Took our Aspire 3 to another level, simply purchasing a $30, M.2 2280 256GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal SSD as OS drive. Followed your Win10 USB setup. Allocated the HHD to as additional storage drive. Zips fast and now works like a charm. Love the no frills tech mechanic explanations. Thank you!
Hi, I have an SSD drive to upgrade my Acer Aspire 3 but when opening it up it doesn't have the connector or caddy to hold the 2.5" SSD. There is space for the SSD but no connector - Is it possible to purchase one and if so, where does it connect to?? I have photos of the inside as well
Thank you very much for your video. Other videos worked with older models that still had those neat access doors. This one toild how to remove the back and the hard drive bracket. Would have been difficult to figure out without your easy-to-follow video. Thanks again.
The usual straightforward explanation and work in real time. This makes the website superior. For people stating that there is no 2.5" SSD bay, as long as the SATA outlet in on the mobo and an SSD would not be be placed under any necessary screws it might be possible to remove posts and other impediments so that a SATA SSD would lie flat and be secured with double sided tape. Dale might disapprove of "plastic surgery" and if he does he will say so without ambiguity.
I also just replaced my memory with 16gb following your video. Now, I'm going to have to order a SSD and add an additional drive like you did. Many thanks.
I have the Aspire 3 A315-56-502L and it seems to be exactly identical to this with the one unfortunate difference I found is that it doesn't come with the 2.5" caddy or sata cable inside it
Just got a new Acer Aspire 3 A315-56-5048 and it does NOT have the HDD caddy and cable. Apparently product policy is getting cheaper too like with other manufacturers.
I have an acer Aspire A315-54 with one slot of ram in the motherboard with 8GB DDR4 in the support website described that the maximum of ram can use is 12GB but when I plugged an 16GB ram stick it worked fine without any lags or problems.
Dumb question: If I have the Aspire 3 (store bought) with Windows 11 already, and I just wanted to add extra ram and ssd would I need to reinstall Windows 11 to make the computer work?
There Is No Slot Found For Internal SSD In Board What To Do I Have Same Acer Aspire R3 30gb Built In Memory Now How Do I Upgrade Because There Is No Slot Option For Plug Ribon SSD. Kindly Help
Just did this to my mine. When powering up, the screen pops up with, No bootable Device. Dod the start up with F2, Enabled the F12 Boot Menu, restarted, same deal. What do I do?
Had a problem with my m2 SSD I bought. The model I bought did not include any m2 ssd, but it has a slot for it. So I bought one and attached it. It is not detected by Acer, even in bios. the slot shows empty. With Windows setup, it only detects the current hard drive i have (no ssd). The SSD is functioning as used an m2 sata to usb connector and it is detected in Windows. Tried to test if it is and it is. Just when I use it internally, it doesn't detect. Is there something I missed?
Hello i spit drink over the keyboard and now nothing works. I cant turn on Laptop because the powerbutton is mounted in Keyboard. How can i turn on the Notebook without the Keyboard? (so i can use with external Keyboard) Is there a workaround?
Thanks so much for this Instructional video! Just purchased this exact model laptop last week and already planning an hdd and memory upgrade. Nice to see how easy it is!
@@shandil9336 I have one ci5 1035g1 2GB mx330 I play on it fortnite and warzone modern warfare but it's problem is that it gets really hot so I bought a cooler
@@umbrhomazoz1920 thnks fr ur reply and I also brought the same config.yea thats true fan noise is too much and it gets hotter all the time regular youtube cpu is @60s.outdoor tem is 30°C while gaming it throttles upto 1.6Ghz @ 85°C and you cant overloack the CPU
New acer aspire wont charge but bsttry n sdd work. "Fresh out the box?" The adapter is new but won't work. Someone name savanna mayer appears on start up lol
I have this laptop , 256GB SSD and 500GB HDD . When I'm trying to install Kali linux or other os , there is no partition disks showing . how do i fix that , thank you .
I want to add some ram so I can run a newer video game. Will the ram alone be enough to run it? It fits on my hard drive just trouble running the program with the stock ram
thank you for the detailed guide. i was very worried and unsure what to expect when i open up the laptop. after watching yr video, i was confident enuf to perform the upgrades by getting the right parts. the max ram mine supported was 12gb. so i just got a 8gb crucial 2666 ddr4 ram. so the hdd, my stock was on toshiba mechanical. i changed to crucial ssd. thanks lot!
If you are still looking at this, do you know where I can get a caddy and the ribbon cable? I have an Acer314-35 and it has the extra bay for the ssd but there is no caddy or ribbon cable
I have the smeproblem with an Acer 315-58- no caddy or cable. I checked with Acer, but they no longer have those parts, and referred me to one of their partners - who also don't seem to list them. Any ideas?
Hi I have a question so I have a newer acer aspire 3 and it is kind of different inside. It doesn't have the ssd tray and the sata cable. Can you tell me where I can find a sata cable. And thanks for the vid it was helpful.
With the Acer Aspire 3 PCs, the caddy and cable numbers depend on which version you have. The caddy shown in the video would not fit in my A315-58-M575 because the screw tabs are in different positions, Finding the correct matching caddy has proven difficult - Acer does not have the kits in stock.
Late response but no, the GPU is really mediocre and combine it with the 8gb of ram and even CSGO runs at 40fps in low full hd. I'll soon try it with 16gb tho.
Hi, can you help me please? When I boot my computer, which is the same model of the video, I can't access the SETUP anymore, even pressing the f2 key, it just goes to a loop in the acer screen, if I don't press this key, it goes to a screen "boot option restored" where I have "reset system" and "continue boot", the first one reboot the computer and goes to the this same point, and the other one goes to screen it "operating system not found", I don't know what to do anymore, a friend of mine says that maybe resetting the setup removing the battery inside the notebook can resolve the problem of the setup doesn't show. Do you have any idea of what should I do?
make a clean windows install from usb maybe, check the cr32 round battery, sometimes it fails, check if the RAM is correctly inserted, disconnect the internal battery and reconnect it.
I have the same style laptop. I want to increase my SSD. However, I dont understand what that caddy thing is? If i just want to upgrade my 256 SSD, I dont have to replace the caddy right? I can just swap out mine with "Crucial P5 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Gen 3 x4" without touching the caddy area Also , how many ram slots are in this model? I have 12gb for my laptop but unsure if its dual channel or not
On laptops with multiple drive options, I personally if doing a clean install would only use the one drive and wait to install the second drive. This way, I wouldn't confuse myself as to which drive is which on the "custom installation" screen of the Windows 10 installer when identifying my drives, especially if each drive is the same capacity. After the clean-install and I run the updates, then I'll install the next drive and add it in via Disk Management.
yesterday i just trying to put my old 2.5 hdd into Acer Aspire 3 A314-22, but i can't put back the back cover, it causing flexing. I already watched your video to see the caddy. Sorry for my English
Really glad for this video, but stupid me did order the same ssd, just to discover, that there is no caddy or cable in mine. Where to buy these? Thanks in advance.
hi. maybe it was better to partition the MVMe drive because usually no one puts 1T on windows drive and also its gonna be a problem to backup files when u need to install a windows again!
Hello and thanks for this video. I have an aspire 3 a315-53-389v model. Can i upgrade with wifi ac to ax for this computer? And can you make a video on how to clone from HDD to SDD? My computer is using HDD and i want to convert to M2 without losing my data. Hope to hear from you soon.
Hello Friend, how are you? I have the Aspire 3 A315-54-55WY model, but here in Brazil, this notebook does not come with the SATA 3 SSD support and does not come with the cable. Could you recommend a site to buy these accessories?
Hi, just scrolling the comments here. I had the same question basically concerning the caddy for the hdd/ssd drive... the cables are available. I've just ordered one on Aliexpress but the caddy, well... I suppose the thick double sided tape will do the job of holding SSD. The caddy is mostly useful when installing hdd. IMHO.
Hello! Is is Possible to connect this machine with E-GPU(I think yes with wifi-adapter removal but i need a confirmation about that) THanks in advance!
You can install ram without disconnecting battery, but be very very careful. Dont touch anything. Protect yourself from static electricity as well. That's all you need to do.
Hello, watching your video and it was very explanatory. I have such a notebook, I am very satisfied. My question is, where do I find the base to attach the SSD to the notebook? Do you have a link that can refer me to the purchase? I live in Brazil.
Hi! I replaced the ram and the computer boots up great, however, the battery no longer works. I've disconnected and reconnected it but it still doesn't run on just battery power. The computer doesn't seem to recognize the battery. Any advice?
Good day Sir!, I have a question, I'm also planning on upgrading SSD and RAM, Can I put 8gb 3200mhz in Acer Aspire 3 but the onboard RAM has only 2133 mhz clockspeed? thank you very much
Took our Aspire 3 to another level, simply purchasing a $30, M.2 2280 256GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal SSD as OS drive. Followed your Win10 USB setup. Allocated the HHD to as additional storage drive. Zips fast and now works like a charm.
Love the no frills tech mechanic explanations. Thank you!
Can you put a link to the internal ssd u used?
Hi, I have an SSD drive to upgrade my Acer Aspire 3 but when opening it up it doesn't have the connector or caddy to hold the 2.5" SSD. There is space for the SSD but no connector - Is it possible to purchase one and if so, where does it connect to?? I have photos of the inside as well
I have the same problem
Thank you very much for your video. Other videos worked with older models that still had those neat access doors. This one toild how to remove the back and the hard drive bracket. Would have been difficult to figure out without your easy-to-follow video. Thanks again.
The usual straightforward explanation and work in real time. This makes the website superior.
For people stating that there is no 2.5" SSD bay, as long as the SATA outlet in on the mobo and an SSD would not be be placed under any necessary screws it might be possible to remove posts and other impediments so that a SATA SSD would lie flat and be secured with double sided tape.
Dale might disapprove of "plastic surgery" and if he does he will say so without ambiguity.
I also just replaced my memory with 16gb following your video. Now, I'm going to have to order a SSD and add an additional drive like you did. Many thanks.
Really helpful - my exact setup. Thanks Dale.
How's your experience with this device
I have the Aspire 3 A315-56-502L and it seems to be exactly identical to this with the one unfortunate difference I found is that it doesn't come with the 2.5" caddy or sata cable inside it
Is there only one ram slot?
Can we play games in Emulator without any Lag??
Just got a new Acer Aspire 3 A315-56-5048 and it does NOT have the HDD caddy and cable.
Apparently product policy is getting cheaper too like with other manufacturers.
Excellent, i did yesterday exactly the same. Good to see that i didn't do anything wrong. Thanks for the video.
I have an acer Aspire A315-54 with one slot of ram in the motherboard with 8GB DDR4 in the support website described that the maximum of ram can use is 12GB but when I plugged an 16GB ram stick it worked fine without any lags or problems.
Does it utilize more that 12GB?
@@Lazyeyed_ yes
I have the same model. Please tell me the ram details so i can also buy.. thanks
The Ryzen 5/Vega 8 model of this thing is a steal.
Is it? I can certainly tell you that this PC is a killer though.
@@ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски yeah especially with this 16gb ram installment that Dave pit in
mine says not bootable device, what to do
Thanks Dale - you make it look so easy. I enjoy watching you work!
Hey thanks for watching. Dale
Dumb question: If I have the Aspire 3 (store bought) with Windows 11 already, and I just wanted to add extra ram and ssd would I need to reinstall Windows 11 to make the computer work?
No.
I have no SATA cable. And i alos have error code of "No Bootabkle device found". Not sure how to proceed. Do I abasultyly need the SATA cable?
Amazing video, striaght forward and to the point. Thanks again.
M.2 ssd upgrade video please
what brand of SATA cable is in this laptop. there is no factory SATA cable in my laptop
Better than 8GB? But not for gaming because of dual channel.
donde puedo conseguir la base para el disco duro ssd
There Is No Slot Found For Internal SSD In Board What To Do I Have Same Acer Aspire R3 30gb Built In Memory Now How Do I Upgrade Because There Is No Slot Option For Plug Ribon SSD. Kindly Help
where can i get the caddy for the hard drive
Where can you buy a new motherboard for this exact laptop? Mine got waterdamage.
Try to hit the fn+f7 to turn on the touchpad next time.
Just did this to my mine. When powering up, the screen pops up with, No bootable Device. Dod the start up with F2, Enabled the F12 Boot Menu, restarted, same deal. What do I do?
Hi Dale could you please tell me what's the white colour port between HDD cable connector and the battery, thanks.
Absolutely brilliant video.
Thank you much. Dale
Had a problem with my m2 SSD I bought. The model I bought did not include any m2 ssd, but it has a slot for it. So I bought one and attached it. It is not detected by Acer, even in bios. the slot shows empty. With Windows setup, it only detects the current hard drive i have (no ssd). The SSD is functioning as used an m2 sata to usb connector and it is detected in Windows. Tried to test if it is and it is. Just when I use it internally, it doesn't detect. Is there something I missed?
Is the M.2 slot in the machine sata? Current models of this machine are advertised as having PCIE m.2 drives.
Where's the slot for SD cards?
Hello i spit drink over the keyboard and now nothing works.
I cant turn on Laptop because the powerbutton is mounted in Keyboard.
How can i turn on the Notebook without the Keyboard? (so i can use with external Keyboard)
Is there a workaround?
Thanks so much for this Instructional video! Just purchased this exact model laptop last week and already planning an hdd and memory upgrade. Nice to see how easy it is!
Awesome. I'm glad it can help you. Thx for checking it out. Dale
How is your experince with Aspire 3 so far?
@@shandil9336 I have one ci5 1035g1 2GB mx330 I play on it fortnite and warzone modern warfare but it's problem is that it gets really hot so I bought a cooler
@@umbrhomazoz1920 thnks fr ur reply and I also brought the same config.yea thats true fan noise is too much and it gets hotter all the time regular youtube cpu is @60s.outdoor tem is 30°C while gaming it throttles upto 1.6Ghz @ 85°C and you cant overloack the CPU
Can you provide link abouth ribbon cable for 2.5 hard drive?
New acer aspire wont charge but bsttry n sdd work. "Fresh out the box?" The adapter is new but won't work. Someone name savanna mayer appears on start up lol
does it support that much of memory? My ryzen 5 Aspire 3 shows max capacity as 12 gb...
I don't have that hdd box inside, where did you get it? Can you please tell me?
I have this laptop , 256GB SSD and 500GB HDD . When I'm trying to install Kali linux or other os , there is no partition disks showing . how do i fix that , thank you .
Im change hdd to ssd but its not show on bios or i cant boot from usb or cd drive pls can you help me😭
can someone help me, I want to add a storage drive into my aspire 3 laptop but i dont know which storage drive is suitable for this laptop
would this parts still do or are their newer parts
I want to add some ram so I can run a newer video game. Will the ram alone be enough to run it? It fits on my hard drive just trouble running the program with the stock ram
is it possible to connect m.2 nvme to acer aspire3 even if m.2 sata is connected, will nothing happen?
Please does it have an internal hard drive
thank you for the detailed guide. i was very worried and unsure what to expect when i open up the laptop. after watching yr video, i was confident enuf to perform the upgrades by getting the right parts. the max ram mine supported was 12gb. so i just got a 8gb crucial 2666 ddr4 ram. so the hdd, my stock was on toshiba mechanical. i changed to crucial ssd. thanks lot!
If you are still looking at this, do you know where I can get a caddy and the ribbon cable? I have an Acer314-35 and it has the extra bay for the ssd but there is no caddy or ribbon cable
I have the smeproblem with an Acer 315-58- no caddy or cable. I checked with Acer, but they no longer have those parts, and referred me to one of their partners - who also don't seem to list them. Any ideas?
Do I need to set up Windows 11 for the SATA 3 storage if added?
Mine doesn't have that the ability to take a hard disk
Hi I have a question so I have a newer acer aspire 3 and it is kind of different inside. It doesn't have the ssd tray and the sata cable.
Can you tell me where I can find a sata cable.
And thanks for the vid it was helpful.
please tell me the number of the caddy for the additional hdd?
With the Acer Aspire 3 PCs, the caddy and cable numbers depend on which version you have. The caddy shown in the video would not fit in my A315-58-M575 because the screw tabs are in different positions, Finding the correct matching caddy has proven difficult - Acer does not have the kits in stock.
Is this same as ACER Aspire A315-56-596K?
hello I have the same pc but can you put hdd on it?
Would you be able to play games on this at like constant 60fps or 100fps
Late response but no, the GPU is really mediocre and combine it with the 8gb of ram and even CSGO runs at 40fps in low full hd.
I'll soon try it with 16gb tho.
@@adamastor207 any feedback with the 16gb?
@@adamastor207 @@Q
Hi, can you help me please? When I boot my computer, which is the same model of the video, I can't access the SETUP anymore, even pressing the f2 key, it just goes to a loop in the acer screen, if I don't press this key, it goes to a screen "boot option restored" where I have "reset system" and "continue boot", the first one reboot the computer and goes to the this same point, and the other one goes to screen it "operating system not found", I don't know what to do anymore, a friend of mine says that maybe resetting the setup removing the battery inside the notebook can resolve the problem of the setup doesn't show. Do you have any idea of what should I do?
make a clean windows install from usb maybe, check the cr32 round battery, sometimes it fails, check if the RAM is correctly inserted, disconnect the internal battery and reconnect it.
hi sir can i ask what m.2 ssd are compatible with acer aspire3 A314 21 model?
What about activating windows?
Can I put a 3x4 M.2 ssd to my acer a315
Hello are all aspire 3's compatible with nvme drives? I couldn't find mine in the bios. Having a hard time finding a solid answer with Google.
Installed a 128gb Kingston to a aspire a315-21... and it won't turn on 😭
I have the same style laptop. I want to increase my SSD. However, I dont understand what that caddy thing is? If i just want to upgrade my 256 SSD, I dont have to replace the caddy right? I can just swap out mine with "Crucial P5 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Gen 3 x4" without touching the caddy area
Also , how many ram slots are in this model? I have 12gb for my laptop but unsure if its dual channel or not
Hi. Yes you can. The caddy is just for an additional 2.5 inch hdd. Dale
I have only 1 question: Are these mods void the warranty?
Hey man I have an Acer myself... i just wanted to know how come you only put one 16GB RAM stick in the laptop but it reads as 20GB I'm a bit confused
This model has 4GB of on board ram.
where can i get the sata flex ?
I have the same laptop. Does it have dual channels or just one?
Can we upgrade Motherboard or processor?
So, you replaced B+M key to M key, is it ok?
On laptops with multiple drive options, I personally if doing a clean install would only use the one drive and wait to install the second drive. This way, I wouldn't confuse myself as to which drive is which on the "custom installation" screen of the Windows 10 installer when identifying my drives, especially if each drive is the same capacity. After the clean-install and I run the updates, then I'll install the next drive and add it in via Disk Management.
What if you are doing a RAID?
Duuude!!!! You very much help me!!!! you answer all my questions it this video!!!
This help me so much
I want to upgrade my ram
Is the Acer Spin 3 SP313-51N-322Y
Also upgradeable? Idk if different spin 3 models can be upgraded
yesterday i just trying to put my old 2.5 hdd into Acer Aspire 3 A314-22, but i can't put back the back cover, it causing flexing. I already watched your video to see the caddy. Sorry for my English
Really glad for this video, but stupid me did order the same ssd, just to discover, that there is no caddy or cable in mine. Where to buy these? Thanks in advance.
If I want to just upgrade a used one, do I need the crucial P5? And is there anything else I should know about it, btw it’s a aspire 3 windows 11
I've taken apart loads of HPs with caddies....
hi. maybe it was better to partition the MVMe drive because usually no one puts 1T on windows drive and also its gonna be a problem to backup files when u need to install a windows again!
which of these can i use in my notebook m.2 sata ssd or m.2 nvme ssd. Acer aspire 3 (A315-34-C7RP), because today it has HDD
any idea why my 315 wnt take16 gb
Thanks man it really helped me
Which one is better between Ryzen 3 3250u vs ryzen 3 3200u
Hello and thanks for this video. I have an aspire 3 a315-53-389v model. Can i upgrade with wifi ac to ax for this computer? And can you make a video on how to clone from HDD to SDD? My computer is using HDD and i want to convert to M2 without losing my data. Hope to hear from you soon.
I really appreciate it this helped me so much
Can aspire 1 harddrive be upgraded?
Hello Friend, how are you?
I have the Aspire 3 A315-54-55WY model, but here in Brazil, this notebook does not come with the SATA 3 SSD support and does not come with the cable.
Could you recommend a site to buy these accessories?
Hi, just scrolling the comments here. I had the same question basically concerning the caddy for the hdd/ssd drive... the cables are available. I've just ordered one on Aliexpress but the caddy, well... I suppose the thick double sided tape will do the job of holding SSD. The caddy is mostly useful when installing hdd. IMHO.
Hello! Is is Possible to connect this machine with E-GPU(I think yes with wifi-adapter removal but i need a confirmation about that) THanks in advance!
Wait....how can the ram became 20gb...if u pulled out the 4 gb and insert a new 16 gb
4gb solded to mobo, then add 16gb in the slot replacing the 4gb, 4+16=20, easy
where is the link for windows 10 media creation that u mentioned?
Hi. Sorry bout that. I added to the notes below video. It was omitted by mistake. Thx.
i just want to upgrade my ram only do i need to unplug the battery first and when i put my new ram in do i need to do anything else in settings ?
You can install ram without disconnecting battery, but be very very careful. Dont touch anything. Protect yourself from static electricity as well. That's all you need to do.
Where did you buy that mounting bracket and also what is the specific model of your laptop?
Hi, how do i know if mines supports NVME or Sata M.2?
I saw your video the stock one is SATA the one you newly installed is NVME right?
cual de estos puedo usar en mi notebook m.2 sata ssd or m.2 nvme ssd. Acer aspire 3 (A315-34-C7RP), porque hoy tiene HDD.
which of these can i use in my notebook m.2 sata ssd or m.2 nvme ssd. Acer aspire 3 (A315-34-C7RP), because today it has HDD
Thank you sir!
Hello, watching your video and it was very explanatory. I have such a notebook, I am very satisfied. My question is, where do I find the base to attach the SSD to the notebook? Do you have a link that can refer me to the purchase? I live in Brazil.
which SSD drive did you fit please, my same laptop only had a 1TB sata drive are the card SSD drives better then the sata ones?
Good day sir, may i ask if it is ok to add addtional 8gb ram and paired it to 4gb ram.. will it not be conflict to each other?
Really amazing 🤩
what type of ssd that compatible for this laptop?
Hi! I replaced the ram and the computer boots up great, however, the battery no longer works. I've disconnected and reconnected it but it still doesn't run on just battery power. The computer doesn't seem to recognize the battery. Any advice?
Hi. Without seeing it, I cant really say. Double check battery connections and its wiring harness.
Good day Sir!, I have a question, I'm also planning on upgrading SSD and RAM, Can I put 8gb 3200mhz in Acer Aspire 3 but the onboard RAM has only 2133 mhz clockspeed? thank you very much
what ram are you using?
I love learning
I love doing these videos to help others see how its done. Dale