🛠️ How to open Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-71) - disassembly and upgrade options

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[@sreejithkakkat]

What's the point of subscribing when you haven't answered any of the comments and not explained which slots are used and which is empty

[@HdHh-or2pu]

You need to ask questions who have less subscribers channel, u need to search community for service

[@CaptainTreeJay]

if i add a 2nd m.2 do i need to cover it in electrical tape? or can i put it in how it comes?

[@TheWolfalpino]

Did you guys tried and succeed in opening it? I just tried and got stuck on removing the cover, because it has strong resistance on the back side of tge laptop (where the arrows are pointing). No screws, nothing. I just don't understand what I'm doin wrong and i don't want to ruin it. In the video looks clear but it is not

[@HKanson1234]

Yes, it's not hard at all, just look at 0:15 and try to crank it slowly with tools that you can get into the gap, then I twist in the gap and once you heard a crack sound, you can start cranking just like how he did in the video.

[@rhaily_want2kissU]

​@@HKanson1234bro what is the form factor of this storage 22x80 or 22x60?

[@HKanson1234]

@@rhaily_want2kissU2280

[@pootispencer9765]

I used a super thin electronics screwdriver to get that edge between the surface of the cover you take the screwdrivers out of.

[@alanturing1498]

Why don't they ever show you the insertion point to start removing the case? That's always the hardest part

[@sumitmaharjanstudio]

Is there any video of servicing laptop by ourselves? Specifically cleaning fans and dust anywhere inside the laptop?

[@kiyoponnn]

just disassemble and use a soft brush

[@tristanfreeman4029]

Why does mine say it has 4 RAM slots in command prompt and I bought 2 sticks and I open it and there’s only 2 😐

[@VTPhantos]

how about a video about opening the acer PH16-71-98ME its similar, but it has an i9 cpu instead of the i7

[@nextjin]

it's the same chasis.

[@scratchx26]

its not same chase and hate extra air vents on the bottom @@nextjin

[@rommrafael]

do I need to put heatsink for m.2 ssd upgrade? or is it okay without m.2 heatsink

[@Pokechop01]

For the second m.2, where is the mount screw? I don’t see it lining up with the second slot.

[@SEVENRO]

Can I add to this laptop??? : SAMSUNG 990 PRO with SSD heatsink 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2

[@noaextreme374]

yes you can, just not the heatsink

[@vichope6408]

Hi which one is cpu fan and gpu fan?

[@sebastiancasal8589]

i setted up a second hard drive nvme but is not reconized as unallocated or in anyway

[@taylon5200]

You need to use disk management in windows to assign the drive

[@schalke2004aem]

which screwdriver did you use?

[@sxyru115]

That’s what I’m tryna find out

[@randomaiuser]

ALso there is electic static always running through it while on AC adapter is plugged in

[@randomaiuser]

how can i tell if my thermals are not properly installed? i feel like its getting hot on idle too

[@Adarshdubey04]

Whats max size of ssd we can put in each slot?

[@dontangryme3867]

1 tb

[@gunjanpal4648]

2 tb

[@Jin_Jon]

Thanks for this

[@soumitrachowdhury6517]

Does the helios neo 16 have two m.2 slots like helios 16?

[@EZnoob]

Yes

[@dontangryme3867]

Yess

[@Huels]

Yes, on the best buy website and me owning it personally as of last week, it has two slots. Mine came with a 1 TB SSD and there is room for a another SSD.

[@shubhamsoni4536]

which SSD is used in this laptop

[@sysrqstoic]

Does this laptop have slot for 2.5 inch HDD?

[@noaextreme374]

no

[@pahadiasd5992]

any video with repasting of this laptop ;ike using liquid metal for repasting?

[@humptydumpty7708]

What's the compatible ram for acer predator helios 16 i9 13th gen rtx 4070

[@Debarghaya_Mukherjee]

DDR 5 - 5200mhz max

[@MissGuidedTruth]

I broke the ethernet port hinge trying to get this off :/

[@MissGuidedTruth]

My batter ALSO didnt come screwed down, literally fell out

[@tusharhonyalkar7977]

can we use gen 3 pci 3 m2 nvme ssd in it

[@rajjaiswal8355]

Yeah I want to know also??

[@pahadiasd5992]

@@rajjaiswal8355 yes you can use as gen4 slot is backward compatible. And I would suggest getting a 2TB Gen 3 nvme drive instead of gen4 as speed are pretty good for gaming and everything. If you have extra cash lying around then go for gen4 but gen3 is good.

[@rhaily_want2kissU]

​@@pahadiasd5992what is the form factor of this storage 22x60 or 22x80?

[@pahadiasd5992]

@@rhaily_want2kissU 22x80

[@Huels]

You can use a Gen 5 EVEN. This notebook is brand new for 2023. I have a 5th gen SSD in mine.

[@LILRaffy_]

Does this come already with x2 8gb DDR5?

[@ViperGrendal]

Just took apart mine with 16gb, it is 2x8gb sticks, and there is one open NVMe slot so you can upgrade the hard drive capacity easily enough. One thing not shown here is the light bar on the back falls off once the bottom is loose. Snap the bottom back on then snap the light bar back into place to reassemble. Just take your time with it and don't force anything. Getting it to pop apart was the hardest part.

[@LILRaffy_]

It gets confusing, some have 1 16gb stick and others have x2 8gb I don't which one mines has and taking it apart myself voids the warranty. I'm planning to upgrade the ram but idk if I should buy one 16gb stick or a set of x2 16s which is significantly expensive

[@rajeshworijoshi8505]

@@LILRaffy_ buy 1 of the same frequency and capacity u will be good

[@nawanitsharma8353]

2.5 min repair guide comeon bro we deserve better.

[@АлександрГрищук-п3н]

Whats max size of RAM we can put in each slot?

[@HKanson1234]

64 per each slot

[@TheWolfalpino]

Are you guys sure? I'm 100 % sure I read maximum is 32(16+16)

[@HKanson1234]

​@@TheWolfalpino According to Intel CPU Spec, 13700HX is support up to 192 GB Actually, I own one of that laptop myself. It's a bit weird about this laptop because it's showing there are 4 ram slots in total from Task Manager. I bought a Corsair 2x16 4800 DDR5 SO-DIMM ram kit for this laptop anyway.

[@JoeeeBoyPlays]

​@@HKanson1234Does it really have 4 physical slots? Mine shows this too via task manager.

[@HKanson1234]

@@JoeeeBoyPlays I dunno, Im quite curious that too, but I don't wanna break my laptop so I did not check the other side of the mother board.

[@kadornaX]

Which size of M2 nvme supports in Slot 2? looks smaller than the one installed in the video.

[@ankitranjandas5097]

yes pls tell

[@jaeden_T0pia]

4x4 pretty sure

[@jaeden_T0pia]

@@ankitranjandas5097 might be 4x4 just look up acer predator helios neo 16 storage size

[@dontangryme3867]

4x4

[@wickedevil6116]

disappointed, why would u make the vdo and not show us below the heat sinks??

[@cheng210]

...how infuriating that these kinds of video or information is not readily available in ACER own website.

[@dcorman]

They are available. Here is the complete (illustrated) upgrade guide from ACER for the Helios PH16-71.

[@jasonjmix]

Mmmm I loove your crappy AI voice :D