Nice video. For those that are not aware ... @17:00 ... you can press the rear back button and up on the Dpad (at the same time) to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
This was specific for me because i use a paid cloning software because i constantly am backing up complete systems on my virtual pinball machine and my different arcade machines, so i backup the entire systems once a year. Anyway, i recently purchased the Rog Ally/steam deck dock that also has a built in m.2 drive slot inside the actual dock. Its awesome, i just cloned my entire internal ROG Ally 1TB drive to my new 4TB drive and it just booted up right as normal once installed. Just letting you guys know if you happen to have access to cloneing software. Its so much easier then having to reinstall all the windows stuff etc all over again.
congrats! You win the prize of everyone not giving a shit. Come on man this is supposed to be educational, not an advertisement. You can critique it all you want but don't knock the guy for just making a vid for people who want to learn about this stuff.
everytime you turn off the ally you need to have it plugged in so that you can turn it on. idk why they did that but if you are on road and turn it off youre kinda screwed until you can plug it in lol
What? Was that ever true. Cause I turn mine off and on no issues with it not being plugged in. The only time you should need to have it plugged in is when you Open the back and disconnect the battery. Other than that your not supposed to need to. I don't
Thanks. I try not to sugarcoat stuff and show the frustrations instead of just cutting it out. Def read every popup screen to make sure you select the right options.
Idea for you, put the ORIGINAL ssd in, reset it, and use macrium to clone the drive to the new one, and then you always have the ORIGINAL OS. so whenever you upgrade ssds you can copy it from the original SSD!
Thats strange. I would return and get a new one and see of the same problem persists. I always foxa disk clean and optimization on my drives after im done installing everything.
It's been a week or more trying to upgrade ssd and have not been able to do it. Saw a lot of you tube videos tried different methods and nothing works. Lots of errors console keeps looping on bios. Got bitlocker error etc. I went back to stock ssd and had no issues. Did upgrade in 319 & 322 Bios.
I'm hearing by disabling bitlocker it will save you a lot of trouble. Also, I plan on cloning my ssd to the new one before I install so that I can bypass the cloud restore.
@NoSignofSanity with cloning that's usually the intended outcome. I planned to partition and set up my ssd differently and wanted to try the cloud restore, so i gave it a shot. Worked pretty well once i figured ot out
This was funny to watch 🤣 I'd already done my cloud recovery before i watched this so i knew what was coming 🤣 i had an even bigger frustrating problem, see i use my phones hotspot for everything at home and its fast! But if you do the cloud recovery via a mobile network it slows right the fuck down! 5 hours it took mine to download the actual windows image. Asus really need to sort this process out coz it sucks balls big time
Seems like there are alot of people that had the insanely long cloud recoveries. It is super easy but a little frustrating as 99% of this process, firmware and software is probly proprietary to asus and has weird bugs.
@@tbmgofficial735I've had a nightmare with mine, I've reset it twice, put a 1tb SSD in and I'm about to swap it for another because I think the one in it is a bit shit. So I'll be doing another cloud recovery this weekend 😭 but it is a beast! I think over time Asus will iron out all the bugs so it'll be worth keeping
@@tbmgofficial735 That's a good idea especially if you have a few games! I only have like 3 so I don't mind downloading them again. I'm experiencing game crashes at the moment and stutters during games so that's why I'm trying another SSD. What about you do you get any games crashing?
U dont have to do nathing on "cloud recovery " before replace the ssd??..so after u change the ssd we have to go inside the cloud recovery...correct??....i want to install a 4tb 2280...
It restarts like 7xs its normal each restart adds something does something idk. But you maybe should have watched more than 1 video on how to do this. Your my 5th
I wouldn't say it's easier than the steamdeck. it took me 20 minutes half hour on SD on ROG it took about 3 or 4 hours lol. It was fast when I cloned it though but cloud recovery takes hours.
@@tbmgofficial735 yeah glad mines done 2 terabyte SSD and a 1 terabyte SD card and I took one back that fried the card and reader and got a revision 8 which is fixed and had no issues with SD card since. Happy
I like to experience stuff for myself. I didnt watch any videos before doing it. Also, im not one of the developers or engineers of the device so why would i just KNOW that that was the case.
@@tbmgofficial735and at :17 seconds you literally say you just watched a video on how to do this….soooo which one is it? You didn’t watch a video before hand or you did? Don’t have to lie in the comments to kick it bro…I still watched this video it’s been a great resource on what to avoid doing during this install! 👏
@@5CornersInteractive i watched the actual replacement not the opening of the device. It was also a year ago so i could be wrong. Havent had any issues though
idk what went wrong but mine have been having problem to boot since day 1, then after that i tried change ssd, no storage detected in bios, both factory and sn740, then tried cloud recovery, bios also fail to save any setting cannot try disable secure boot, man i hate this thing, i cannot return just can rma now
I completely understand. Iys well worth it. I installed 9 or 10 games including jedi survivor and forspoke (120-130gb each) and i only used less than half the 2tb ssd.
@@tbmgofficial735 but how goods the internet got too be because i never get lag online on any of my consoles and never any other internet issues, seems strange
Not as long as you log into windows with your Microsoft account before making any changes to the device. Just have to do the install manually like a regular pc.
Yeah, but why should you have to do this anyway? My steam library is already bigger than the basic hard drive supplied and then add in windows 11! Why not offer an additional choice of 1tb and 2tb drives to start with instead of bringing out a deleyed cheaper model no one will buy!
They want enthusiasts to do it. Plus, they would have to make stock of every size and try to estimate which will sell more, while also taking a chance on having piiles of leftover 512 units. Easier toxsell 1 size that makes enough sense, and let people upgrade themselves. Steamdeck was the same way. Nothing a couple you tobe videos cant help with.
The only thing that makes it cheaper is the processer used ... It's the same memory. I have 13 games installed on my ally currently and you don't need your entire collection of games you're not playing
No, I didn't do any type of backup. I just did all the initial setup and updates. Cloud recovery only downloads windows and all the ally software/drivers. Then i made a 1.4tb partition for games in case i have to reset the os portion only.
After one month from this video please tell me the truth did you get any issues ? From upgrade to 2TB SSD I mean there's no high temperatures or other issues ? I want to upgrade my device but I need some one have tried it for long time I hope you answer me 👍🏻
No, i actually didn't have any screwdrivers except this one. I brought my toolbag but didn't think I'd be working on small electronics.... I was wrong but i made it work lol. 🤣🤷👌
It only recovers (downloads) the base setup which includes windows, armpury crate and necessary drivers for the ally. Since there is no windows install on the new ssd for it to pull from.
@@tbmgofficial735 thank you for the reply. Is the version of windows on the Ally registered? Maybe the activated version of Windows is tied to the hardware somehow. Now I want to do it just to see how it works 😂. Thanks again!
@@tbmgofficial735 thanks again!! The 2TB drive is on order so as soon as I have it I’m going to do the swap. Between steam, Microsoft and my own collection I’m already out of space and I’ve only had that thing a week🤣
@hillaven2745 i made a 1.4tb partition for just games. Which helps if you need to reset just windows from the device files, as that only affects the os drive.
I truly love this thing. I have been looking to get a mobile editing/gaming/productivty solution (gaming laptop) for a long time. The ally completely fits this need for me. Paired with the xg mobile 3080 dock, it literally is a gaming laptop, plus a handheld device.
After watching video for first 2 mins, i stopped , its obvious he has no clue what he's doing ! lol. This is how people fuck their Asus ROG Ally up. SMH. Also, he rushing to open up ROG.
All my pcs have turned out fine. Steamdeck mods turned our perfect, never had amything break or malfunction due to me taking it apart or modding/building. We learn by doing, sometimes things dont go as planned. Sometimes you break stuff. Its all part of the journey.
Nice video. For those that are not aware ... @17:00 ... you can press the rear back button and up on the Dpad (at the same time) to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
Mine wasn't working for some reason. Thats why i just plugged in the hub and ethernet cable cuase i couldnt type my wifi password
This was specific for me because i use a paid cloning software because i constantly am backing up complete systems on my virtual pinball machine and my different arcade machines, so i backup the entire systems once a year. Anyway, i recently purchased the Rog Ally/steam deck dock that also has a built in m.2 drive slot inside the actual dock.
Its awesome, i just cloned my entire internal ROG Ally 1TB drive to my new 4TB drive and it just booted up right as normal once installed.
Just letting you guys know if you happen to have access to cloneing software. Its so much easier then having to reinstall all the windows stuff etc all over again.
For the love of God man... Use a credit card or guitar pick to work it open
I had all of those same issues. It was freaking frustrating but i got it to work.
Yeah lol god forbid you push the wrong button or accidently click something.
@@tbmgofficial735 I seriously agree 🤣
That bottom middle screw is capacitive and will not come out but the other 5 do. This also lifts the case back slightly for easier opening.
Yup figured that out
This is why I will never buy a used handheld….ROG or SD. The way this guys treats his electronics should tell you everything.
Works fine lol. Not everything is on purpose, I never plan on selling it.
congrats! You win the prize of everyone not giving a shit. Come on man this is supposed to be educational, not an advertisement. You can critique it all you want but don't knock the guy for just making a vid for people who want to learn about this stuff.
@@ronherforth4417 Walk over to your dad and drop to your knees 😂
What did he do that was so egregious? He *gasped* opened his console? It’s fine.
Ur missing out big time
everytime you turn off the ally you need to have it plugged in so that you can turn it on. idk why they did that but if you are on road and turn it off youre kinda screwed until you can plug it in lol
What? Was that ever true. Cause I turn mine off and on no issues with it not being plugged in. The only time you should need to have it plugged in is when you Open the back and disconnect the battery. Other than that your not supposed to need to. I don't
Tested this again btw right after I seen your comment so yeah 100% don't need to have it plugged in to turn it back on
@@miguel360kmc you disconnected the battery? i think thats what makes it so that you have to charge it to turn it on
The bottom center screw is not supposed to come out.
Yeah, figured that out🤣🤣🤣🤣
After careful thought I wish now that I would have backed up the original to the cloud then did a restore from a backup om the 2TB one
Yeah it wasnt super fun lol. But it does work👌🤣🤣
Love the video. Very informative. I’ll be doing the exact same thing in a week when my 🚀 comes in.
Thanks. I try not to sugarcoat stuff and show the frustrations instead of just cutting it out. Def read every popup screen to make sure you select the right options.
I also suggest setting up a separate partition for games in case you need to do driver rollbacks or windows resets.
Idea for you, put the ORIGINAL ssd in, reset it, and use macrium to clone the drive to the new one, and then you always have the ORIGINAL OS. so whenever you upgrade ssds you can copy it from the original SSD!
@@NinjaAj_1990 i didnt wipe the original ssd. So it has the initial setuo and update build up to the day i changed it out
Good video bro. I'm dealing with this shit now 😆 it's very annoying. I glad I'm not the only one.
That ssd made me have lots of problems after 5 days it slowed everything down I removed it and reinserted the factory ssd no problems 😊
Thats strange. I would return and get a new one and see of the same problem persists. I always foxa disk clean and optimization on my drives after im done installing everything.
Had all the same issues you had.
It's been a week or more trying to upgrade ssd and have not been able to do it. Saw a lot of you tube videos tried different methods and nothing works. Lots of errors console keeps looping on bios. Got bitlocker error etc. I went back to stock ssd and had no issues. Did upgrade in 319 & 322 Bios.
I'm hearing by disabling bitlocker it will save you a lot of trouble. Also, I plan on cloning my ssd to the new one before I install so that I can bypass the cloud restore.
Thankfully, everything worked pretty ok for me. But you should have it easy if you clone the ssd.
If you do that can you just continue playing your games as was? With game mods in their folders and all?
@NoSignofSanity with cloning that's usually the intended outcome. I planned to partition and set up my ssd differently and wanted to try the cloud restore, so i gave it a shot. Worked pretty well once i figured ot out
Don’t pull on those battery cables like that. lol smh
I cringed so hard when you scratched it with the screwdriver 😖
It happens🤣😬
I just bought the wd black sn770m 2 tb about to put it in. I only made it 3 days with 512 gb and had to upgrade
I;m just getting windows logo and a spinning circle not even getting into recoverly part after doing bios part
Rest it and tried again working now Thanks for the video subbed :)
Did you turn off Device encryption/bitlocker before you switched over?
Yes. Not suren
it specifies in the asus instruction but thats important🤣
I just did mine today I used the steam deck tool kit i put in a western digital black 2TB SSD the bottom middle screw doesn't come out
I love the ally👌. Probly one of the best most versatile devices i have. Especially paired to a portable monitor with tye xg mobile 3080
This was funny to watch 🤣 I'd already done my cloud recovery before i watched this so i knew what was coming 🤣 i had an even bigger frustrating problem, see i use my phones hotspot for everything at home and its fast! But if you do the cloud recovery via a mobile network it slows right the fuck down! 5 hours it took mine to download the actual windows image. Asus really need to sort this process out coz it sucks balls big time
Seems like there are alot of people that had the insanely long cloud recoveries. It is super easy but a little frustrating as 99% of this process, firmware and software is probly proprietary to asus and has weird bugs.
@@tbmgofficial735I've had a nightmare with mine, I've reset it twice, put a 1tb SSD in and I'm about to swap it for another because I think the one in it is a bit shit. So I'll be doing another cloud recovery this weekend 😭 but it is a beast! I think over time Asus will iron out all the bugs so it'll be worth keeping
@ksrnate i think so as well. I also set up a separate partition for my game installs, that way if i need to do a windows reset, all my games are safe.
@@tbmgofficial735 That's a good idea especially if you have a few games! I only have like 3 so I don't mind downloading them again. I'm experiencing game crashes at the moment and stutters during games so that's why I'm trying another SSD. What about you do you get any games crashing?
U dont have to do nathing on "cloud recovery " before replace the ssd??..so after u change the ssd we have to go inside the cloud recovery...correct??....i want to install a 4tb 2280...
Some have said about Bitlocker / device encryption turning off before hand?
It restarts like 7xs its normal each restart adds something does something idk. But you maybe should have watched more than 1 video on how to do this. Your my 5th
Most likely but it was a fun experience to learn instead of just basically having someone do it all for me
shit son you made me laugh out loud when you lost your rag. and i had the same prop when trying to power up after putting it all back together
I wouldn't say it's easier than the steamdeck. it took me 20 minutes half hour on SD on ROG it took about 3 or 4 hours lol. It was fast when I cloned it though but cloud recovery takes hours.
Figured that out. It was a different experience, and i wanted to try it out.
@@tbmgofficial735 yeah glad mines done 2 terabyte SSD and a 1 terabyte SD card and I took one back that fried the card and reader and got a revision 8 which is fixed and had no issues with SD card since. Happy
u have to boot it in the bios
How are there so many of these vids where the person doesn’t realize the middle bottom screw isn’t suppose to come out
I like to experience stuff for myself. I didnt watch any videos before doing it. Also, im not one of the developers or engineers of the device so why would i just KNOW that that was the case.
@@tbmgofficial735 most electronics have captive screws you only have to have tried opening a few to know that I guess lol
@@tbmgofficial735and at :17 seconds you literally say you just watched a video on how to do this….soooo which one is it? You didn’t watch a video before hand or you did? Don’t have to lie in the comments to kick it bro…I still watched this video it’s been a great resource on what to avoid doing during this install! 👏
@@5CornersInteractive i watched the actual replacement not the opening of the device. It was also a year ago so i could be wrong. Havent had any issues though
Lol that one doesn't come out ,the click means it's good to lift the case
Yeah i figured that out🤣
idk what went wrong but mine have been having problem to boot since day 1, then after that i tried change ssd, no storage detected in bios, both factory and sn740, then tried cloud recovery, bios also fail to save any setting cannot try disable secure boot, man i hate this thing, i cannot return just can rma now
Did u get pass the enable boot screen?
I been trying find a place in Missouri that will change my ssd for me!! I pay hood!! I am not tech savvvy!! Not comfortable wit doing it
I completely understand. Iys well worth it. I installed 9 or 10 games including jedi survivor and forspoke (120-130gb each) and i only used less than half the 2tb ssd.
Do a video on installing emulators. For ps2 games onwards...not donkeykong or Mario pacman retro games please... give us good games from ps2 onwards
I am not the emulator guy lol. I know nothing about it or how to do it. But it is something i want to get into ao ill do my research and try it out.
I put this ssd and my downloads to install game games are still slow af😓
Sound more like an internet issue if the downloads are slow
@@tbmgofficial735 but how goods the internet got too be because i never get lag online on any of my consoles and never any other internet issues, seems strange
I bought mine as an open box return from xbox so the warranty is voided, so would doing the recover be alot more difficult?
Not as long as you log into windows with your Microsoft account before making any changes to the device. Just have to do the install manually like a regular pc.
Yeah, but why should you have to do this anyway? My steam library is already bigger than the basic hard drive supplied and then add in windows 11! Why not offer an additional choice of 1tb and 2tb drives to start with instead of bringing out a deleyed cheaper model no one will buy!
They want enthusiasts to do it. Plus, they would have to make stock of every size and try to estimate which will sell more, while also taking a chance on having piiles of leftover 512 units.
Easier toxsell 1 size that makes enough sense, and let people upgrade themselves. Steamdeck was the same way.
Nothing a couple you tobe videos cant help with.
@@tbmgofficial735 ....other than having to spend more money and ending up with a hard drive you have no use for!
The only thing that makes it cheaper is the processer used ... It's the same memory. I have 13 games installed on my ally currently and you don't need your entire collection of games you're not playing
@fillerbunnyninjashark271 i agree.
Before he took it apart did he need to back it up in the cloud first or not? I don't think he ever mentioned that part.
No, I didn't do any type of backup. I just did all the initial setup and updates. Cloud recovery only downloads windows and all the ally software/drivers. Then i made a 1.4tb partition for games in case i have to reset the os portion only.
The screen should be bigger
Yeah it could use bit more screen making the overall device bigger. Which im not against at all.
Hi, can you play AAA games from any micro sd?
Should be able to. Just install the game to it and play
Can’t you just clone the ssd?
Yes
Any thoughts of installing Hall effect joysticks in the ally I’m thinking of doing so when I get mine
Yes. I did on the steamdeck, plan is tye same for the ally. But far as i know, no one has made any yet.
Onexplayer actually made some you can use in the ally
@Void_Raven ill look onto it. Definitely looking forward to modding this one
After one month from this video please tell me the truth did you get any issues ? From upgrade to 2TB SSD I mean there's no high temperatures or other issues ? I want to upgrade my device but I need some one have tried it for long time I hope you answer me 👍🏻
The device itself has pretty high temps regardless. I have not had any issues after doing the ssd upgrade.
ffs ,gave up watching when you were trying to take the middle screw out 🤦🏼
Guess we all gotta be experts 🫡👌
What no LTT screw driver??
No, i actually didn't have any screwdrivers except this one. I brought my toolbag but didn't think I'd be working on small electronics.... I was wrong but i made it work lol. 🤣🤷👌
Hope I don’t have these issues lol
So I should note buy this ssd?
Absolutely. Or the 1tb version. I have the 1tb in my steamdeck and tgis 2tb version in the ally. Both work fantastic
I do not understand how it recovers your data. Can anyone please explain.
It only recovers (downloads) the base setup which includes windows, armpury crate and necessary drivers for the ally. Since there is no windows install on the new ssd for it to pull from.
@@tbmgofficial735 thank you for the reply. Is the version of windows on the Ally registered? Maybe the activated version of Windows is tied to the hardware somehow. Now I want to do it just to see how it works 😂. Thanks again!
@hillaven2745 their system knows its the ally i guess. But you can only do cloud recovery for the first 12 months.
@@tbmgofficial735 thanks again!! The 2TB drive is on order so as soon as I have it I’m going to do the swap. Between steam, Microsoft and my own collection I’m already out of space and I’ve only had that thing a week🤣
@hillaven2745 i made a 1.4tb partition for just games. Which helps if you need to reset just windows from the device files, as that only affects the os drive.
yup very frustrating process
Wasnt too bad but could have gone better
I put a 1tb in mine but I want that 2tb
Go for it.
Best $700 ever spent..... Well not by me 😂😂
I truly love this thing. I have been looking to get a mobile editing/gaming/productivty solution (gaming laptop) for a long time.
The ally completely fits this need for me. Paired with the xg mobile 3080 dock, it literally is a gaming laptop, plus a handheld device.
@@tbmgofficial735 people are just hating... cause they stuck on steam deck
Did you just come from Ifix it as well?
No
After watching video for first 2 mins, i stopped , its obvious he has no clue what he's doing ! lol. This is how people fuck their Asus ROG Ally up. SMH. Also, he rushing to open up ROG.
All my pcs have turned out fine. Steamdeck mods turned our perfect, never had amything break or malfunction due to me taking it apart or modding/building.
We learn by doing, sometimes things dont go as planned. Sometimes you break stuff. Its all part of the journey.