I got the 3D printed back plate to install the 2280 SSD with the small 90 degree adapter. It worked but I lost the ability to have the silicone cover and use the travel case. I decided to hot knife a section of that inside support out and the drive was able to fit perfectly. I put a piece of grey sponge underneath so it wouldn't be resting directly on the battery. So far so good. I know I voided my warranty but it's worth the sacrifice to have more storage.
Would be great if someone made an aftermarket back panel for these systems that would relocate the drive to an accessible area and allow for 2280 drives. It would obviously add thickness but it might be worth it for some.
Yeah, I live in Europe and the same thing. Nevertheless too much trouble to install a 2280. I rather have a 1 or 2 TB 2242 than to have so much trouble and work for the 2280. People can also opt to install simple smaller games on a MicroSD A2 V30 (emulators,
I didn't see any other questions on this, so I thought I'd ask. How did you go about moving everything to the 4tb ssd? I figure you probably cloned it, but what about partitions? I've been told that attempting to install windows onto a 4tb ssd isn't the best due to issues with partitioning specifically.
Nice - did you use a double sided drive? I wonder if using a single sided 4TB P3 would maybe give more clearance to not remove the plastic support bracket.
I did it the easiest way. I strapped on a Samsung T7 2.TB SSD onto the kickstand and it's stuck when kickstand is in or out. It isn't in the way for anything due to the size of Go. As for speed test, the original internal SSD is a 5500.MB/s like the one in PS5. I benchmarked it.
Since this video came out, there are now different SSD adapter options and someone is selling a 3D printed replacement back cover with space for a 2280 NVME drive. The new adapter designs don't require a long ribbon cable. I got an adapter from Amazon that lets me mount a 2280 NVME drive without needing any case modification, messing with antenna cables, etc. It's just a simple 180 degree rotation adapter that slightly offsets the drive a few mm to one side. I put in a SK Hynix P41 Platinum 2TB drive.
@@chrisakz6443 the one I purchased on Amazon Germany was called this: CY Card NGFF NVME M-Key 22x42mm to 22x80mm Male to Female Extension SSD Adapter Compatible with Legion Go Game Boy
I cancel my warranty My own method is i removed back plate after install 2280 ssd with thermal paste between battery and ssd i made mark and cut back exactly and nice fit. Also i cut stand well with nice fit. And finally i put 3rd party grid cover 3dprint
Pointless to worry about since the battery life isn't all that great to begin with, but I'm still curious how much of an impact this upgrade would have.
Nice, did you test the stock gen4 2242 in the 2280 adaptor to check if it limits the speed? A side from the cable length, I don't see it should impact the gen4 speeds much. I wonder if that white cable is for the joycons, did you see if there was a printed antenna extended past the breaking point on the support bracket? It'll be interesting to see if we can order a the back shell and support bracket to cut a mount into it.
The extender has the components on the top of the port. In theory you could cut it as I see no logic or leads past the 1/3 part. The adaptor itself is limited to Gen 3 speeds
There is not direct contact. You can check my temperature testing in this very video. Last night I downloaded 2.5 TB of games and no heat issues. That being said you don’t want a very hot ssd model in any handheld
did it overheat or any other issues? Im coming from modifying cars to buying my first gaming device aside from an xbox. Im essentially gonna follow u on this journey. can you give us an update
No the ssd runs cooler. The former spot causes heat issues, this new spot addresses this. And since there is no direct contact of battery to ssd there is no issue of heat transfer
@@TechGuyBeau Awesome because the 2280 drives are a much more affordable option and capacity. I might 3d print a new backplate to allow more room for ventilation.
With this method. We can use only plain ssd drivers right? I mean without heatsink. I saw that in some forum sites. People recommend upgrade with heatsink.
Comparing the ROG ally to the lenovo GO it kinda looks like Asus planed for the Ally to ship with a 2280 form factor but backed out out at the last second and went with 2230 instead. No need for 3d printing a back plate on the Rog ally, happy with my Crucial P3 Plus M.2 2280 4TB.
thanks for your sacrifice sir! i believe that bracket is just to avoid the battery moving from its place, and hold antennas and its cables looks has no other function and maybe doing a little modification to that bracket can make space to fit the nvme adapter on it, instead removing it i see enough space in the middle
You could definite modify it. I just took it out since it allows me to add it back later if desired. But you certainly could cut out a groove to fit the ssd
Es increíble todo lo que hay que hacer por obtener espacio para los juegos de hoy en día, esto se evitaría si las compañías no fueran tan tacañas como para colocar al menos 2Tb de regalo en sus equipos, es como si se olvidaran cuanto pesa hoy un juego AAA o incluso uno A o AA. Saludos y suerte con esta transformación, yo estoy esperando que pase un poco la garantia de mi Rog Ally, para después ver si le coloco al menos 2Tb...
This was my idea. However I want an 8tb nvme in my legion go. Thanks for the video instructions 👏👍,I'll need it for when I upgrade mine in about a month.😁
Wanted to go back to this video. I just noticed AliExpress have 2280 adapters that look like you don't have to remove part of the middle plate. It's a 2230 PCB with a short ribbon cable exiting 90 degrees, terminating to just a female m.2 connector. Looks like can just tape down the SSD to the middle plate.
I feel like a dremel (or heated blade) could cuit out that section with all the info on it so you could relocate the adapter there and then you could theorhetically swap the SSD's by lifting the kickstand.
For sure. I have a new solution in the mail that will include a different backplate. We MIGHT be able to get by without even removing the wire harness. I’ll put it back in for my test if viable
I just replaced my 1TB with a 2TB 2230 Teamgroup MP44S but my ssd temps are hitting all the way up to 80C under load, and I even put thermal pads and a copper heatsink on it
Original SSD was hitting 94c for me. Put in a P41 hynix 2tb shows 3 temps in hwinfo now I believe the hottest is the controller "temp 3' played Starfield for an hour and it was max high 60s but this was in a very hot 85-90 degrees ambient as my ac is on the fritz. Also in line with what he said in the video if you are downloading large amounts on a very fast connection temps do spike but you can either limit the speed or put device on a lower power profile to rectify. And still was way below orig 94c at 78c.
OH GAWD. 2280 sitting on a battery. 2230/2242 are low power designed for low powered devices and they still get hot. 2280 is not...good luck you may need it. These drives have heatsinks. But good share.
Its just a really bad idea to put double sided tape on the pcb board, you could have used a proper like handphone battery tape for that it can get removed easier if need to or even a kapton tape.
I'd never place the drive that gets hot on top of the battery. Just upgrade to the 2TB smaller form factor drive until they release a 4tb of that smaller form factor. This video is silly. The ROG Ally has room for this, while the Legion Go does not.
I’ll just wait for 4TB 2242 drives come to market - removing the support structure, having the SSD on the battery, and relying on a flimsy no-name cable just isn’t worth the hassle.
Interestingly the ssd, since as I say isn’t touching the battery in the video, runs cooler than a stock 2242 SSDs. Been chatting with dozens of owners on the discord and they seem to be corroborating my results. The primary drawback is removing the support structure. As for performance it’s fine. If worried about warranty always best to not mod anything though
@@TechGuyBeau No one is worried about the SSD in this situation. The SSD can take the heat. It's the battery that's the worry. Best case scenario is that it reduces the life of the battery due to excessive heating. Worst case is a catastrophic battery failure due to the heat. There's a reason they put the SSD off to the side in the original design. Good luck.
Have you tried without the white cable plugged in? Wonder what it is. UPDATE: Ok, so I just try it without the white cable and the device is still functional. 😅
I just slapped nano 2 TB ssd thunderbolt on the back of the LeGo with 180 degree USB C adpater and glued with transparent gorrilla double side sticky tape, connected with 4 inch 20Gbps usb c to usb c cable. SSD is the size slightly bigger than a quarter and pendrive thin in girth. I don't understand why people go this extent to do something that can be easily achieved with no tinkering. Some videos showed people printing the case, drillling metals to magnetically attach the ssd drives. I don't know what were they thinking.
It's not difficult to open the legion go and put in a 2280 SSD using an adapter. All you need is a Phillips head screwdriver. It's also a more elegant solution than taping an external SSD to the legion go. 😅
It wouldn’t, as long as your battery does not reach 0% you should be fine which is also something you should watch even in stock unit cause that’s just how battery works. If anything, putting NVME in small devices like PC handheld cause them to operate above 60 which can reduce NVME lifetime at faster rate (at above 70 will cause permanent damages).
Awful video. Who would massacre their handheld like this. Removing engineered structures just to jame a drive into it. I’m sure that drive won’t last long. From it shifting inside, to shock from the unit being dropped or sat down, to increased heat because of poor centralization. Just all around a bad idea in my nook
Honestly this is just dumb way to f***up your console. If you need more space just use external ssd and install games on that, might be a hassle for it to dongle around but et least you don't risk bricking your console.The thermals are gonna get horrible over time and not the mention the danger of lithium battery caching the fire.
I mean. 1. You won’t brick your console by swapping a ssd 2. Thermals are actually better than stock. Check out the discord or Reddit for details. 3. Why would the ssd have anything to do with battery catching fire?
Извини что не на английском. Это кошмар! Надо было додуматься такой горячий элемент прикреплять к батарее... они сами горят часто, а тут с ssd у которого температура будет 60-70 градусов да ещё и прижимать батарею что вообще не предусмотрено конструкционно для батареи... Надеюсь она не возгориться у тебя на спине в портфеле или дома ночью.... лучше уж было в внешний блок засунуть ssd и проделать отверстие для провода к pci чем рисковать так...
I am seeing absolute max temperatures on the ssd of about 50 degrees during heavy writes. The ssd is actually getting airflow in this location, and there is no physical contact between the batter and SSD (there is an air gap between the two). So surprisingly temperatures actually appear lower Also the model of ssd I used is cool running I did some extensive gaming tests, as well as long transfers to be sure that SSD temperature did not become excessive 💪
@@TechGuyBeau Если всё так, как ты говоришь, то отлично, вопрос только, какие элементы охлаждал этот воздушный поток, на практике много раз попадались ноутбуки которые модифицировали дополнительного отверстиями для лучшего потока воздуха в итоге горели линии питания или радиоэлементы которые охлаждались этим потоком. Желаю тебе отсутствия проблем с этой модификацией и долгой жизни аппарата . если заметишь мерцания экрана, глюки и частые вылеты или стартеры которых раньше не было лучше убери этот мод.
Sorry man, I know you were trying to save some money. But honestly it would have been worth just getting the right size m.2 NVME drive. Now that drive is going to get hot and so close to the battery is not a good idea. Anyone thinking about doing this I would think Twice, because already the chipset gets really hot, and the battery gets hot when charging, now you have a bigger drive on top of the battery. 😬 Yes it works but at what cost
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I got the 3D printed back plate to install the 2280 SSD with the small 90 degree adapter. It worked but I lost the ability to have the silicone cover and use the travel case. I decided to hot knife a section of that inside support out and the drive was able to fit perfectly. I put a piece of grey sponge underneath so it wouldn't be resting directly on the battery. So far so good. I know I voided my warranty but it's worth the sacrifice to have more storage.
Nice. Yeah I’ll have to see what these are like. I ordered a bunch of backplates and accessories to test. Should arrive in the next week or so
Would be great if someone made an aftermarket back panel for these systems that would relocate the drive to an accessible area and allow for 2280 drives. It would obviously add thickness but it might be worth it for some.
So true could add bigger fans and heat sink to bigger m.2 also.
@@EvicNotice already there is
With 3d files. You need to download them take an estimate
There is. SOmeone released a 3D printer file to print one with kickstand.
we don't want 3d printed@@ibapreppie
The *all-in* upgrade 😄
Thanks for your sacrifice! temps look great.
Once I snapped the little plastic I knew it was full commit
Great Vid! Thank you for the walkthrough and showing us the risks along the way!
My face was pure fear the whole time. Thankfully no face cam
Canada missed with the 1tb models :(
Nice video, glad it works for you.
Europe too. Only 512gb here unfortunately!
And similarly in South east Asia
Yeah, I live in Europe and the same thing. Nevertheless too much trouble to install a 2280. I rather have a 1 or 2 TB 2242 than to have so much trouble and work for the 2280. People can also opt to install simple smaller games on a MicroSD A2 V30 (emulators,
Wouldn't the heat off the battery melt that SSD or slowly ruin it?
That’s what I’m thinking too. All the heat from the battery and the SSD is gonna soak it
Definitely want to try this out at some point! Thanks for the video ❤
You are a champion sir. I modded my rog ally too. Glad this works. Ordering immediately lol
There's a new 2280 adapter for Lenovo Legion Go, which is much cleaner than this.
Nice video - Good job on the mod and install.
i hope the future legion go 2 using 2280 drives so easy to swap
I'm looking to do this exactly with the Lenovo legion go when I get mine just so I can fit my entire steam library in one go
Great video. my only concern is the extra heat you going to have directly on the battery. Some of those 2280 get extremely hot
Luckily the ssd doesn’t touch the adaptor pcb let alone the battery. Temperatures are so far rock solid.
Have you ever had any issue with the Heat?
Thank you !
I didn't see any other questions on this, so I thought I'd ask. How did you go about moving everything to the 4tb ssd? I figure you probably cloned it, but what about partitions? I've been told that attempting to install windows onto a 4tb ssd isn't the best due to issues with partitioning specifically.
I just did a fresh install using Lenovos legion go media files
Nice - did you use a double sided drive? I wonder if using a single sided 4TB P3 would maybe give more clearance to not remove the plastic support bracket.
I tried both. Single sided or double needs the bracket out. The height of the adaptor itself adds too much
Is there any posibility there's like a clever break/cut you could make to keep the bracket, or parts of it?
I did it the easiest way. I strapped on a Samsung T7 2.TB SSD onto the kickstand and it's stuck when kickstand is in or out. It isn't in the way for anything due to the size of Go. As for speed test, the original internal SSD is a 5500.MB/s like the one in PS5. I benchmarked it.
The real problem comes with reliability
Since this video came out, there are now different SSD adapter options and someone is selling a 3D printed replacement back cover with space for a 2280 NVME drive. The new adapter designs don't require a long ribbon cable. I got an adapter from Amazon that lets me mount a 2280 NVME drive without needing any case modification, messing with antenna cables, etc. It's just a simple 180 degree rotation adapter that slightly offsets the drive a few mm to one side. I put in a SK Hynix P41 Platinum 2TB drive.
Do you have a link to the one you purchased
@@chrisakz6443 the one I purchased on Amazon Germany was called this: CY Card NGFF NVME M-Key 22x42mm to 22x80mm Male to Female Extension SSD Adapter Compatible with Legion Go Game Boy
I cancel my warranty
My own method is i removed back plate after install 2280 ssd with thermal paste between battery and ssd i made mark and cut back exactly and nice fit. Also i cut stand well with nice fit. And finally i put 3rd party grid cover 3dprint
Pointless to worry about since the battery life isn't all that great to begin with, but I'm still curious how much of an impact this upgrade would have.
Nice, did you test the stock gen4 2242 in the 2280 adaptor to check if it limits the speed? A side from the cable length, I don't see it should impact the gen4 speeds much.
I wonder if that white cable is for the joycons, did you see if there was a printed antenna extended past the breaking point on the support bracket?
It'll be interesting to see if we can order a the back shell and support bracket to cut a mount into it.
The extender has the components on the top of the port. In theory you could cut it as I see no logic or leads past the 1/3 part.
The adaptor itself is limited to Gen 3 speeds
Is there any out there the support Gen 4 speeds?@@TechGuyBeau
I really don't recommend putting an M.2 drive on the battery because the drive gets very hot
There is not direct contact. You can check my temperature testing in this very video.
Last night I downloaded 2.5 TB of games and no heat issues. That being said you don’t want a very hot ssd model in any handheld
Can you please explained how you made the USB boot device? was it directly from Lenovo?
The Lenovo installer will prompt you and guide you through this process yes
How long did it take to reinstall the os?
How's it holding up man? I'm thinking about doing the same thing...
So far so good. I use it daily. Runs nice and cool too
@TechGuyBeau perfect man gonna get me one thanks 👍
Why dont you test the new 2280 adapter?
did it overheat or any other issues? Im coming from modifying cars to buying my first gaming device aside from an xbox. Im essentially gonna follow u on this journey. can you give us an update
No the ssd runs cooler. The former spot causes heat issues, this new spot addresses this. And since there is no direct contact of battery to ssd there is no issue of heat transfer
How's it holding up, any issues?
Nope. I use it daily
@@TechGuyBeau Awesome because the 2280 drives are a much more affordable option and capacity. I might 3d print a new backplate to allow more room for ventilation.
With this method. We can use only plain ssd drivers right? I mean without heatsink. I saw that in some forum sites. People recommend upgrade with heatsink.
I don’t use. A heatsink and it runs cool. That being said the ssd I used isn’t a hot one overall
@@TechGuyBeau
Any thermal paste between ssd and plastik back plate and between ssd to battery top side? Thanks you so much for your help
@@mynameiscemilidk about paste but super thin strips of thermal..yes for sure that would be great
Comparing the ROG ally to the lenovo GO it kinda looks like Asus planed for the Ally to ship with a 2280 form factor but backed out out at the last second and went with 2230 instead. No need for 3d printing a back plate on the Rog ally, happy with my Crucial P3 Plus M.2 2280 4TB.
Can you use the ssd from steam deck to legion go?because i have 2tb for steam.. but I figure I need more storage for legion go than steam deck
yes but you will need an adaptor. they cost a few bucks
@@TechGuyBeau thank you. I just ordered the adapter. Very helpful
what is the antenna for? because Im planning on to updrade to 4tb and I want to make sure if removing the plastic cover is safe to do. thank you
It’s for wifi. Don’t remove the antenna. You can reposition them however
@@TechGuyBeau thank you
Could of just cloned the drive it's so much faster
Nah cloning can cause issues. Not always the best solution. Also nothing beats a fresh install
@@TechGuyBeauthis comment gave me bad memories
Advice not taken, nice try anyway.
@@TechGuyBeau If you do it wrong. I cloned my ally and legion no issues with either
Always did cloning with dd and partition expansion with Gparted without any issues every time.
thanks for your sacrifice sir!
i believe that bracket is just to avoid the battery moving from its place, and hold antennas and its cables looks has no other function and maybe doing a little modification to that bracket can make space to fit the nvme adapter on it, instead removing it i see enough space in the middle
You could definite modify it. I just took it out since it allows me to add it back later if desired. But you certainly could cut out a groove to fit the ssd
Some guys releasing 3d prints for the backplates for you to modify more of it I think.@@TechGuyBeau
Maybe a 3D printed back cover that allows more space. The drive might overheat like that.
It runs very very cool here m. I have a 3d printed back I’m going to compare later once I get through some reviews
Es increíble todo lo que hay que hacer por obtener espacio para los juegos de hoy en día, esto se evitaría si las compañías no fueran tan tacañas como para colocar al menos 2Tb de regalo en sus equipos, es como si se olvidaran cuanto pesa hoy un juego AAA o incluso uno A o AA.
Saludos y suerte con esta transformación, yo estoy esperando que pase un poco la garantia de mi Rog Ally, para después ver si le coloco al menos 2Tb...
Are there no smaller size m.2 that you could buy to fit in the original slot without these shananigans?
You can get a 2230 and the adaptor (red thing) I showed. That’s the easiest way to get to 2tb and not modify anything
Es de color blanco? Es un vinilo?
This was my idea. However I want an 8tb nvme in my legion go.
Thanks for the video instructions 👏👍,I'll need it for when I upgrade mine in about a month.😁
You are bold, sir.
Wanted to go back to this video.
I just noticed AliExpress have 2280 adapters that look like you don't have to remove part of the middle plate.
It's a 2230 PCB with a short ribbon cable exiting 90 degrees, terminating to just a female m.2 connector. Looks like can just tape down the SSD to the middle plate.
So long as it’s not touching the battery itself should be great
@@TechGuyBeau the SSD sits between the mid plate and the back panel.
@@themadatheist1976should be good
please in the long run does this have any effect on the legion go or the ssd? doesn’t the battery been close to the ssd affect it ?
No, it runs cooler in fact. And it doesn’t touch the battery at all. I use my legion daily with no issue
@@TechGuyBeau does this method support gen 4 speed?
@@jamesikhimioya562 no i first tested with gen 4. it caps at 3500
@@TechGuyBeau thank you
I feel like a dremel (or heated blade) could cuit out that section with all the info on it so you could relocate the adapter there and then you could theorhetically swap the SSD's by lifting the kickstand.
For sure. I have a new solution in the mail that will include a different backplate. We MIGHT be able to get by without even removing the wire harness. I’ll put it back in for my test if viable
@@TechGuyBeau, yes please, could you show us the backplate Used to achieve that propuse ?? We Will keep tuned to your Next video !!
Brilliance
You could dremml cut a hole to fit it in the plastic suppor structure in the middle saving the channels.
Did you think about sanding the rear panel down a bit ?
You could. I tried to keep mine in one piece for now. I might try that later
I just replaced my 1TB with a 2TB 2230 Teamgroup MP44S but my ssd temps are hitting all the way up to 80C under load, and I even put thermal pads and a copper heatsink on it
MP44 is a gen 4 drive it will run much hotter
How did you get white Controllers???
I'm confused why not just cut a hole to fit the m.2 drive into the plastic structure piece instead of taking the whole thing out?
Because if you need to warranty your device damaging the plastic will most likely void that. At least this way I can put it back. But that’s just me
Can you tell me the model of your SSD, I would like to buy it :)
Teangroup mp34. It’s in he video description below :)
Where did you get english windows
my mate got steel balls
You damn skippy 😂, I would love to do this, but those balls have to be huge 😭
Would be better using ssd enclosure with those pcie nvme ssd 4tb?
You mean a usb enclosure? It’s easier but it’s had disadvantages. So it depends on what you are looking for
Any issues after a week with this?
Nope. Using it daily without issue
Why do they make that adapter band so long .
does this still work for you till now?
Yep. I use my legion daily
how's the heat temperature?
Original SSD was hitting 94c for me. Put in a P41 hynix 2tb shows 3 temps in hwinfo now I believe the hottest is the controller "temp 3' played Starfield for an hour and it was max high 60s but this was in a very hot 85-90 degrees ambient as my ac is on the fritz. Also in line with what he said in the video if you are downloading large amounts on a very fast connection temps do spike but you can either limit the speed or put device on a lower power profile to rectify. And still was way below orig 94c at 78c.
Потрясающее устройство. Жду выхода в моей стране .
Do you have the link where you can download the recovery software for the Legion Go? Thinking about doing this.
Why don't you just clone the drive?
I tried install windows on it but it’s not recognizing ssd,it’s 4tb same you have.do I need install drivers for nvme,can you help please
You shouldn’t have to. Try the adaptor again but with the original ssd
Why dont you use the bracket to cut and place an adapter under the bracket?
I didn’t want to cut the bracket. If something goes wrong I can put it back and maintain warranty. If that is cut no way
@@TechGuyBeau ive seen a few people do it and it worked really well
@@vexzusdragon8556I actually have another video coming I’m filming. I have other adaptors and some new backplates.
They have replacement backs on Amazon to extend the back
Yeah at this time the didn’t. I ordered a few options off AliExpress. When they arrive I’ll do a follow up video and see if those options are better
What should i look for to get gen 4 speeds ? I have a gen 4 m.2 4tb. Just want to make sure i get the best speeds.
I don’t know of any adaptors that support Jen for speed. Perhaps in the future, or maybe there’s just something I’m not aware of
What screen protector is that?
Y700 legion screen (legion tablet). Same screen
I made the change, but it never worked. I've tried them all. but as soon as I try to install a game I get the blue screen.
OH GAWD. 2280 sitting on a battery. 2230/2242 are low power designed for low powered devices and they still get hot. 2280 is not...good luck you may need it. These drives have heatsinks. But good share.
It’s not sitting in the battery. Also the temps have been rock solid
Its just a really bad idea to put double sided tape on the pcb board, you could have used a proper like handphone battery tape for that it can get removed easier if need to or even a kapton tape.
It wasn’t normal double sided tape. It’s more of a gel. Easy to take off actually
how about doing 3d print the back part for the nvme compartment
Surely there would be an adaptor that does gen 4 speeds,
Genius
Not sure if I’m a genius, or just a little too experimental with my electronics
I'd never place the drive that gets hot on top of the battery. Just upgrade to the 2TB smaller form factor drive until they release a 4tb of that smaller form factor. This video is silly. The ROG Ally has room for this, while the Legion Go does not.
It’s not on the battery, as explained in the video
Rog ally 💪
How'd you get a white one 😮
It’s dbrand skin. I have a video about it :)
13:50 "no shenanigans" my god, its far easier just to change the backplate, like 99% of people who change it does
At the time of this video adapters didn’t exist to allow that option. I have a follow up video I’m going to record any day now showing the new options
What about the heat of the nvme on top of the battery heat?
There is no physical contact. The nvme runs actually cooler here than the original spot
@@TechGuyBeauboss. I wasn’t sure when the back plate was put on and squished down the drive
@@halloweenbloodfrostno it’s snug but there is an air gap. The ssd runs really cool actually
The handhelds should come with 2282 ssd space, the games this days takes a lot of space, 512-1tb is nothing.
Agreed
I’ll just wait for 4TB 2242 drives come to market - removing the support structure, having the SSD on the battery, and relying on a flimsy no-name cable just isn’t worth the hassle.
Interestingly the ssd, since as I say isn’t touching the battery in the video, runs cooler than a stock 2242 SSDs. Been chatting with dozens of owners on the discord and they seem to be corroborating my results.
The primary drawback is removing the support structure. As for performance it’s fine.
If worried about warranty always best to not mod anything though
Am I the only one concerned about the thermal paste going everywhere and messing up all the components ?
Not sure I'd want to put something like an SSD right on my battery.... Those can hit like 90 to 100C. The SSDs I mean.
They aren’t touching . Testing has shown it actually improves cooling the ssd from stock
@@TechGuyBeau No one is worried about the SSD in this situation. The SSD can take the heat. It's the battery that's the worry. Best case scenario is that it reduces the life of the battery due to excessive heating. Worst case is a catastrophic battery failure due to the heat. There's a reason they put the SSD off to the side in the original design. Good luck.
Part 2 review video? 😢
Working on it now.
Wanted to let Lenovo have a week or two to mature drivers :)
Have you tried without the white cable plugged in? Wonder what it is.
UPDATE: Ok, so I just try it without the white cable and the device is still functional. 😅
Brave man lol. My guess is some auxiliary antenna
Any idea what the white cable is for?
Wifi or bluetooth.
I just slapped nano 2 TB ssd thunderbolt on the back of the LeGo with 180 degree USB C adpater and glued with transparent gorrilla double side sticky tape, connected with 4 inch 20Gbps usb c to usb c cable. SSD is the size slightly bigger than a quarter and pendrive thin in girth. I don't understand why people go this extent to do something that can be easily achieved with no tinkering. Some videos showed people printing the case, drillling metals to magnetically attach the ssd drives. I don't know what were they thinking.
People don’t want an external solution in most cases.
Because these types ideas and videos are meant for the modding community. 🙄🙄
It's not difficult to open the legion go and put in a 2280 SSD using an adapter. All you need is a Phillips head screwdriver. It's also a more elegant solution than taping an external SSD to the legion go. 😅
I have a 2tb ssd inside and just got 4tb 2080 I'm just going to stick it to the back
I thought about doing that to the SD routing the cable out to back side in a nvme case..
There is more room in the deck
Hey man, which 8/16 gb ram sticks would you suggest for legion slim 7 amd for a low budget
Crucial 5600mhz ddr5
@@TechGuyBeau The 16 gb version is not available in my country. Are there any other options?
We need handhelds with 2280 slot
Strongly agree
That's too much trouble just to installa 2280 drive i would just buy a 2242 and be done with it.
Assuming you don’t want 4tb, you are absolutely correct
I'll wait for Legion Go 2 instead.
At this point you should. New AMD AI chips look great
Never us a SSD in direct near of the batterie without cooler. The batterie can be damaged and in worst case degassing.
They aren’t touching and thermals are quite good on both so… yeah
My concern with this is the power draw of the 2280. In the long term, it might damage the device.
It wouldn’t, as long as your battery does not reach 0% you should be fine which is also something you should watch even in stock unit cause that’s just how battery works. If anything, putting NVME in small devices like PC handheld cause them to operate above 60 which can reduce NVME lifetime at faster rate (at above 70 will cause permanent damages).
Why is the GO white?!
This is what I wanna know. Did he paint his?
Dbrand sells skins for it
Awful video. Who would massacre their handheld like this. Removing engineered structures just to jame a drive into it. I’m sure that drive won’t last long. From it shifting inside, to shock from the unit being dropped or sat down, to increased heat because of poor centralization. Just all around a bad idea in my nook
if there was a way to fit it could u hook up a WD_BLACK 3.5-Inch Gaming Hard Drive?
You can use it over usb c
Solder the ribbon to the drive.
Honestly this is just dumb way to f***up your console. If you need more space just use external ssd and install games on that, might be a hassle for it to dongle around but et least you don't risk bricking your console.The thermals are gonna get horrible over time and not the mention the danger of lithium battery caching the fire.
I mean.
1. You won’t brick your console by swapping a ssd
2. Thermals are actually better than stock. Check out the discord or Reddit for details.
3. Why would the ssd have anything to do with battery catching fire?
Wait, white? Is that a skin?
Yep. It’s a dbrand skin. I have a video about it :)
Sweet, me likey
Извини что не на английском. Это кошмар! Надо было додуматься такой горячий элемент прикреплять к батарее... они сами горят часто, а тут с ssd у которого температура будет 60-70 градусов да ещё и прижимать батарею что вообще не предусмотрено конструкционно для батареи... Надеюсь она не возгориться у тебя на спине в портфеле или дома ночью.... лучше уж было в внешний блок засунуть ssd и проделать отверстие для провода к pci чем рисковать так...
I am seeing absolute max temperatures on the ssd of about 50 degrees during heavy writes. The ssd is actually getting airflow in this location, and there is no physical contact between the batter and SSD (there is an air gap between the two). So surprisingly temperatures actually appear lower
Also the model of ssd I used is cool running
I did some extensive gaming tests, as well as long transfers to be sure that SSD temperature did not become excessive 💪
@@TechGuyBeau Если всё так, как ты говоришь, то отлично, вопрос только, какие элементы охлаждал этот воздушный поток, на практике много раз попадались ноутбуки которые модифицировали дополнительного отверстиями для лучшего потока воздуха в итоге горели линии питания или радиоэлементы которые охлаждались этим потоком. Желаю тебе отсутствия проблем с этой модификацией и долгой жизни аппарата . если заметишь мерцания экрана, глюки и частые вылеты или стартеры которых раньше не было лучше убери этот мод.
Sorry man, I know you were trying to save some money. But honestly it would have been worth just getting the right size m.2 NVME drive. Now that drive is going to get hot and so close to the battery is not a good idea. Anyone thinking about doing this I would think Twice, because already the chipset gets really hot, and the battery gets hot when charging, now you have a bigger drive on top of the battery. 😬 Yes it works but at what cost
I actually paid slightly more this way. But I get 2x the storage and a superior performing drive
@@TechGuyBeau I'm glad it worked out for you. Hopefully this hack works in the long run.
é por isso que a ferrari proibem certas pessoas de comprar .
Might as well purchased the 2tb one from Micro Center.
We don’t have those here. We don’t even have 1tb
Nice .. put hot ssd on a hot battery ..
And yet; there are no heat issues as I explain in the video. Been about a week and both run cool as a cucumber ;)