for the vid! However after connecting the SDD with the 10pin cable the PC won't turn on, even if attached to the AC adapter. Still don't know why, like a short circuit, it's been a couple of months now thinking about this, I've bought a new cable in the past days but I don't know if this is going to fix the problem. Do you have any idea? (One user suggester me to detach also the RAM and not only the battery but that wasn't very helpful)

[@accessrandom]

I don't believe the SSD cable would cause it not to turn on - I would check along the chain of the power supply and the soldering on the AC plug on the laptop. If the battery wasn't disconnected after it was opened, it is possible that something may have shorted out (with a touch of the screwdriver, for instance).

[@rendyrandall2351]

how is it now? do you have any fix about that?

[@aRandomRove]

@@rendyrandall2351 Hi! Problem solved just buying a new cable (not the original spare part), maybe it was faulty I don't know.....anyway happy to have successfully installed the SSD

[@JobinAugustine]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@shaolin9737]

hi there cant seen to find ribbon connector for this particular model, for other asus models yes but not this one, are they all the same size thanks

[@accessrandom]

The one I used for this model is linked in the description. Is it out of stock?

[@ysommer]

The adapter you listed shows a 7 week ship date. I have a 515UA also. Can you suggest an alternative adapter kit? Thanks!

[@cyrovr]

this video is perfect

[@accessrandom]

Thank you 🙏.

[@jimmiewilson626]

Do you know if the model with the ryzen 7 5700U is able to be upgraded to 16gb? I can’t find any info on it. It comes with only 8gb of soldered memory. I cannot figure out the cas latency of the memory or the clock speed. Mainly I just need to know if it’s upgradable as I can figure out the rest after I get the laptop

[@accessrandom]

Unfortunately, I couldn't find much info on the internet other than it is upgradable to 16 GB. I'll need to defer to others who may have this specific model - anyone?

[@jimmiewilson626]

@@accessrandom wow I am amazed you responded to this lol. Thx. Most people don’t care about their old videos. Good luck to your channel and I hope you hit amazing growth.

[@jimmiewilson626]

@@accessrandom how have you liked the laptop tho? Has it slowed down at all or had any problems?

[@accessrandom]

@@jimmiewilson626 You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. The laptop is going strong - I like that it's very lightweight in my backpack and it's relatively fast. it's primarily being used for programming and Matlab.

[@cryptoforevertamil3833]

Is it really upgradable, does it has ports?

[@Narodnij555]

Класс, спасибо!

[@paulocharme3578]

Excellent!!! Tks!!!

[@daren8461]

does this also work with the bq364t model?

[@pastita05]

the 16 of ram are in dualchannel?

[@visinescu65]

i have a M515DA-BR355,he have 12 or 10 pins?

[@accessrandom]

I'm not familiar with that model, but you may want to contact the seller to make sure (they have been responsive in the past).

[@visinescu65]

I will see in 4 days

[@yPIOz7]

mano, tenho um m515da - br1213w, mas o que importa é que é parecido com o seu. No seu caso você ja fez o upgrade de memória ssd ou de ram? comprei um ssd que esta para chegar e queria comprar o adaptador sata mas estou em duvida de onde comprar e qual comprar. E ai? Comprou algum?

[@DanielSanchez-hv1hg]

Thank you!!!!

[@ozmobozo]

Modern hardware is usually hard to open for no good reason at all. I'll call this poor engineering since it does nothing but causing issues to the end user.

[@accessrandom]

Yes, I miss the days of an easy-access panel where you just had one screw to access the memory and SATA. I also hope manufacturers don't start moving to these ribbon connectors.

[@arhjie6444]

i agree wif that and i would be afraid to break the casing.

[@TheNyulszeru]

I did break 5 of the little hooks inside.... I never had this kind of experience with a laptop.....

[@sjsphotog]

agree 1000% I just tried to help my friend fix a fan issue with his HP Inspiron 15" laptop and upgrade his memory modules and OMG what a PITA to try and open this thing. Took me forever and Im worried about trying to get it back together after Im done with the fixes. Terrible design for serviceability and upgrading for owners. They dont want you to get in there they want you to pay loads of $$ to have them upgrade it for you. If they know its easy to upgrade then they know you will buy the lower end product without all the options and do the upgrades yourself for much cheaper (and better) parts and labor so.... yeah it sucks but they know . There are a few mfgs that cater to upgraders but that is few and far between. the days of twaeking and building your own pc (unless its a desktop) are over. for laptops its almost become a disposable product.

[@Arcane_Dragon878]

How do i get the bios to loom like that tho lol

[@nachoosella1248]

How many pins is the sata flex connector?

[@accessrandom]

It's 10 pins.

[@nachoosella1248]

@@accessrandom thanks for the answer

[@qifaiz5345]

Can this model upgraded up to 2tb?

[@accessrandom]

Unfortunately, Asus doesn't list maximums on their specs page, but I have never known any recent laptops to limit the size for storage devices that are available today, especially for the SATA port.

[@markeustvhd6799]

How much is that 1terabyte SSD? Must be cost a lot,😶☠️🌚

[@markeustvhd6799]

Okay: i already saw the link... It's actually a good buy😮

[@rik100en1]

Bios doesnt recognise the ssd

[@bathri6088]

Same problem tried everything but still not working

[@rik100en1]

​@@bathri6088I just use a Usb to sata cable now and now it does work

[@alexxander8158]

Hello...where is the m2 located, please?

Can you please share the link where did you get the assembly kit?