@@stn6408 the battery is the big black thign on the botton left of the video, you just have to disconnet the little cables that comes out of it right in the middle of the top. Don't forget to connect it back again
Couple of things for people tha want to upgrade there Asus tuf. Try to use the same memory sometimes 2 random Ram modules dont work. If you try to upgrade your harddrive TAKE THE TRAY OUT. if you bend the harddrive that way like he did it you might break the connector. The harddrive is in a metal bay thats connected with 2 screws so you dont have to pull it up.
@@ZackEberly its okay. Most laptops use that type of bracket idea. First you install the drive in the bracket and then install the bracket into the laptop.
does anyone know what the stock ram brand is? i’m planning on just adding 1 8gb of ram next to the stock one and wondering what the brand is so they both can be the same
@@snookfishingfl212 best thing is to check for yourself than you always know if you have the same one. Mine had 1slot with a stick called ---sk hinux 8gb 1rx8 pc4 2666v It can vary from country and or where it is shiped to.
I'm actually not her for an upgrade I'm here because I need to replace my hard drive because of a smart error. You were the only one who has the same model as mine
@@funhub3993 it's much better now. With the ram i can multitask much easier and having my programs installed on the SSD as opposed to an external usb harddrive, they load MUCH faster
@Gavri Daniel do you mean it turns back off after that one second? If so, then just check to make sure all the connections are tight and secure and that everything is back where it should be. What did you upgrade specifically, ram, ssd or both?
@@ZackEberly also ty for this video I have the same laptop and also I have a question, should I put extra 8gb ram or shall I put 16gb ram bcz it says dual power something something I guess
Well dual channel ram has double the peak data bandwidth than 2 different types of ram like I did in my laptop. Do I care not really. Should have I cared, yes cuz I could’ve had more performance. I recommend if you want 16gb of ram total. Buy a dual channel ram with each stick being 8gb for a total of 16gb. They’ll just come in a kit like that.
Great video! I am going to add an SSD to mine since it only has the M.2. I just wanted to make sure there was a spot for it before I take this thing apart. Thanks!
@@sarthak1317 By contrast, M.2 is only a connector, which plugs into the PCIe bus interface. Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) is a technology for storing data that is fast enough and low-enough latency to connect to the PCIe bus interface via the M.2 connector. This gives you some options. You can get an M.2 drive that accesses the SATA bus instead of the PCIe bus, which is convenient but doesn’t max out the connection speed. Or, you can get NVMe drive that accesses the PCIe bus and gets all the speed and latency benefits that come with that. From what I can tell the fx504 will support either one. NVMe is faster but probably more expensive
@@sarthak1317 there is one slot for m.2 sata ssd (in which currently the hdd is present) and one slot for m.2 nvme ssd. Mind it, you can't add nvme ssd to the slot of the hdd . and neither the sata ssd to nvme slot. hope that helps.
The frame of the disc comes out with only 2 screws (6:52 - the one on the right side of your finger to the right (close to the left speaker) and the other one close to the M.2 screw). Then you can easely remove the HDD from the frame and replace with another one.
Very nice job, you makes seems it very easy, your video inspires me to upgrade my asus laptop, even when I don’t have wide knowledge about informatic themes, thank you!
Always shy about upgrading laptops. Just got a TUF 705DT same style/build and it's exactly the same to upgrade. Nice to have a walkthrough though! Thanks!
Welp rip I just bought a hyperX fury 16 gb ram and I opened my laptop only to find out I don’t think the chip fits it’s a 288 pin idk what the asus comes with but I don’t think it fits
Hey thanks for the video! I am about to disassemble my laptop and wanted to know what screwdriver to get for it. What should be the measurements of the screwdriver?
Hey brother, the video is great! I have a question. Is the cloning process mandatory? or can I directly insert the SSD quietly once the Hard Disk has been removed? That you lose the files I do not care, because the PC I have recently and it does not matter. Thanks and have a nice day!
The cloning process is only to save the files... Making a copy of the first hdd to the ssd. You can insert any ssd to a computer to give it more storage.
So I know this is a common problem with this laptop and was wondering if you knew of a way to fix it, every hour or so it freezes and I have to completely restart the computer, task manager doesn’t even work. After I upgraded the ram to 16 gigs it seems to freeze every four hours, so it helped but didn’t solve the problem. Any ideas?
I haven't opened mine yet, and I don't feel like doing so just for exploratory surgery. What is the brand of the stick that comes in the laptop? I can't seem to find that answer and I want to match the sticks' brand and speed before I order the part, let alone attempt to install it.
Hello mate, I consulted ASUS regarding the hardware update; according to their suggestion for my FX504, I'm allowed to install 2 x 16GB DDR RAM by getting rid of 2 x 8GB of DDR RAM. As for SSD, that'd be P3 x 4 256GB M2 2280 NVME P; may I know what's your SSD capacity, and I wanna know if there'll be any space left for an extra HDD?
The clips that hold it together could be broken but the screws would hold in then. Apply some force... maybe take it off line up the front first then pop in sides and then the back.
Nice video man i got the same laptop today i upgrade it with an ssd 970 plus evo and a total capacity of 16 gb ram but the opening time is approximately 10 seconds whats wrong ? How much time do your laptop make to open and close ?
There's nothing wrong with it. My takes longer cuz of more programs. The more cores your CPU has the longer it takes to boot, my gaming desktop says it takes 22 second, Ryzen 3700x, x570, 32GB DDR4 Ram, RTX 2070, WD 500GB NVME M.2
I’m guessing you already have a m.2 ssd as your boot drive. For a 2.5in ssd I’d recommend a Samsung or Kingston ssd. Whatever size storage you want a 500gb cost around 50 dollars.
@@ZackEberly When I bought my laptop I chose a laptop without an SSD (the price was cheaper). So my laptop doesn't have SSD yet. Wow, 50 dollars can get a 500GB SSD. Can you name the brand in detail? Like what Samsung... or what Kingston...
Wait. So you have a hard drive then? Are you sure. You can check by going to task manger and click on the performance tab and click on drive c. Then type in the product number online to see what it is.
Hi can I Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 SSD 1tb? my laptop is fx504GD i5-8300H and can i use nvme as storage for playing games? or can i install windows there and the game too?
Does enclosure method of cloning works too? Im really scared on doing such stuff and i really need to change my damaged hdd cause its really slowing my laptop and instead i want to change it to ssd.
Not sure what enclosure method is... you mean cloning it to another drive while the HDD is still in your laptop? You can just copy and paste, then change the drive letter to the original drive. Then programs won't know the difference between the new and old drive.
Hey man great video I've just got one question I wanna upgrade the ram on Mine but do I need to replace my current stick with two 8gb or just add another 8 GB and if so what will be a matching stick ?
@@wilkiesxgaming I kinda did answer your question. NO you don't have to replace the current one but there might be some performance lose, and no it won't be a matching stick. You'd have to get dual channel memory
If your using the M.2 slot for your OS like mine, its not an option. But if you only are using the 2.5in slot with a SSD or HDD then you could install it in the M.2 slot.
I'm a little new to all this, do you not have to back up windows and put it on a USB stick to recover once you're done? Or can you literally just put the new components in and be fine?
If your not removing your upgrading the boot drive then you don't need to do anything about windows. In my case, windows was on my m.2 drive and I didn't touch it. I added another SSD for extra storage and I did nothing with windows. If you do want to upgrade your laptop's boot drive then you will need windows installation usb drive. its free with the windows creation tool. Also prolly want a backup of your stuff.
Hey Hopefully I can still receive an answer to this older video, Can I also install a SSD which is bigger then the one you used to this laptop & is the Ram still up to date or is there a newer one which I could get ? Thanks in advance. Moritz
You can use any 2.5in ssd. You want a 8TB ssd go for it. As for the ram, it does work how most upgrades work in the way that your thinking. The laptop supports 2666MHz (or maybe higher) but that isn’t ever going to change. As long as you get the right version and speed/capacity that’s all you need.
I have this laptop but it's specs are i7 8750h. Is the process any different and is the maximum amount of ram upgradable only an extra 8gb? Thanks for the great video as well
@@ZackEberly how do you clone a hdd? Could you possibly make a video on that or can you tell me where I can find a good video explaining it? Thanks for the response btw
@@pebbles9649 There are 2 ways to clone. Software and hardware. Hardware is using a cloning device and is easy to use but cost around 50 dollars. Software is free and i recommend using EASE US. Here is a video- th-cam.com/video/ixqfH0w_6Xw/w-d-xo.html I'd watch a couple more videos to feel comfortable doing it. I work in IT and have lost a drive because of not following instructions closely.
Honestly I wear socks on carpet, not a good idea, but I don’t touch the motherboard so just don’t touch the PCB. Gloves I guess would help a little especially with keeping everything clean.
Only if you want to clone your existing m.2 ssd. I cloned to save my data on my 2.5in SSD which you don't have, so no. There is no reason for you to clone.
I'm afraid that is a problem with this laptop. Luckily I haven't experienced any problems yet but I'm taking extra care of mine. IF you have it in warranty yet you might be able to get it fixed.
@@ZackEberly bro for how many years do you have the laptop? On mine at the left bottom hinge the red and black plastic is seperating when closing it. Any idea how to fix it?
Hi Zack! I have the same laptop as you. I added a 16Gb DDR4 2666MHz 1.2V HyperX RAM, but I can't get my laptop to read the new memory correctly. The following happens to me: I connect the 16Gb RAM to Slot1, the 8Gb (which came on my laptop) to Slot2 and it detects only 16Gb. Slot1: 8Gb; Slot2: 16Gb; 8Gb is detected Slot1: 16Gb; Slot2: 16Gb; 16Gb is detected (both are the same RAM that I mentioned at the beginning of the message) Slot1: 16Gb; Slot2: empty; 8Gb is detected. I do not understand what's happening. I asked a friend for help and he helped me update the BIOS but it did not solve the problem. Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong or how to solve it? Maybe the RAM I bought is not compatible? I hope you read me! Thanks anyway!
That is very weird. So you would get a total of 24gb of ram correct? Check the ram when your in the bios and see what it recognize as, like the speed and the full size. It might be a windows problem not using all the available ram.
disconnect the battery first!!!
Yes please do that... I forgot to.
Pin it.
@@mdaamirkhan5901 Done!
how can we disconnect the battery?
@@stn6408 the battery is the big black thign on the botton left of the video, you just have to disconnet the little cables that comes out of it right in the middle of the top. Don't forget to connect it back again
Couple of things for people tha want to upgrade there Asus tuf.
Try to use the same memory sometimes 2 random Ram modules dont work.
If you try to upgrade your harddrive TAKE THE TRAY OUT.
if you bend the harddrive that way like he did it you might break the connector.
The harddrive is in a metal bay thats connected with 2 screws so you dont have to pull it up.
Interesting... I actually didn't know that the tray was removable.
@@ZackEberly its okay. Most laptops use that type of bracket idea. First you install the drive in the bracket and then install the bracket into the laptop.
does anyone know what the stock ram brand is? i’m planning on just adding 1 8gb of ram next to the stock one and wondering what the brand is so they both can be the same
@@snookfishingfl212 best thing is to check for yourself than you always know if you have the same one.
Mine had 1slot with a stick called ---sk hinux 8gb 1rx8 pc4 2666v It can vary from country and or where it is shiped to.
I'm actually not her for an upgrade I'm here because I need to replace my hard drive because of a smart error. You were the only one who has the same model as mine
Same! my hard drive started acting up yesterday and here I am.
Bro just upgraded my ram and ssd in my fx504 with your help. Can't thank you enough! 🔥🔥
Can u tell me which ssd u bought?
How the lap is now fast or slow
@@funhub3993 it's much better now. With the ram i can multitask much easier and having my programs installed on the SSD as opposed to an external usb harddrive, they load MUCH faster
@Gavri Daniel do you mean it turns back off after that one second? If so, then just check to make sure all the connections are tight and secure and that everything is back where it should be. What did you upgrade specifically, ram, ssd or both?
@Gavri Daniel are you certain the ram is compatible with the laptop? There are very strict requirements for what you might need
Dude still be hearting comments
What a legend.
I’d double heart this one if I could
@@ZackEberly lol ty
@@ZackEberly also ty for this video I have the same laptop and also I have a question, should I put extra 8gb ram or shall I put 16gb ram bcz it says dual power something something I guess
Well dual channel ram has double the peak data bandwidth than 2 different types of ram like I did in my laptop. Do I care not really. Should have I cared, yes cuz I could’ve had more performance. I recommend if you want 16gb of ram total. Buy a dual channel ram with each stick being 8gb for a total of 16gb. They’ll just come in a kit like that.
@@ZackEberly oh okay so you mean like ram that come like 8*2 on amazon? Like crucial kits?
Great video! I am going to add an SSD to mine since it only has the M.2. I just wanted to make sure there was a spot for it before I take this thing apart. Thanks!
I'm really confused between m.2 and m.2 nvme, which one is supported in asus TUF fx504? please help
@@sarthak1317 By contrast, M.2 is only a connector, which plugs into the PCIe bus interface. Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) is a technology for storing data that is fast enough and low-enough latency to connect to the PCIe bus interface via the M.2 connector.
This gives you some options. You can get an M.2 drive that accesses the SATA bus instead of the PCIe bus, which is convenient but doesn’t max out the connection speed. Or, you can get NVMe drive that accesses the PCIe bus and gets all the speed and latency benefits that come with that.
From what I can tell the fx504 will support either one. NVMe is faster but probably more expensive
@@sarthak1317 I installed this NVMe SSD www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07YFF8879/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@sarthak1317 there is one slot for m.2 sata ssd (in which currently the hdd is present) and one slot for m.2 nvme ssd. Mind it, you can't add nvme ssd to the slot of the hdd . and neither the sata ssd to nvme slot. hope that helps.
Thank you for showing where the screws came from, took mine out and forgot what holes they came from.
Great Video. Very Detailed, Slow Paced and Accurate. Keep it Up
The frame of the disc comes out with only 2 screws (6:52 - the one on the right side of your finger to the right (close to the left speaker) and the other one close to the M.2 screw). Then you can easely remove the HDD from the frame and replace with another one.
Very nice job, you makes seems it very easy, your video inspires me to upgrade my asus laptop, even when I don’t have wide knowledge about informatic themes, thank you!
Unplug first the battery to avoid short circuits
Always shy about upgrading laptops. Just got a TUF 705DT same style/build and it's exactly the same to upgrade. Nice to have a walkthrough though! Thanks!
God bless you man. A talented boy in computers 👏👏
Well done broozy, thx, God bless you.
This what I call
End game.
you can use an ice cube tray to manage your screws.
I have a ifixit kit and the lid for the drivers have a grid to put the screws in but thats is a good idea
Nice video helped me a lot
I have the same laptop.
FX504.
What is the max capacity of SSD & RAM we can put in it ??
Prolly a 2TB ssd and 32gb of ram
Thanks man 👍👍
I have the fx505dt will the upgrade process be the same ?
Yeah, looking that the laptop the process should be the same.
I have fx505DU the process of upgrade is still the same?
@@luappadilla9010 it is
thanks 😊
Awesome video! Thank you!
Welp rip I just bought a hyperX fury 16 gb ram and I opened my laptop only to find out I don’t think the chip fits it’s a 288 pin idk what the asus comes with but I don’t think it fits
Lol thanks I had no idea where the ram was 😂
thank you.. this is very helpful.
Hey thanks for the video! I am about to disassemble my laptop and wanted to know what screwdriver to get for it. What should be the measurements of the screwdriver?
There small Phillips screws, so like so who cares what length it is.
Thanks man great video
Thank you for sharing bro
Thank you for the video
Great video mate!
Which variant of FX504 you have? (Because there are 3 main variant FX504GD/GM/GE and not everyone support 500 GB SSD)
ASUS TUF FX504GM- WH51
Great tutorial👍
Seems they made it pretty easy to upgrade. How about the processor? Is there any way to replace it? I heard new ryzen 4000 processors are beasts
If you have an Intel cpu then you can’t upgrade to ryzen and I also think the ryzen 3000 has a different socket then the 4000.
You should detached the battery first before putting ram and ssd
Yeah I forgot to do that.
nice video bro!
Nice job
nice job, I'm ordering my parts in Newegg as I finish this comment.
Great video! Straight to the point and simple to understand for a console idiot like me.
It's helps me a lot
Thanks for the video I'm planning on adding ram to my laptop! and where did you get the tools from?
My tools where a random collection of parts, but I HIGHLY recommend getting the ifixit pro kit. It’s the kit you’ll use for you whole life
Thank you soo much bro !
thx!! greetings from chile
Nice video. Btw, have you ever get any hinge issue with this laptop? Cause mine is broke 2 times even after it fixed at the service center.
I haven't had to many problems but i must say it does kinda have a weak hinge.
i see
I am starting to regret for buying this laptop...
Merci pour les travaux mon reuf
This was very helpful dude becuase I Will maybe upgrade mine but What kind of ram is it?
Check the description.
Hey brother, the video is great! I have a question. Is the cloning process mandatory? or can I directly insert the SSD quietly once the Hard Disk has been removed? That you lose the files I do not care, because the PC I have recently and it does not matter.
Thanks and have a nice day!
The cloning process is only to save the files... Making a copy of the first hdd to the ssd. You can insert any ssd to a computer to give it more storage.
same here.will I have to reinstall windows after not cloning?
So I know this is a common problem with this laptop and was wondering if you knew of a way to fix it, every hour or so it freezes and I have to completely restart the computer, task manager doesn’t even work. After I upgraded the ram to 16 gigs it seems to freeze every four hours, so it helped but didn’t solve the problem. Any ideas?
I asked my audience about this and one guy said after he installed his windows, it stop freezing for him.
@@ZackEberly does the laptop not come with windows 10?
Your great man that helped tnx
I haven't opened mine yet, and I don't feel like doing so just for exploratory surgery. What is the brand of the stick that comes in the laptop? I can't seem to find that answer and I want to match the sticks' brand and speed before I order the part, let alone attempt to install it.
Hello mate, I consulted ASUS regarding the hardware update; according to their suggestion for my FX504, I'm allowed to install 2 x 16GB DDR RAM by getting rid of 2 x 8GB of DDR RAM. As for SSD, that'd be P3 x 4 256GB M2 2280 NVME P; may I know what's your SSD capacity, and I wanna know if there'll be any space left for an extra HDD?
I have a 256gb for boot drive and i added a 480gb ssd for extra storage.
good video thank you. also if i upgrade ram do i have to upgrade ssd too?
No, you can upgrade them when ever you want. I just did for the convenience because I get a little nervous when working with expense stuff.
I expected some cooling modifications...
The title says SSD and RAM... Plus there isn't a cooling upgrade. It already has more heat pipes.
Don’t u need to unplug the battery first? Or not
Yeah you should. I total forgot to do that. But it didn’t harm anything.
You don’t have to I put in many hard drives in computers it’s just an option
The author, and a series of TUF can be another SSD insert?Is worth on 512, and want another put.
You got to put ram in for best results. How you remove sticker without hurting it?
Good video
In ram max speed is 2667 or can be 3200mhz in FX505DT?
Max speed should be 2666mhz
i really want to add another 8gb ram stick and an ssd but i cant open the laptop lol
How do I not fuck up choosing ram pamet for this laptop ? I mean if someone knows more can you tell me what to look for ?
we got the same item dude nice
opened up my Asus fx505dt but I cnt close it back properly. there is gaping space in the front. any help?
The clips that hold it together could be broken but the screws would hold in then. Apply some force... maybe take it off line up the front first then pop in sides and then the back.
@@ZackEberly it worked thanks. all it needed was a wee bit of pressure.
i have the same laptop as yours ,,,, but i got so many problems regarding the cloning of the hard disk,,
What problems do you have?
I'm stuck on the second slot
do you know maybe how can I detach the heat sink in order to replace thermal paste I have the same design
I personally don’t know but maybe ifixit has a tutorial on it.
@@ZackEberly Thx for the reply will check it out
very nice
Nice video man i got the same laptop today i upgrade it with an ssd 970 plus evo and a total capacity of 16 gb ram but the opening time is approximately 10 seconds whats wrong ? How much time do your laptop make to open and close ?
There's nothing wrong with it. My takes longer cuz of more programs. The more cores your CPU has the longer it takes to boot, my gaming desktop says it takes 22 second, Ryzen 3700x, x570, 32GB DDR4 Ram, RTX 2070, WD 500GB NVME M.2
@@ZackEberly thanx man
How much memory capacity is the 970 that you put in it?
Hey, after u put in the rams, is there anything to do? Or the win 10 recognize it and thats all?
Thanks for the answer! :)
And do you have 2 ram slots here btw? Couse i can not see the other ram card?!
Nope, Windows 10 will recognize it. Just make sure you have the right type of RAM.
@@AttilaSzilvasi97 Yeah, the other RAM slot is covered by that metal tape at 3:42 Its right below the RAM slot i'm installing.
screw wont short it out. touching the motherboard wont short it out. if that was the case every pc i built would of been fried
So true... sadly I have shorted out a motherboard before. Fired the components.
I have the Asus Tuf Gaming FX504GD, how do I find out which type of SSD is right for my laptop? What SSD do you recommend for my laptop?
I’m guessing you already have a m.2 ssd as your boot drive. For a 2.5in ssd I’d recommend a Samsung or Kingston ssd. Whatever size storage you want a 500gb cost around 50 dollars.
@@ZackEberly When I bought my laptop I chose a laptop without an SSD (the price was cheaper). So my laptop doesn't have SSD yet. Wow, 50 dollars can get a 500GB SSD. Can you name the brand in detail? Like what Samsung... or what Kingston...
Wait. So you have a hard drive then? Are you sure. You can check by going to task manger and click on the performance tab and click on drive c. Then type in the product number online to see what it is.
If you do have a hard drive then you prolly can’t get a 2.5in ssd but rather a m.2 ssd.
@@ZackEberly ST1000LX015-1U7172 ? Yes I'm 100% sure. And when I go to Defragment and Optimize Drive, the media type is HDD and HDD
I have the Asus FX 504 GM model. Will my Laptop support 2 TB SSD/HDD ??
I unscrewed all the screws, but I don't have a pry tool!~!! what do I dooo??
You can use a flat head screw driver or something flat.
Hi there is it possible to open the pc up without having the little purple tools you used ? If not, where can I get them ? Thanks a lot
Yeah there just cheap plastic things and anything that is plastic and flat should work- amzn.to/3jFAbCK
Can you give me a link to the cloner and tools that you used.
Why is it so hard for me to take the ram out? The ramwon't even move. I'm afraid I will break something prying it out
There are 2 clips on each side of the slot. Then it springs up and then you can remove it.
Hi can I Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 SSD 1tb? my laptop is fx504GD i5-8300H and can i use nvme as storage for playing games? or can i install windows there and the game too?
It work with a tuf gaming 505dt- bq164t?
Does enclosure method of cloning works too? Im really scared on doing such stuff and i really need to change my damaged hdd cause its really slowing my laptop and instead i want to change it to ssd.
Not sure what enclosure method is... you mean cloning it to another drive while the HDD is still in your laptop? You can just copy and paste, then change the drive letter to the original drive. Then programs won't know the difference between the new and old drive.
You should have bench marked some games before and after
No point. The difference would have been so small. The main thing was video editing which saw a massive improvement.
My ram won't read. It won't boot my laptop, but when I take the ram off it will boot up. What should I do?
It sounds like you have compatibility issues if your ram... What kind of RAM is it?
If you added the m.2 SSD yourself, do you remember if it came with a screw in the computer already, or will i need to find one myself?
The M.2 was already installed for me. The screw comes with the m.2 ssd or a least it should.
Hey man great video I've just got one question I wanna upgrade the ram on Mine but do I need to replace my current stick with two 8gb or just add another 8 GB and if so what will be a matching stick ?
Depending who you ask are single stick will work but two sticks of RAM will work better with better performance
@@ZackEberly thanks for replying but my question wasnt answered lol
@@wilkiesxgaming I kinda did answer your question. NO you don't have to replace the current one but there might be some performance lose, and no it won't be a matching stick. You'd have to get dual channel memory
@@ZackEberly that's really helpful sorry for my dumbass lol will replacing the current one be the same process
why do I have the same laptop, but mine has less copper cooling 😢
Hi, nice video ! Do you know if it easy to install Intel Optane inside ?
If your using the M.2 slot for your OS like mine, its not an option. But if you only are using the 2.5in slot with a SSD or HDD then you could install it in the M.2 slot.
Hello brother, I bought a HyperX RAM, did you have any problem with the frequency of Hz?, Because my laptop being 2400 only works at 2133
Tuf gaming fx504g support m.2 nvme or sata?
I'm a little new to all this, do you not have to back up windows and put it on a USB stick to recover once you're done? Or can you literally just put the new components in and be fine?
If your not removing your upgrading the boot drive then you don't need to do anything about windows. In my case, windows was on my m.2 drive and I didn't touch it. I added another SSD for extra storage and I did nothing with windows. If you do want to upgrade your laptop's boot drive then you will need windows installation usb drive. its free with the windows creation tool. Also prolly want a backup of your stuff.
Why my Hard drive is not detecting in bios?? Any idea?
Hey Hopefully I can still receive an answer to this older video,
Can I also install a SSD which is bigger then the one you used to this laptop & is the Ram still up to date or is there a newer one which I could get ?
Thanks in advance.
Moritz
You can use any 2.5in ssd. You want a 8TB ssd go for it. As for the ram, it does work how most upgrades work in the way that your thinking. The laptop supports 2666MHz (or maybe higher) but that isn’t ever going to change. As long as you get the right version and speed/capacity that’s all you need.
I have this laptop but it's specs are i7 8750h. Is the process any different and is the maximum amount of ram upgradable only an extra 8gb? Thanks for the great video as well
The process should be the same. I think you can go up to 32gb total. Each slot taking 16gb of RAM each.
@@ZackEberly how do you clone a hdd? Could you possibly make a video on that or can you tell me where I can find a good video explaining it? Thanks for the response btw
@@pebbles9649 There are 2 ways to clone. Software and hardware. Hardware is using a cloning device and is easy to use but cost around 50 dollars. Software is free and i recommend using EASE US. Here is a video- th-cam.com/video/ixqfH0w_6Xw/w-d-xo.html
I'd watch a couple more videos to feel comfortable doing it. I work in IT and have lost a drive because of not following instructions closely.
What is the size of your HDD bracket holder? I don't have a holder to keep the HDD. I want to know the right size.
2.5 inch
Bro can you please tell me what all upgrades you have done to the gtx 1060 3gb version .
I haven't done any to the gtx 1060. I have only upgraded the RAM and add a SSD.
Does it help preventing static when you wear medical gloves and do it on bare feet? My floor is just tiles.
Honestly I wear socks on carpet, not a good idea, but I don’t touch the motherboard so just don’t touch the PCB. Gloves I guess would help a little especially with keeping everything clean.
I currently have an M2 SSD installed while the 2.5" slot is available. Do I still need to clone?
Only if you want to clone your existing m.2 ssd. I cloned to save my data on my 2.5in SSD which you don't have, so no. There is no reason for you to clone.
Hello bro I need an advice. The laptop hinge is weak. Can you do a video about it. Please reply. Thanks
I'm afraid that is a problem with this laptop. Luckily I haven't experienced any problems yet but I'm taking extra care of mine. IF you have it in warranty yet you might be able to get it fixed.
@@ZackEberly bro for how many years do you have the laptop? On mine at the left bottom hinge the red and black plastic is seperating when closing it. Any idea how to fix it?
how did you get that red strip around the bezel
Its one of Asus designs
Hi Zack! I have the same laptop as you. I added a 16Gb DDR4 2666MHz 1.2V HyperX RAM, but I can't get my laptop to read the new memory correctly.
The following happens to me:
I connect the 16Gb RAM to Slot1, the 8Gb (which came on my laptop) to Slot2 and it detects only 16Gb.
Slot1: 8Gb; Slot2: 16Gb; 8Gb is detected
Slot1: 16Gb; Slot2: 16Gb; 16Gb is detected (both are the same RAM that I mentioned at the beginning of the message)
Slot1: 16Gb; Slot2: empty; 8Gb is detected.
I do not understand what's happening. I asked a friend for help and he helped me update the BIOS but it did not solve the problem. Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong or how to solve it? Maybe the RAM I bought is not compatible?
I hope you read me! Thanks anyway!
That is very weird. So you would get a total of 24gb of ram correct? Check the ram when your in the bios and see what it recognize as, like the speed and the full size. It might be a windows problem not using all the available ram.
@@ZackEberly I will keep looking! Thank you!!
You solve it?
@@tor6278 no :/
@@edumiotica Solved?
How many storage can you put in for this unit???
I have asus tuf505dt . Do i need to change bios settings or anything after i upgrade to 32gb of duel ram . thx for the help :)
Can you suggest me a new ram available for fx504
i wanted to see if there is dual channel support on this model i have the same one but you only put in you 16 gb !
ram
I put in 8gb for a total of 16gb. For dual channel get a kit with two modules.
@@ZackEberly i thought the ram u were holding was 16gb 😅
wILL IT SUPPORT nvme SSD 1TB VARIANT?