Iconia Tab W500 Harddrive Replacement

delta803
delta803 Member Posts: 3 New User
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I just loaded Windows 8 onto the Iconia Tab W500.  Makes a really neat tablet.  However I now have less than 1 GB of harddrive space left on the the tablet.  Does anyone know if it is possible to change the 32 GB SSD drive to the 64 GB SSD drive.  THe 64 GB San Disk is what I am thinking of using for the swap.  Has anyone tried this???  How did it work.  Are the cables compatable?

 

THanks,

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,101 Trailblazer

    First check to see if you have a Windows.old folder on the disk. It could easily have 10-15GB of data left over from the previous OS install.

    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • padgett
    padgett ACE Posts: 4,532 Pathfinder

    If the W500 is like the W510 the SSD is a Crucial flatpack that is soldered in not socketed and is difficult to change. I use a 32GB SD card for all data, programs go on the SSD. Also you may be able to reduce the size of the swapfile from 2GB to 500MB and turn off the Hibernate function (save another GB for the Hiberfil.sys).

     

    Then open the file explorer and left click (press and hold) on the C drive then select "properties". Select "Disk Cleanup" and then when the scan gets done select "Clean up system files". When that gets done you should have a picture of what can be removed. You may need to manually select some of the big ones.

     

    With Windows 8 I have 13GB free on my 32GB W3 and that has about 3GB for the included Windows Office.

  • jpearn
    jpearn Member Posts: 29

    Tinkerer

    Yes, it is easy enough to open up the W500 and change out the mSATA drive contained inside ! I have done this on my old one, it was much easier than the W700 Smiley Wink

     

    http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/acer-gateway/41484-acer-w500-tablet-cover-removal-upgrade-ssd.html

     

  • delta803
    delta803 Member Posts: 3 New User

    Actually was not real easy, but not real difficult.  I purchased an Intel 120 GB mSATA and swapped it for the 32 GB already inside.  The hardest part was accessing the BIOS and getting the drive to read.  Once BIOS were up, it was an easy reinstall of Windows 7 from the recovery discs.  ONce there, it was easy to upgrade to Windows 8 and upload the new drivers.  The upgrade assistance for Windows 8 made the project a lot easier and it works very well.  Now there is a ton of drive space for programs and files.

     

    Worth the effort if you find yourself in need of a better computer.

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