How to Upgrade SSD for MacBook Air M1 | 256GB To 2TB

[@MxAvA]

That looked quite difficult actually. You are a skilled repairman and a skilled video creator. I recently managed to upgrade the 512Gb SSD in my 2014 11" macbook air to a 2Tb SSD. That one was easy. No unsoldering necessary. What you did here requires skill. If I tried that, even if I had all the fancy tools you have, I'm pretty sure I'd screw it up.

[@kingsener]

I've messed up a lot

[@dmitrilorents]

self-development is possible only where it is difficult

[@patricpdp7380]

@kingsener Every error you have made has taught you something, and the work you have done is flawless.

[@RD-D2-92]

Как вы это сделали?

[@Gerkozielman]

Learn from your mistakes. right ? When it comes to this level of repair or replacing components in imac or iphones. you sometimes mess up and break stuff ;-)

[@prateekkejriwal]

The cleanliness, the smoothness and the accuracy. Tells me its not the first time and definitely wont be the last.

[@ibrahimchowdhury7591]

You are a master of perfection and cleanness.

[@WhiteHairMan]

Wow, this is some seriously impressive work! I can't imagine how difficult it must be to modify the fundamental electronic components of global corporations. It's clear that you're an incredibly skilled and knowledgeable engineer.

[@motnik]

What's the maximum possible upgrade? Are 4TB or even 8TB possible?

[@AustinRoss]

Depends on the CPU you have. These SSDs use lanes to travel to the CPU. The basic M1 only provides 2 lanes. The Pro provides 4 lanes and the Max provides 8 lanes. So 2, 4, and 8 respectively are the ceilings.

[@motnik]

@@AustinRoss Thank you for this useful information!

[@itaamelia6715]

apple : looks like we need to serialized the ssd too

[@Vinicius-io6ql]

Yeah that's what I thought they would think hahaha

[@fadilvi]

Next release babe

[@syarifairlangga4608]

@@itaamelia6715 they will.

[@knotprasertsimla3969]

Thank you for sharing. BTW, Where I can buy screwdriver and other tools that you use in this video?😅😅

[@kfli-z2k]

我也想知道，视频作者的工具在哪买的

[@AustinRoss]

iFixit has a pretty great selection of precision bits with quality materials

[@noobengineer560]

at video description you can see the link to buy it

[@VikingoChannel]

7:07 excellent attention to details

[@ss11235]

This is a work of art. The artist is an engineer.

[@AgitatedTart]

WHERE DO I SEND MINE FOR AN UPGRADE? Nobody's asking the real question!

[@Onlytalentia]

DIY 😂

[@punishthemeatpocket]

The answer is: don't buy apple

[@AgitatedTart]

@@punishthemeatpocket Man I thought I was wasting time on this video though I was considering an upgrade but you are on another level of wasting time here xD

[@punishthemeatpocket]

@@AgitatedTart cope harder

[@AustinRoss]

@@punishthemeatpocket Or Microsoft... Samsung... Lenovo... you're gonna have a lot of companies joining that list shortly.

[@yannkitson116]

How did you clone the old drive onto the new chips, so everything is identical except from the drive having a larger capacity?

[@mr-prez]

He didn't. That part with the DFU was restoring MacOS to it as a fresh install using another mac, kinda like restoring an iPhone using a computer.

[@tomn5413]

Nice job ! Where do you get the new LCD screen and 1TB NAND SSD from (with part #)? Would you provide the link?. TIA

[@arthasking4567]

Hi, I have a question: Can you increase the RAM on an M1 or M2? Or is that impossible?

[@marat61]

Could you please share links to chips?

[@francisbibas7268]

wow you are the best in what you do. continue to post videos like these im not bored watching how you skillfully fix or upgrade apple products great job!

[@sheikhowais4275]

Good video I just watched the video for the screwdriver you were using .. please share name of the screwdriver you using and Amazon link will be highly appreciated

[@kongtuan3283]

Where are NAND chips come from?

[@marat61]

Same question

[@niyazzmoithu20]

​@@marat61me too

[@niyazzmoithu20]

saw few on aliexpress.

[@henrique8368]

china hehe

[@UnlimitedUtopia]

sk hynix maybe

[@a0um]

Any chance to upgrade RAM?

[@carlosrestrepoalean6528]

Hola, se le puede ampliar la memoria ram y el disco a un Surface Pro 8, actualmente tiene 8gb y 256gb, me gustaría saber para enviártelo, gracias.

[@edomn822]

So curious! It was my understanding that the M-series chips had the T2 security chips integrated into them and would only recognize storage that the system had been explicitly mated to at the factory-are there any lingering issues around using secure enclave-related features after this, for example, TouchID?

[@OmarShukurov]

How do you know the right orientation of the replacements?

[@stellino83]

Hello what temperature and air speed did you use to safely remove memories?

[@LuisAlfredoCaicedoVega]

Air Speed. 2 o 4. Temperature. 200 o 300 celcius

[@anandakiran]

you have great skill. keep up the good work. How I wish you were in europe to upgrade my 14 pro 128 gb to 1 TB.

[@nidhinvarghese4993]

Where do you get the new SSD from?

[@zackerymcpherson9409]

How much does this cost as a service?

[@_kadirmetin]

Dude, I have a question for you. Can the Nands you removed be reused?

[@kevino8739]

Where did you get the 2tb hard drive chips to install?

[@Film4Sports]

太棒了。有两个问题。第一，为什么在焊接到电路板上时要在NAND上贴上热敏胶带？以前没见过这些用于M1存储升级的芯片，你是从速卖通买的吗？谢谢

[@trubadyr99]

Thank you, but a little outdated, don't you think? Will this work on MacBook Air M2 or M3?

[@LeoLiL666]

@@trubadyr99 that’s impossible ram are sealed with cpu on Mchips

[@sams7833]

I WANT TO GET THIS DONE WHERE DO I GET THIS DONE AT?

[@starzenno]

Will this work with the MacBook Air M2?

[@tafahassihia4945]

If we change the nand hard drive the icloud still on the macbook? Or with this repair the iCloud remove too?

[@grzegorznowak9358]

What is the largest SSD that can be installed in a Macbook Pro 14 M2 Pro (core 12, GPU19)

[@clinto_abraham]

Where do we get those 2 TB memory cards and how much for it?

[@Glory2theAndroidRace]

I can't find the nand online. I wonder how do you get one?

[@jhonatancastillonunez6155]

Is it possible to connect the motherboard or SSD to recover the information stored in the hard drive in a MacBook that doesn’t turn on?

[@jsamusicsociety]

Great job! Could you tell me how much it cost please? Thanks!

[@vampireeyes9]

That was awesome! didn't know that you could do these kinds of upgrades. Well done :)

[@lincolnbroke]

Its very beautiful job. I just wanted to write for support! Thank you.

[@TheAmazingAhmed]

My phobias are two folds: the moment I take the glued chip off without taking any pads off, abd the moment I take the glue off while heating the pads, without damaging board pads.. what temp and speed are you using when cleaning the glue? Any special chemical that helps take the glue off?

[@kingsener]

If you don't know how to operate it, we don't recommend you to dismantle it yourself, because it will damage your machine.

[@workket]

How about the OS installation after putting new storage

[@akmnahid]

Can you install a socket instead, so can do the next change without going through unsoldering thing?

[@dosdotnet8199]

yes on older mac books however the m1 is too locked down and there isn't a kit readily available

[@MarcellBüki-m3v]

Great job! Will the serial number differ after this replacement? Doesnt it mess up the activation process(( apple server looking for the old serial-iCloud registration credentials etc?))

[@MaksRybalchenko]

Such a mastery surgery 😎 How much it cost to make such upgrade?

[@ekkirizkiramadhan3553]

can we upgrade the ram?

[@diallomamadousaliou6115]

The way you do your job is very professional 🎉

[@DerHerrMitR]

Great, simple and easy. Now give me 100 MacBooks to practice.

[@aaronthedj12]

lol Right?!? I’m not going to melt mine.

[@alexanderpalm481]

Hello where I can find ssd like this??? Do you have link???

[@nitishpandey8976]

You're too good in doing this. But how do you know selected Nand is a good one? And as it looks like replacing nand will remove everything.. Means will it also remove icloud??

[@macbayaraa]

Gun temperature? Flow speed?

[@Aleiupi]

Que precio sale hacerlo en un macbook air m1 ,llevarlo a dos teras?

[@forestlinux]

can you explain/add caption what flex your assamble?

[@homescriptone]

Where can i ɓuy this type of screwdriver set, plz share the link ?

[@kingsener]

You can refer to the products on our official website：www.batterymall.com/collections/iphone-battery-replacement-tools

[@lafleur_]

hello, can you provide a location in Shenzen to upgrade my macbook air M1 to 16 gigabytes RAM and 1 Tera SSD? I'm going to Shenzen in April 2025. Thank You.

[@Surgicalwizard]

Do you do processor to?

[@bryarghafoor4713]

That is really nice, so this is the only option to upgrade the solidored internal macbook pro storage?

[@zeealwaysshan]

I would like to know the coat and how to get it done by you

[@dademon900]

You are very talented no doubt 😊

[@kingsener]

You have won my heart, thank you very much for your support.🙏

[@TusharAnand-t1n]

I also want to upgarde my mac mini m2 from 256gb to 1tb or 512gb how i can proceed

[@vettepilot427]

Some younger viewers may be surprised to learn this, but old Apple products were engineered to be easy to upgrade memory and storage space. On the old Macbooks, the memory and hard drive could be replaced without tools.

[@AustinRoss]

Old Macbooks didn't use the Storage as a means for the GPU to offload VRAM ;) We're in a different era of speed... the old ways won't suffice any longer.

[@Miro23]

Hi whats the name of this method and what are you doing there and why? @ 6:08 Thank you

[@kingsener]

Apply rosin to help solder.

[@crwper]

@@kingsener I've done a bit of rework, but am not familiar with this kind of rosin. Does it have a specific name? Thank you!

[@cosmos69]

@@crwper you can use flux as well.

[@OG_Pharaoh_Blaq]

do you have a working bypass for Nokia c10 running android 11

[@davidyusaku]

brooo where do you live... how much do you cost for this kind of upgrade?

[@notdonaldst]

How do you know the SSD contacts are in the right place?

[@dosdotnet8199]

its by eye just get it looking some what factory then heat the chip

[@ismailbessad3479]

The ssd of my MacBook Air m1 is damaged can i replace with another SSD from another MacBook Air m1 iCloud locked

[@aldairduque9538]

where i can buy this ssd for macbooks ?

[@anshagrahari5734]

Is it possible to upgrade RAM of M3 MacBook from 8GB to 16GB Ram???

[@Mustafa-sg9tm]

Where can i buy new ssd which is compatible m2 macbook air

[@kaisankamal]

This is crazy, thought this is difficult to do (only know it’s possible for iPhones) until I saw this video. Thank you for uploading this video. Is this possible to change for the ARM (RAM of the MacBooks) and the processor? I own a MacBook Air 8GB ARM and 256GB SSD and want to upgrade. I also want to upgrade the base CPU and GPU to the next level. Is it possible? Thanks in advance sener!

[@tonkoo9]

I didn't think it could be done by hand. And overall, careful work.

[@kingsener]

Thank you for your recognition

[@ecrsbux1719]

@kingsener I have Macbook Pro 14, 3 A1707, I'm having a problem of lagging, I don't know what is wrong in it, My machine starts hanging when i run some hardware intensive task like running an emulator or simulator, I checked the Activity Monitor specially if i check CPU history i see all the cores running at their peak and bars gone red. My question to you is it due to rusty fan and or replace the thermal paste please come up with your experts opinion. Also let me know can i upgrade the RAM and HDD in the mentioned macbook model.

[@kingsener]

It is recommended that you go to a local repair shop to have your computer inspected in detail before making a decision. Thank you very much for your support of kingsener！

[@mohitagar1]

Is it possible to upgrade the unified memory also?

[@ookami240978]

The memory is integrated into the processor so not possible

[@niyazzmoithu20]

It is possible, someone had done it. But its very very difficuly and close to impossible for average repair shops.

[@jaimeskt]

porfa detalles de tur herramientas, atornillador eléctrico, pinza, etc

[@JodalynsMother]

How much did that cost?

[@user-ncswic]

Can you upgrade an s21ultra samsung phone from 512 to 1tb?

[@gamerschuck4391]

where did you find that 2 tb chip \

[@kingsener]

Shopping Sites

[@hakimazman2224]

that is what you are paying for, not the components but the skill and hardships required to make it done and flawlessly doing so.

[@waky3625]

Doesn't hot gun screw up the ssd?

[@mr-prez]

You realize heating it up is how the SSD got soldered from factory, right? As long as it's not too hot for too long, it's fine.

[@azamatbezhan1653]

Tell me when power management IC Chip will be sturdy. What brand has most sturdy Power management Chip

[@vocalnovember]

How much cost expected?

[@Heythisismychannel]

Could you do this to a mac m2 air?

[@kingsener]

Hi, my friend, I believe there will be a chance.

[@Heythisismychannel]

@@kingsener So theoretically people could send you a 256gb m2 air and hae it upgraded to 512gb?

[@Max-x3e]

Интересно, после такого демонтажа пятаки на чипах целые остались?

[@philliplanos]

Do you know anyone in Los Angeles, CA who does this kind of work?

[@kingsener]

We do not have international service for the time being, and we appreciate your trust and support. However, we recommend that you consult local maintenance personnel, as prices vary from place to place.🌹

[@1ClickzAway]

Very professional work. Well done.. ❤❤❤❤

[@marx_d_24]

Which is easier, buying this or making it, as a professional

[@nytrini1ify]

I still gave you a thumb up enough dough. There is no way I can do what is shown. You make it look easy because you're very skilled.

[@Kirito-rz9db]

de donde se consiguen los módulos de memorias

[@LuisAlfredoCaicedoVega]

Hola alguien vende la memoria para rebaling de 8Tb Hello, does anyone sell the 8Tb memory for reballing?

[@sevimhalibryam]

where do you get the nand memories ? otherwise perfect job, well done!!!!

[@kingsener]

There are suppliers

[@curiouspeople6441]

How much for this service ?

[@alexfrias7979]

Crack, amazing job, greetings from Mexico!!

[@xy9163]

Engineering marble it is....& so precesion it was, liked d way a little plastic left out was not missed to be remove....wonderfull work....great seeing the video.....

[@nasrimarc7050]

i rarely seen a skills like this bravo 👏

[@kingsener]

Welcome to follow our channel, we will bring you more high-quality videos!❤

[@TheSleepwalkerPlus]

nice and clean, great job

[@adolforave]

Nice job! 🎉🎉🎉

[@jerryli5555]

where to get 2TB SSD for MacBook Air M1?

[@juanblanco4702]

How much to upgrade a 2018 Mac Book Pro to 4tb of ram from 512?

[@happer2009]

RAM ?

[@ДенисКабанов-р3л]

Без присоски, которая снимает заднюю крышку не разобрать😢

[@miashajhan3385]

How much did it cost?

[@Tradingviewads]

Whats charge for this upgrade.

[@kingsener]

If you have the corresponding professional skills, you can complete the upgrade by just spending money to buy tools.