This great, a very clear process and one that is complete. I notice that most of the other TH-camr upgrade videos for the 2TB card omit to include the heatsink. I am thankful that I found your video first. Note to others: the Torx screwdriver 3 should be a TorxPlus driver. Torx works but it is a push and pray that you don't strip the screw and or driver head. Fortunately mine survived. Thanks for this excellent video.
Also from Bavaria, perfect instructions for replacing the SSD. You read a lot on the internet and the paths are very different. I installed a Corsair MP600 Core mini 1TB and haven't noticed any problems so far, waking up also works perfectly! I used a normal Torx 4, but the whole thing can be done with caution. Thanks again for the great instructions :-)
You need to use a T4 Torx driver. It's a nice snug fit and no chance of stripping the screw head like some on other videos. And, if you use something like Macrium or Clonezilla, you won't have to reinstall Windows or your apps if you're using a previously setup machine. I loved your close up view of the copper heat sink.
@@grumblewoof4721 I have no doubt that you are correct. However, the T4 fits perfectly. I have never stripped a screw head by using a driver that fit perfectly. Using one that was a loose fit on the other hand...
I used T3, it was fine The USB didn't work properly the first, or second, 3,4,5,6.... time, after I gave up, it just booted up. After that, everything was fine, and I finished the installation without problems. Now, there's 1.75TB Free...
Thank you for the video. I also plan on upgrading the 512 GB drive in my SP 11 5G as it's way too small for my needs. But after doing some research it seems the SSD upgrade on an SP11 is more complicated than just swapping the SSD on a regular laptop as the SP11 is very picky about SSDs. Hopefully the SP600 Mini will work fine. Found the same items on Amazon Germany (to avoid customs fees. Can't use your links, sorry), will likely order soon. Though since I already have some data on the device, I will try to clone the drive using a Linux machine instead of reinstalling from recovery. My usual method of cloning is to install the new drive on the target system, put the old one in an USB external case and clone it onto the new one using a Linux live environment running from USB on the target. But I'll have to resort to cloning using two M.2 cases instead as there's still no bootable Linux on SP11. Heck even Hyper-V is a mess on ARM64...
@@ChezDoesStuff Upgrade done. Thank you for the tutorial and the heatsink kit suggestion. If anyone decides to go the cloning route, it is important to note that you need to de-activate BitLocker (aka. Device encryption) first, otherwise you won't be able to resize the Windows partition, only create a new partition. Also, the charging cable is absolutely necessary after the swap even if your device was fully charged beforehand. It will not power on without the cable after SSD swap. I used mostly Linux tools (except for the partition resize step) for the clone because I prefer them when working with disk images. I'm sure there are Windows tools available which would work for this. Likely my partitioning tool which I used for the final resize would work for cloning if you had two M.2 cases. Now the process itself. I only used one M.2 case. First, I put the original WD SN740 512 GB SSD in an M.2 case and did two copies of it into my NAS using the Linux' "dd" tool, compared their hashes to make sure the data is consistent. The I inserted the MP600 MINI into the case instead of the original SSD and used the same "dd" tool to write the image onto the new SSD. After writing, I used the "parted" tool to fix the GPT table size. Then I connected the M.2 case to my Windows machine and, using a Windows partitioning tool (Paragon HDM 15), I moved the recovery partition to the end of the drive and resized the Windows partition to fill the free space. Installed the new SSD with the heatsink applied into the Surface, plugged in the charger and it booted right up as if nothing has happened, except now I have 1.5 TB of free space !
@@ChezDoesStuff Not sure what do you mean by "Are you on Linux". I do run Linux on my homelab servers and frequently use Linux for work-related tasks. Majority of my Linux use is in terminal. But I do use Linux on desktop sometimes as well, and I could very well use Linux as my main OS. In fact, I wouldn't mind having it on SP11, as ARM64 platform support is far more mature on Linux than on Windows. Sadly, no one has made a device tree for SP11, which is required for Linux support. There are device trees for other systems though, including some newer surfaces.
Thanks for replying! I've been Linux-curious and was wondering how it runs on SP11. The handy SSD door makes swapping OS drives (and avoiding dealing with dual boot) rather convenient. Your comment on the underdeveloped device tree suggests that I should wait a bit before trying.
Do you have any problems with Windows/System from upgrading SSD up until now? I'm planning to upgrade from 256 GB to 1 TB. Do you have any other recommendations other than corsair?
@@rioadi3575 nope, very happy with the upgrade and not a single crash since the late August recording of this video. I haven't tried other brands and thus can't recommend any.
i am a bit confused about the position of the heat sink. It seemed, that the heat sink on the original ssd from MS was placed downward, and your replacement heat sink looked upward. Can this work properly?
@@herbert4049 - the heat sink on the MS drive was a lot flatter and also faced upward (it had the MS logo printed on it). - happy to report that everything's still working great months after shooting this video.
@@ChezDoesStuff I did it exactly as in this video and my kit looks identical. Works a dream but the sticky pads are fiddly and like buttered bread, will always land sticky side down if you drop it. ! So Don't drop it ! the kit has two sets of pads .. phew !
@@ChezDoesStuff I ordered the Corsair MP600 Mini ( TLC, 2 TB, R2 Version) I wonder if the life battery will be affected, and the performance ( faster ) And I ordered the heatsink, too. Thank you so much
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This great, a very clear process and one that is complete. I notice that most of the other TH-camr upgrade videos for the 2TB card omit to include the heatsink. I am thankful that I found your video first. Note to others: the Torx screwdriver 3 should be a TorxPlus driver. Torx works but it is a push and pray that you don't strip the screw and or driver head. Fortunately mine survived. Thanks for this excellent video.
Also from Bavaria, perfect instructions for replacing the SSD.
You read a lot on the internet and the paths are very different.
I installed a Corsair MP600 Core mini 1TB and haven't noticed any problems so far, waking up also works perfectly!
I used a normal Torx 4, but the whole thing can be done with caution.
Thanks again for the great instructions :-)
@@ISelber-r8f glad it worked out!
thank you brother ,really helpful video
@@StudyYourself glad it was useful!
I just did the update following this tutorial, very cool, thank you!
Glad it worked out!
Approved, good job.
You need to use a T4 Torx driver. It's a nice snug fit and no chance of stripping the screw head like some on other videos. And, if you use something like Macrium or Clonezilla, you won't have to reinstall Windows or your apps if you're using a previously setup machine. I loved your close up view of the copper heat sink.
@@DavidM2002 good info!
If you read the service manual on Microsoft it's a TorxPlus 3.
@@grumblewoof4721 I have no doubt that you are correct. However, the T4 fits perfectly. I have never stripped a screw head by using a driver that fit perfectly. Using one that was a loose fit on the other hand...
I used T3, it was fine
The USB didn't work properly the first, or second, 3,4,5,6.... time, after I gave up, it just booted up. After that, everything was fine, and I finished the installation without problems. Now, there's 1.75TB Free...
@@miltonatgoogle1140 had me in the first half
Thank you for the video.
I also plan on upgrading the 512 GB drive in my SP 11 5G as it's way too small for my needs. But after doing some research it seems the SSD upgrade on an SP11 is more complicated than just swapping the SSD on a regular laptop as the SP11 is very picky about SSDs.
Hopefully the SP600 Mini will work fine.
Found the same items on Amazon Germany (to avoid customs fees. Can't use your links, sorry), will likely order soon.
Though since I already have some data on the device, I will try to clone the drive using a Linux machine instead of reinstalling from recovery. My usual method of cloning is to install the new drive on the target system, put the old one in an USB external case and clone it onto the new one using a Linux live environment running from USB on the target. But I'll have to resort to cloning using two M.2 cases instead as there's still no bootable Linux on SP11. Heck even Hyper-V is a mess on ARM64...
Keep us posted with your progress!
@@ChezDoesStuff Upgrade done. Thank you for the tutorial and the heatsink kit suggestion.
If anyone decides to go the cloning route, it is important to note that you need to de-activate BitLocker (aka. Device encryption) first, otherwise you won't be able to resize the Windows partition, only create a new partition. Also, the charging cable is absolutely necessary after the swap even if your device was fully charged beforehand. It will not power on without the cable after SSD swap.
I used mostly Linux tools (except for the partition resize step) for the clone because I prefer them when working with disk images. I'm sure there are Windows tools available which would work for this. Likely my partitioning tool which I used for the final resize would work for cloning if you had two M.2 cases.
Now the process itself.
I only used one M.2 case. First, I put the original WD SN740 512 GB SSD in an M.2 case and did two copies of it into my NAS using the Linux' "dd" tool, compared their hashes to make sure the data is consistent. The I inserted the MP600 MINI into the case instead of the original SSD and used the same "dd" tool to write the image onto the new SSD. After writing, I used the "parted" tool to fix the GPT table size.
Then I connected the M.2 case to my Windows machine and, using a Windows partitioning tool (Paragon HDM 15), I moved the recovery partition to the end of the drive and resized the Windows partition to fill the free space. Installed the new SSD with the heatsink applied into the Surface, plugged in the charger and it booted right up as if nothing has happened, except now I have 1.5 TB of free space !
@@povilasstaniulis9484 thanks for sharing! Are you on Linux most of the time? How is it?
@@ChezDoesStuff Not sure what do you mean by "Are you on Linux". I do run Linux on my homelab servers and frequently use Linux for work-related tasks. Majority of my Linux use is in terminal.
But I do use Linux on desktop sometimes as well, and I could very well use Linux as my main OS. In fact, I wouldn't mind having it on SP11, as ARM64 platform support is far more mature on Linux than on Windows.
Sadly, no one has made a device tree for SP11, which is required for Linux support. There are device trees for other systems though, including some newer surfaces.
Thanks for replying! I've been Linux-curious and was wondering how it runs on SP11. The handy SSD door makes swapping OS drives (and avoiding dealing with dual boot) rather convenient. Your comment on the underdeveloped device tree suggests that I should wait a bit before trying.
Do you have any problems with Windows/System from upgrading SSD up until now? I'm planning to upgrade from 256 GB to 1 TB. Do you have any other recommendations other than corsair?
@@rioadi3575 nope, very happy with the upgrade and not a single crash since the late August recording of this video. I haven't tried other brands and thus can't recommend any.
@@ChezDoesStuff thank you brother
@@rioadi3575 you're welcome!
are there any performance metrics with and without that heatsink?
@@SooksVI I don't have them, since I've used the heatsink + SSD combo from day 1. Sorry!
i am a bit confused about the position of the heat sink. It seemed, that the heat sink on the original ssd from MS was placed downward, and your replacement heat sink looked upward. Can this work properly?
@@herbert4049 - the heat sink on the MS drive was a lot flatter and also faced upward (it had the MS logo printed on it).
- happy to report that everything's still working great months after shooting this video.
@@ChezDoesStuff I did it exactly as in this video and my kit looks identical. Works a dream but the sticky pads are fiddly and like buttered bread, will always land sticky side down if you drop it. ! So Don't drop it ! the kit has two sets of pads .. phew !
If I want to upgrade my 256 GB SSD to 1 TB, do I need the SSD heatsink kit ???
@@levinste2750 yes it would still help keep thermals in check.
@@ChezDoesStuff I ordered the Corsair MP600 Mini ( TLC, 2 TB, R2 Version)
I wonder if the life battery will be affected, and the performance ( faster )
And I ordered the heatsink, too.
Thank you so much
Could you please tell me which screw is the default one for the SSD?
I replaced the SSD but the screw head is damaged.
Thank you in advance