Does my Aspire 7 A715-71G-750L have a M.2 port?

VoidIntoMonchini

Hello, i just bought this laptop and i been told from the official seller from my country that this device have that slot, but he didn't specifiy if that slot is avalaible or if is used by the bluetooth (e.g.)
I also asked him if I could add an SSD and if that would break the warranty agreement, he replied me that "the warranty is not closed, but if I damaged the device, I will lost the warranty". Then, I checked on the warranty agreement "manual" and it didn't specifiy on that, so I assume I can freely add a SSD disk by my own.
Does anyone know if this model have a free M.2 SATA or M.2 PCIe/NVMe slot for adding an disk? Which type? And about the warranty? Any guide to install such SDD?

Device Specifications:
* Model: Aspire 7 A715-71G-750L
* Core i7-7700HQ (2.8-3.8GHz)
* 8GB DDR 4 Memory (I think it is 2133Hz)
* 1TB HDD
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5 (VRAM)



Thanks a lot.

brummyfan2

Hi,
Yes, you can install a M.2 SATA SSD or a M.2 NVMe SSD, you will not void the warranty as long as you don't break anything inside but double check with the Acer support centre in your region.
http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/
You need to remove the back cover, remove the HDD and the memory module after opening the service hatches, then remove all the screws at the back cover, use a plastic prying tool or a plastic card to release the tabs to separate the back cover, take your time and release the tabs, lift off the back cover, insert the SSD at an angle and secure it with a screw, put the cover back and secure it with the screws, don't overtighten the screws.

VoidIntoMonchini

brummyfan2 said:

Hi,
Yes, you can install a M.2 SATA SSD or a M.2 NVMe SSD, you will not void the warranty as long as you don't break anything inside but double check with the Acer support centre in your region.
http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/
You need to remove the back cover, remove the HDD and the memory module after opening the service hatches, then remove all the screws at the back cover, use a plastic prying tool or a plastic card to release the tabs to separate the back cover, take your time and release the tabs, lift off the back cover, insert the SSD at an angle and secure it with a screw, put the cover back and secure it with the screws, don't overtighten the screws.

Thanks a lot, but I'm still in doubt, because I checked my laptop with the HWiNFO and it says that I have 3 PCIe slots: 2 1x and 1 16x. I also checked those ports details and the 1x ports are used for Ethernet and WiFi cards and the 16 for the graphic card (I think).

So... How can I verify for the M.2 ports? I mean, I assume that I have to open it, but how could I identify them in the board and between them?
I got this device 2 days ago and it's running a bit slow, in fact, many times it freezes. I supose changing the HDD for a SSD could improve the performance, because I checked the task manager and it regularly shows 100% of usage, while CPU and RAM don't overpass 50% of usage.

Thank you very much.

brummyfan2

VoidIntoMonchini said:

brummyfan2 said:

Hi,
Yes, you can install a M.2 SATA SSD or a M.2 NVMe SSD, you will not void the warranty as long as you don't break anything inside but double check with the Acer support centre in your region.
http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/
You need to remove the back cover, remove the HDD and the memory module after opening the service hatches, then remove all the screws at the back cover, use a plastic prying tool or a plastic card to release the tabs to separate the back cover, take your time and release the tabs, lift off the back cover, insert the SSD at an angle and secure it with a screw, put the cover back and secure it with the screws, don't overtighten the screws.

Thanks a lot, but I'm still in doubt, because I checked my laptop with the HWiNFO and it says that I have 3 PCIe slots: 2 1x and 1 16x. I also checked those ports details and the 1x ports are used for Ethernet and WiFi cards and the 16 for the graphic card (I think).

So... How can I verify for the M.2 ports? I mean, I assume that I have to open it, but how could I identify them in the board and between them?
I got this device 2 days ago and it's running a bit slow, in fact, many times it freezes. I supose changing the HDD for a SSD could improve the performance, because I checked the task manager and it regularly shows 100% of usage, while CPU and RAM don't overpass 50% of usage.

Thank you very much.

Hi,
HWiNFO64 is useful only in E&F series laptops but it shows the M.2 SSD after installing the M.2 SSD in A series laptops, so you have to rely on others who have already installed a NVMe SSD.
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://community.acer.com/de/discussion/535053/ssd-acer-aspire-7-a715-71g-51kx&prev=search
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/169054/INTEL-SSDPEKKW256G7

Yes, swapping the HDD with a 2.5" SATA SSD also a good solution.