How To Upgrade M.2 SSD, Memory & Add Additional SSD In Acer Aspire 5 A515-55 Laptop

[@paulmcgrath552]

Followed your instructions for a successful upgrade to my A515-56. They improved installing the SATA drive to just plugging it into a connector after screwing the cradle to the drive. Works great, thanks so much for the detailed, accurate instructions.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@nickmooney7175]

I upgraded my acer A515-45G virtually identical to this, it was great to finally get a modern laptop which was so easy to get into.

[@018chdnaia8ue2m]

Ey bro how's it going with the laptop ? Does it have any hitting issues ? Im planning to buy the model with i5 11th gen and mx350 graphics . I wanna know if it gets so hot that it won't run games or editing apps

[@nickmooney7175]

It's not a gaming machine to run AAA games, I ran Eve-online with setting turned down for hours at a time with no heat issues

[@chrisburger1603]

Dale the man!! followed this to a T and did not even have to loosen the wider white ribbon wire! Thanks again! even order those triangle spudges

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Awesome. Good job

[@SulBash3]

Finally found the exact model been searching for hours. Ggs

[@joeg.cintron4226]

Thank you Dale. Now I know how to upgrade my favorite laptop, the Aspire 5. Your instructions were clear and precise. . . something you don't get on other sites. BTW, I'm also going to replace the battery while I'm at it! Thanks again from a young 79 year old. Joe G.

[@nuclearchick1487]

Thank you for this excellent video. You are so clear with each step you are doing and the filming gets in nice and close!

[@shaunnathanson6905]

thanks Dale i hope you well thanks for the upload!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you very much. Dale

[@pavithdissanayake]

your videos are awesome tnx

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you much. Dale

[@imagineengine]

great video but could you possibly post a link to where I could purchase the craddle or tray that the ssd sits in that mounts to the laptop hard drive bay, and also the correct cable to connect it to the motherboard? My laptop didnt come with any of that stuff. Thanks in advance

[@Qietman]

I need that too!

[@BobDoe_69]

I used this to navigate the insides of my acer successfully thanks

[@vitajazz]

For those connectors, I usually pull them in by tab, it's there for a reason. Thanks for this, I'm going to upgrade an 11th Gen intel Aspire 5, and this is a good general guide.

[@MrMuzztec1]

A very comprehensive video. My only problem is trying to convince an Acer support technician that I was supposed to get a free SSD upgrade kit with my recent purchases. It's like talking to the wall. I'm sitting here with my Crucial 1TB SSD in my hand with nothing to fit it with. Every video I've seen mentions that Acer provides the kit in the laptop box, and I wish that Acer's own people knew this. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHH.

[@Manojspidey18]

Are you trying to say that kit will be inside the laptop or inside the box which the laptop came with?

[@laptopdr]

Great work liked it.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thank you very much. Dale

[@petermureria2942]

Hey Dale, thanks a lot for the video. I have this exact acer model and will be upgrading soon... Now i know what disks to buy and how to successfully install them

[@danizm78]

informative mate thank you, subbed!

[@clrkkdd12]

Thanks

[@leamercatwild3354]

How do you do a "forced" shutdown? Also, thanks for your tutorials.

[@rickknowles9620]

I've got an a517. I just loaded the mvme 2 drive and cloned right from the 1 terabyte onboard HHD. Reassigned the boot order and erased the HHD. It has 12 gigs of ram and that seem plenty. More storage than I need.

[@larune]

Hi dale, where can i purchase the caddy kit that includes the sata cable?

[@rizayudha2577]

Salam dari indonesia, anda menjelaskan nya sangat detail dan menarik, terima kasih atas informasi yang di bagikan

[@woodstream6137]

Think there's any way to change the keyboard lighting, either swap the keyboard or an led?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

I am not aware of any way to do that.

[@woodstream6137]

@@CadillacComputerCenter dang. I like the specs but prefer a blue or green lit keyboard. Was hoping it could be an LED swap

[@yasminamickas7134]

How do you get Windows to recognize your new hard drive?

[@dediekawahyuwibowo]

What is 2 slots for between battery and ssd?

[@luisferguerrero]

Thank you so much for this video, I bought one 2 years ago and I would like to do an upgrade. My battery is not giving the best performance currently, which battery would you recommend me to buy?

[@Xxmeca421xX]

I love that acer allows you to upgrade it without voiding the warranty. I'm so glad I chose this laptop last year on black friday. It still costs more than what it did then and I put a second ssd in it. Im looking for another m.2 right now to upgrade. It came with a cheaper Hynix, and I have a samsung evo sata SSD in the empty bay. I have to clone windows to it, then put it back on my new m.2 ssd. What software is best to clone?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Try Macrium Reflect 7. It's free for cloning

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Dale, you always please your customer !!

[@monadstack]

Sir, what cable name for the WD Blue SSD ?

[@andrepurchases]

excellent video just like the other one you posted that was a HUGE help in upgrading my acer aspire laptop thank you so much :) I did have a question though maybe someone else reading this can answer if Dale is busy making videos/repairing computers? :) ( to which I say go Dale and thanks again for all these fantastic videos :) ) .. has anyone purchased the m2 usb dock he linked and if so how did it work for you cloning a Windows 11 m2 drive off an acer aspire laptop ? I know Win 11 has the whole secure boot thing going on so not sure how it reacts to cloning ... also has anyone trying using the free version of macrium reflect to do this?

[@iitzfizz]

I've just got the newer version of the Aspire 5, I was gonna put in the SK Hynix Gold P31 I have that Im using as an external storage rn but the SK Hynix 512GB drive it comes with is blazing fast, pretty much same speed. My old asus had an SN530 which was much slower.

[@yohancperera2501]

Hey Dale, can u tell me what kind of adhesive tape should I use for a laptop.? Thanks

[@larune]

excellent video..i have a question and I hope that you see this. If i'm only adding a 500g ssd to the laptop and upgrading the ram to 16g, do I have to clone? I want to keep the OS on the existing ssd. Any help on this would be appreciated

[@bravica1049]

I'm interested in the small hard driver nwme or something else --because my laptop is Acer Aspire 5 A514-54..thank you

[@Scaveets]

So I have this same model and it says I have 8gb but I only see that slot and it’s 4

[@TechDetails]

When are you going to upgrade the cloning station pc to windows 10

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi there. Been thinking about that. Windows 7 has worked so well for the work we do in that PC. Afraid to upgrade to 10. Lol. If it ain't broke, dont fix it, right. Dale

[@Ghjuggjjjg]

12:40 Add SSD 18:17 M.2 SSD

[@jordandassi3473]

S'il te plaît comment retrouver la clé de produit Windows d'une machine Acer Aspire si les emballages

[@williamwilkinson8289]

Does Acer provide a SATA cable to install a mechanical hard drive because my Acer Nitro didn’t come with SATA cable I’m assuming the hard drive cage is in the laptop already but I have not opened my laptop yet

[@shreyjain6447]

I have an acer aspire A515-56-57TY which comes with 8gb ram and can be upgraded to 20gb using a single module. But i can find a 12gb ram module anywhere. Does anyone know where can i get one?

[@matthewhittaker]

Must come with 2 4GB, with 1 replaceable, so you replace it with a 16.

[@nadirkarim7573]

Can you make a video on how to fix the blue deaf screen on a acre aspire laptop,,,I put in a 2tb drive and tried to install a older windows on it and it froze the screen it keeps turning on and off (blue deaf screen)

[@legaleagleandpaws8198]

Have the acer 515-44-R93G model with a 128g 2.m NVME PCLe ssd and I think 4g ram soldiered to the MB with an additional single slot which I believe you can add an additional 8g or maybe a 16g of ram but not sure (hard to find answers) my question though is I have another acer with a crucial 1 T with windows 8.1 on it and I want to get a new 1 T 2.m NVME PCL to replace the 128g one. Have not turned the 44-R93g on with windows 10. Plan is to remove the 128g one...clone or image (not sure which but know how to do both with acronis) and use that tool you used to copy the 8.1 windows as a source drive onto the new 1 T NVME ssd. Then just put the new 1 T NVME into the machine and start it for the first time hopefully with windows 8.1 as the OS...does this sound OK to do? Note problem is the windows 8.1 ket is on the MB of the other laptop so I don't have it available. Any suggestions to accomplish this is appreciated. Btw I just subscribed. Thanks in advance:)

[@urh1btherapist716]

Hi Dale. Thank you for this video. I am in the process of researching for a new laptop and I am almost certain of purchasing this model. I was wondering is the cloning essential? Cant I just pop in the 1TB Nvme right out the box into the slot? TIA

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Cloning is certainly optional. Yes, you can install a new m.2 ssd, and do clean install right out of box. Dale

[@urh1btherapist716]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Thank you. I really appreciate this. I will be getting a 1 TB 2.5 inch ssd at the moment and keep the 256 gb nvme as it is. I will upgarde the ram and nvme in the future. Thank you and Take care.

[@cpb4980]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Newbie here. How do you do a clean install. I am a bit wary about cloning. Thanks and great videos. Keep them coming!

[@williamwilkinson8289]

Will Acer sell you a hard drive SATA cable to install your mechanical drive I don’t think my Acer Nitro 5 came with one I could be wrong

[@mikehall7806]

I HAVE A NEW A515-57-53T2 ASPIRE 5 LAPTOP WITH A WD PC SN530 NVME SSD AND I JUST INSTALLED A SAMSUNG 860 EVO SATA M.2 SSD IN THE 2ND SLOT AND IT IS NOT SHOWING UP. wILL THE ACER LAPTOP RECOGNIZE THE EVO 860 AND IF NOT WHAT SSD WILL. THANKS, MIKE

[@thomazqueiroz5723]

Can anyone tell me, what's the use of the button next to the ram slot?

[@daveneck98]

Where can i get the memory ram?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Amazon is a good place.

[@Maruf007ify]

Is your m.2 ssd M key or B key? What type of enclosure are you using for cloning windows to your ssd? Does your acer support nvme ssd?

[@tomwhittington4054]

CAN YOU PUT 32GM DDR4 MEMORY IN TO IT?

[@clintdvo]

I have a truckload of installed software that I've customized with keyboard shortcuts and presets. Will cloning allow me to have those setting and presets brought over to the new drive?

[@duiganabduigan3802]

Hi Dale, can i another 2.5 inch ssd to this Acer Aspire 5 A517-52-50PA Laptop

[@Gcor201]

Hi Dale, I bought this laptop and when I try to upgrade the ram to a 8gb Samsung stick my laptop doesn’t turn on. Am I doing something wrong?

[@ikmalhaqim6447]

Hi mr. Can i know that if i can install the m.2 ssd first in its slot (in the laptop) and then clone the data from the hdd?

[@anmolporwal6150]

Sir, In Acer aspire 5 - A515- 56 i5 11th generation (8gb + 1TB HDD model) May I know there is one more additional slot to put SSD along with 1TB HDD so after that I will use SSD & HDD both simultaneously?

[@selfelements8037]

11:00

[@williamwilkinson8289]

They don’t have SSD card readers for Acer I don’t have one on my Nitro 5

[@williamwilkinson8289]

I had to buy an external SSD card reader

[@NP-uh7st]

I couldn't get that wifi screww out, I used PH0

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

You could try #00 PHILLIPS. See if you can get a bite on it with that. Hopefully the head isn't stripped out. Ugh. Use good pressure, but not too much. Quality tools make it a difference. Thx

[@yuuka2298]

i really want to upgrade my laptop myself but the warranty is still 2 years lmao