SSD replacement G3-605

dappleyard

Hi all,

 

I recently bought a G3-605 with a 60GB SDD drive.  The windows 8.1 OS takes up so much of this drive that i do not have the required 20GB space needed if i need to repair the O/S installation.

 

Since I have a spare 256GB SSD salvaged from my old PC, I would like to clone and replace the disk.  Has anyone any advice on how to remove & replace the SSD, since it seems inaccessible.

 

Regards

 

David

IronFly

you bought it new?

 

G3-605 comes with a 1TB HDD, not 60GB SSD.

dappleyard

 I bought new with 60 GB SSD + 2TB HDD.  The SSD is just too small to allow for future maintenance.   The SSD  is installed right at the top of the case and i cant figure out how to get at it.

IronFly

looking at some pictures, i think you need to slide down the front cover and you will find the SSD bay.

look at the picture, pushing the orange button i think you will be able to take off the SSD. 

here more pictures about the HDD/SSD bay:

http://notebookspec.com/acer-predator-pc-review/256307/

 

not sure at 100% but i think the SSD is only used as Cache.

http://www.acer-esport.com/g3605.php

 

dappleyard

Thanks, but its actually lodged above the optical drive.  It doesnt seem to be screwed in, but fixed with plastic rivets, which i expect i will destroy in any attempt to remove it.  I only placed the message in case someone had succeeded in removing it.

Cramus_NL_1973

Did U manage to remove the SSD? Because I Havent found an option to remove it? (Also G3-605, but with 128 gb SSD)

brummyfan2

Cramus_NL_1973 said:

Did U manage to remove the SSD? Because I Havent found an option to remove it? (Also G3-605, but with 128 gb SSD)

Hi,
It's worth checking this video, not exactly for your model but looks similar:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yvKjakrpN4&t=1996s