Swift 3 (AMD Ryzen version) has two M.2 slots ?

Lunxi
Lunxi Member Posts: 12

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edited November 2023 in 2018 Archives
Model: Acer Swift3   SF315-41, the AMD machine

When I look at the BIOS, I see hd0 is populated with an Intel NVME drive.
HD1 is empty.
In other words, the SF315-41 has a second M.2 slot, is this assumption correct?

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  • ven98
    ven98 ACE Posts: 4,073 Pathfinder
    It should have a 2nd M.2 port, but it supports SATA 3 speeds.
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  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,469 Trailblazer
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    Hi,
    It has one HDD slot and another M.2 slot in which you can install either a M.2 NVMe SSD or a M.2 SATA SSD. As you already have a NVMe SSD, you can install another HDD only.

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  • Lunxi
    Lunxi Member Posts: 12

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    I see.
    When you say one HDD slot and another M.2 slot, this means, the HDD slot is not M.2?
  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,469 Trailblazer
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    Lunxi said:
    I see.
    When you say one HDD slot and another M.2 slot, this means, the HDD slot is not M.2?

    That's correct, 2.5" HDD or a 2.5" SSD can be installed in the slot.

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  • Lunxi
    Lunxi Member Posts: 12

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    brummyfan2 said:

    That's correct, 2.5" HDD or a 2.5" SSD can be installed in the slot.
    I did not expect that! The SF315-41 is very thin, I really did not expect there was a spare HDD slot :-)
    I thought, there just was a 2nd M.2 slot.
  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,469 Trailblazer
    Lunxi said:
    brummyfan2 said:

    That's correct, 2.5" HDD or a 2.5" SSD can be installed in the slot.
    I did not expect that! The SF315-41 is very thin, I really did not expect there was a spare HDD slot :-)
    I thought, there just was a 2nd M.2 slot.

    Yes, the HDDs will disappear in the future when these M.2 SSD becomes cheaper and larger, I guess.

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  • kuduku
    kuduku Member Posts: 83 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    brummyfan2 said:
    Hi,
    It has one HDD slot and another M.2 slot in which you can install either a M.2 NVMe SSD or a M.2 SATA SSD. As you already have a NVMe SSD, you can install another HDD only.
    the M.2 NVMe will work at SATA speeds or NVMe speeds ?
    Acer Swift 3 Ryzen 5 SF315-41
    Part Number - UN.GV7SI.001
    Comes with 1TB HDD no SSD

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