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Will the information in this video work on a "Gateway GWNC31514 15.6 Ultra Slim Notebook"? Your videos are well explained, thank you for taking the time to create them. 👍
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: all GWN series are very very similar its the same logic used in this video on all GWN series if you have any question or request in the future feel free to ask me.
I like your guide and i have a slightly newer model still with the Ryzen 5 3500U which is the GWNR51416 which the odd thing is for my M.2 slot Gateway tells me it is only for Sata but in the bios there is an option for NVMe that is says which makes me a little confused.
Thank you for providing your feedback! If you're interested in supporting the channel, you can show your support by liking and subscribing, or even both! Regarding your question, I have a solid 17 years of experience working with and repairing laptops. However, I must admit that this particular laptop has presented me with a unique challenge due to its inconsistent and perplexing data. At our store, we've received identical laptop models, yet one accepts NVMe drives while the other only supports M.2 SATA drives. Even with AMD CPUs, the BIOS might indicate NVMe compatibility, leading us to install an NVMe drive successfully. However, we recently encountered a similar AMD model where the BIOS claimed NVMe support but ended up only accepting M.2 SATA drives. Based on my experience, I suggest acquiring an NVMe drive and testing it. If it doesn't work, you can take advantage of Amazon's free return policy and exchange it for an M.2 SATA drive. Regrettably, I cannot provide a definitive answer since even the support line doesn't seem to have accurate information. They tend to err on the side of caution by recommending M.2 SATA drives. If you have any more inquiries or requests in the future, please feel free to reach out. Your satisfaction is important to us!
Another question, I have the same model the only difference is that it is gwtn156-5gr and yours is 4, do you know what the difference is and if I maybe can install an NVME in mine?
I answered this question on your previous comment regarding your laptop's compatibility with M.2 SSDs. Please note that your laptop can only accommodate M.2 SATA SSDs and not NVMe ones. You should look for an M.2 SATA SSD with two notches.
Hey my laptop model is GWTN141-5Bk can you please tell me which type of SSD would work for expanding the storage using the additional SSD slot provided outside? M.2 sata or M.2 nvme?
🫠Regarding your question, the model you mentioned takes m.2 SATA (not NVME) Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me. cheers🍻
I have a gwtn156-4bk that I am wanting to upgrade to a 1tb nvme drive, however I have read on other forums that the internal pcie slot would not recognize their NVME drive in the BIOS, nor would it read a M.2 SATA drive larger than 256GB. Did you have to change anything in the BIOS once you upgraded this laptop to an NVME drive for it to recognize the drive or anything?
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: The model that you mentioned won't take NVME no matter what you do to the bios. BUT it will take a m.2 SATA up to 2TB without any issue (forget about who ever told you or you read about the max 256) we have upgraded so many of then to 2TB without any issue. this is the one we used a lot but you can get any model m.2 sata amzn.to/3FKjhk8
I am puzzled. 4 bl, 4gr, 7gr, what is the difference? Which of these run better? So far all I can figure out is that the GR versions can have ram added.
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: i would stay very very far from Gateway laptops, they are very badly designed at components level and they fail all the time, and don't even start about finding parts that are almost impossible. and models naming and near almost no data for specs.
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: absolutely NOT my friend, i been doing this for over 18years and me or any technician that i ever knew never use the grounding, you can manhandle the board as you wish there is no chance you can damage it by touching it! even if you tried you will fail! :) we pile up the boards in a box and workers pick them up and bring them for service without grounding.
I have a question, the SDD that you use on the video has 2 notch at the end, most NVME SDD have 2 and SATA SDD have 3, the ones that you included in the description have 3, and the laptop has those 2 notch where you placed the top SDD, why is that?
Thank you for your feedback! If you wish to support the channel, you can like, subscribe, or both! Regarding your question, there is no such a ssd with 3 notches my friend, and 99% of the NVME always have one notch, where m.2 ssd sata has two notch. this laptop ONLY take NONE NVME ssd, you can only place a two notch m.2 or look for M.2 SATA the links are for the right m.2 sata models that are compatible.
🫠Regarding your question, any brand as long as it has two cut on it and is m.2 SATA. up to 2TB Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me. cheers🍻
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: 1st you need to create windows 10 usb boot drive: th-cam.com/video/uDu8j2lE-dM/w-d-xo.html
I have a gateway GWTN156-11BK I bought everything you had in the video opened my laptop and there is no port for any type of drive I don’t know what to do
Hi mi laptop model is GWTN156-1BK, I buy a kingston SSD (NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2) and try to put it on my laptop in the slot you show in the video and it does not recognize it, is there something that can be done or that type of ssd is not supported?
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: sorry to inform you but you have a 1BK and that model does not support NVME , you need to return and get m.2 SATA (with two cuts)
Thank you for your feedback! If you wish to support the channel, you can show your support by liking, subscribing, or doing both! Regarding your question, you need to return that, and get a two cut ssd, search for "m.2 SATA" amzn.to/3Ob3LSF
Thank you for your feedback! If you wish to support the channel, you can like, subscribe, or both! Regarding your question, sorry to inform you about this, but you can't place a HDD on this model that you mentioned, you can upgrade the ssd to 2TB if you want
nice video! would this hard drive work for the primary ssd? WD Black SN770 500GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280 Read:5000MB/s,Write: 4000MB/s SSD (WDS500G3X0E)
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: NOT all SWTN models support NVME, can you give me the complete MODEL NUMBER and manufacture year.
Hello. I don´t understand. You say that the external m2 slot must be used with a sata m2, but the connector as you show is from nvme m2. Otherwise the xpg m2 shouldn´t match the m2 slot of this laptop. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Uruguay and hope u can answer my question
🫠Regarding your question, you can fit in the m.2 slot a nvme or m.2 sata they will fit in, but the pins are for m.2 SATA, if you place a NVME it will not detect. ONLY m.2 SATA up to 2TB. Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me. cheers🍻
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: here are the links: 🔵 TOP SSD: amzn.to/3Wqqv1F 🔵 2nd SSD: amzn.to/3J51juQ
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: yes the 12th gen intel version supports NVME 110%
@@uFixTek Gateway support told me both m.2 slots were only SATA III SSD compatible. I'll throw in a spare NVMe when I get back from vacation this weekend. There is an NVMe setting in the bios. No one has done a video on the GWTC51427 yet.
@@uFixTek NVMe M.2 not compatible; I just tried to put in an NVMe drive in spare M.2 slot and it isn't recognized. In the bios it also says no NVMe device found. So SATA III only. It's not NVMe compatible.
@@davidlorin1379 update the bios my friend. the GWTN141 doesn't support the nVME. if yours is -BK version it doesn't support NVME i send a email to the gateway and waiting for info, is your model ends with -BK or alike ?
it's something that we been seeing and we have contacted the gateway and they can't give us any information every time its a different response. we have placed nvme 3 out of 10 without any issue and mostly only m.2 SATA . update the bios and if it didn't work then you can only use m.2 sata
Thank you for your feedback! If you wish to support the channel, you can like, subscribe, or both! Regarding your question, sorry to inform you, but the laptop model that you mentioned you can't remove or upgrade the ram, the rams are soldered on motherboard. Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me.
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P regarding your question: no my friend gateways make very different boards and types of compatible components, give me your exact model and i can help you with depending what you want to do.
what doesn't make sense, PLACE a NVME m.2 ssd and install the windows on NVME ssd and have a an extra m.2 ssd sata on the other m.2 port for extra storage! that makes no sense to you :/ , by all means if placing windows on m.2 sata makes sense to you do it. and use nvme for storage.
great review. nice info.
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thank you bought sata couldn't find this information anywhere
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@@uFixTek how many gb can the Sata drive support ?
up to 2TB my friend
Thanks!! 😄
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Will the information in this video work on a "Gateway GWNC31514 15.6 Ultra Slim Notebook"?
Your videos are well explained, thank you for taking the time to create them. 👍
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P
regarding your question: all GWN series are very very similar its the same logic used in this video on all GWN series
if you have any question or request in the future feel free to ask me.
hello!! For this model GWTN156-5BL the samsung ssd that you recommended works for me
yes the m.2 sata samsung will work just fine, we do install them for our clients.
I like your guide and i have a slightly newer model still with the Ryzen 5 3500U which is the GWNR51416 which the odd thing is for my M.2 slot Gateway tells me it is only for Sata but in the bios there is an option for NVMe that is says which makes me a little confused.
Thank you for providing your feedback! If you're interested in supporting the channel, you can show your support by liking and subscribing, or even both!
Regarding your question, I have a solid 17 years of experience working with and repairing laptops. However, I must admit that this particular laptop has presented me with a unique challenge due to its inconsistent and perplexing data.
At our store, we've received identical laptop models, yet one accepts NVMe drives while the other only supports M.2 SATA drives. Even with AMD CPUs, the BIOS might indicate NVMe compatibility, leading us to install an NVMe drive successfully. However, we recently encountered a similar AMD model where the BIOS claimed NVMe support but ended up only accepting M.2 SATA drives.
Based on my experience, I suggest acquiring an NVMe drive and testing it. If it doesn't work, you can take advantage of Amazon's free return policy and exchange it for an M.2 SATA drive. Regrettably, I cannot provide a definitive answer since even the support line doesn't seem to have accurate information. They tend to err on the side of caution by recommending M.2 SATA drives.
If you have any more inquiries or requests in the future, please feel free to reach out. Your satisfaction is important to us!
@@uFixTek I own 3 NVMe drives that is not in use for anything which i already tested out and none of them work at all.
then yours only take m.2 SATA (two cuts on the drive pins) :(
Another question, I have the same model the only difference is that it is gwtn156-5gr and yours is 4, do you know what the difference is and if I maybe can install an NVME in mine?
I answered this question on your previous comment regarding your laptop's compatibility with M.2 SSDs. Please note that your laptop can only accommodate M.2 SATA SSDs and not NVMe ones. You should look for an M.2 SATA SSD with two notches.
Hey my laptop model is GWTN141-5Bk can you please tell me which type of SSD would work for expanding the storage using the additional SSD slot provided outside? M.2 sata or M.2 nvme?
🫠Regarding your question, the model you mentioned takes m.2 SATA (not NVME)
Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me.
cheers🍻
I have a gwtn156-4bk that I am wanting to upgrade to a 1tb nvme drive, however I have read on other forums that the internal pcie slot would not recognize their NVME drive in the BIOS, nor would it read a M.2 SATA drive larger than 256GB. Did you have to change anything in the BIOS once you upgraded this laptop to an NVME drive for it to recognize the drive or anything?
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P
regarding your question: The model that you mentioned won't take NVME no matter what you do to the bios. BUT it will take a m.2 SATA up to 2TB without any issue (forget about who ever told you or you read about the max 256) we have upgraded so many of then to 2TB without any issue.
this is the one we used a lot but you can get any model m.2 sata
amzn.to/3FKjhk8
@@uFixTek I realize that I quoted the wrong model after actually looking at the bottom of the laptop. Is that the same for GWTN156-5BK as well?
:) and i mentioned based on GWTN156-5BK, its not NVME and its only m.2 sata 2TB without any issues
@uFixTek this is what I needed to hear. Thank you. Nvme is listed in the bios but it will not recognize.
I am puzzled. 4 bl, 4gr, 7gr, what is the difference? Which of these run better? So far all I can figure out is that the GR versions can have ram added.
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P
regarding your question: i would stay very very far from Gateway laptops, they are very badly designed at components level and they fail all the time, and don't even start about finding parts that are almost impossible. and models naming and near almost no data for specs.
do you need to ground yourself for the slot on the top?
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regarding your question: absolutely NOT my friend, i been doing this for over 18years and me or any technician that i ever knew never use the grounding, you can manhandle the board as you wish there is no chance you can damage it by touching it! even if you tried you will fail! :)
we pile up the boards in a box and workers pick them up and bring them for service without grounding.
I have a question, the SDD that you use on the video has 2 notch at the end, most NVME SDD have 2 and SATA SDD have 3, the ones that you included in the description have 3, and the laptop has those 2 notch where you placed the top SDD, why is that?
Thank you for your feedback! If you wish to support the channel, you can like, subscribe, or both! Regarding your question, there is no such a ssd with 3 notches my friend, and 99% of the NVME always have one notch, where m.2 ssd sata has two notch.
this laptop ONLY take NONE NVME ssd, you can only place a two notch m.2 or look for M.2 SATA
the links are for the right m.2 sata models that are compatible.
Is any type of m.2 SATA suitable for gwnc31514-bk or there is a specific one
🫠Regarding your question, any brand as long as it has two cut on it and is m.2 SATA. up to 2TB
Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me.
cheers🍻
Hi, can you teach me how to install an operating system from scratch on this type of laptop?
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I have a gateway GWTN156-11BK I bought everything you had in the video opened my laptop and there is no port for any type of drive I don’t know what to do
my friend your model is 11BK the one in the video is 4GR model.
if you purchased from amazon , it is free return.
Hi mi laptop model is GWTN156-1BK, I buy a kingston SSD (NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2) and try to put it on my laptop in the slot you show in the video and it does not recognize it, is there something that can be done or that type of ssd is not supported?
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P
regarding your question: sorry to inform you but you have a 1BK and that model does not support NVME , you need to return and get m.2 SATA (with two cuts)
@@uFixTek Can GWTN156-1BK support up to 2 GB NGFF (SATA) memory?
I have this model GWNR71517-BL. I ordered an ssd but it is PcI (1 notch) .Does it work on this model? Or will I need to do the same from the video?
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Regarding your question, you need to return that, and get a two cut ssd, search for "m.2 SATA"
amzn.to/3Ob3LSF
Hi. please could you help me. My laptop is GWNC31514-BK. I want to put HDD. Is it posible? Exactly HDD. Thank you.
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Regarding your question, sorry to inform you about this, but you can't place a HDD on this model that you mentioned, you can upgrade the ssd to 2TB if you want
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nice video!
would this hard drive work for the primary ssd?
WD Black SN770 500GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280 Read:5000MB/s,Write: 4000MB/s SSD (WDS500G3X0E)
Thank you for the feedback! if you wish to support the channel you can LIKE or SUB or both :P
regarding your question: NOT all SWTN models support NVME, can you give me the complete MODEL NUMBER and manufacture year.
Hello. I don´t understand. You say that the external m2 slot must be used with a sata m2, but the connector as you show is from nvme m2. Otherwise the xpg m2 shouldn´t match the m2 slot of this laptop. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Uruguay and hope u can answer my question
🫠Regarding your question, you can fit in the m.2 slot a nvme or m.2 sata they will fit in, but the pins are for m.2 SATA, if you place a NVME it will not detect.
ONLY m.2 SATA up to 2TB.
Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me.
cheers🍻
@@uFixTek thanks for response my question! already subscribed to you channel!
i appreciate your support my friend.
Could you share the purchase link? 😅😅
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regarding your question: here are the links:
🔵 TOP SSD: amzn.to/3Wqqv1F
🔵 2nd SSD: amzn.to/3J51juQ
how about the new GWTC51427 with 12th gen intel? Will it be able to use NVMe?
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regarding your question: yes the 12th gen intel version supports NVME 110%
@@uFixTek Gateway support told me both m.2 slots were only SATA III SSD compatible. I'll throw in a spare NVMe when I get back from vacation this weekend. There is an NVMe setting in the bios. No one has done a video on the GWTC51427 yet.
@@davidlorin1379 it takes nvme i have confirmed it with another repair shop that its my friend.
@@uFixTek NVMe M.2 not compatible; I just tried to put in an NVMe drive in spare M.2 slot and it isn't recognized. In the bios it also says no NVMe device found. So SATA III only. It's not NVMe compatible.
@@davidlorin1379 update the bios my friend. the GWTN141 doesn't support the nVME.
if yours is -BK version it doesn't support NVME i send a email to the gateway and waiting for info, is your model ends with -BK or alike ?
I have this laptop and I've tried using a nvme in the main port and it won't work. its enabled in the bios.
it's something that we been seeing and we have contacted the gateway and they can't give us any information every time its a different response. we have placed nvme 3 out of 10 without any issue and mostly only m.2 SATA . update the bios and if it didn't work then you can only use m.2 sata
can i upgrade ram on GWNC31514-BK?
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Regarding your question, sorry to inform you, but the laptop model that you mentioned you can't remove or upgrade the ram, the rams are soldered on motherboard.
Should you have any further questions or requests in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me.
does this work on all gateways
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I can do that on my gwtn156-12 with 4 ram and 128 GB storage
Yes you can, you can adda 16gb ram and up to 1TB m.2 SATA ssd
what you just sail about the extra hard drive makes no sense
what doesn't make sense, PLACE a NVME m.2 ssd and install the windows on NVME ssd and have a an extra m.2 ssd sata on the other m.2 port for extra storage! that makes no sense to you :/ , by all means if placing windows on m.2 sata makes sense to you do it. and use nvme for storage.