On a XC-780 adding an m2 SSD. would like to upgrade this to have both the 1TB drive as well as a SSD

ChrisTodd

Hello everyone!

I am trying to upgrade my xc780's disk capacity. Currently, it has a 1TB hardrive. However, i would like to upgrade this to have both the 1TB drive as well as a SSD. from my understanding, i cannot fit two drive into the desktop, but the motherboard can take a m2 SSD card. Is this true? can anyone recommend a relatively cheap one, as well as pictures on where the input is on the motherboard?

Many, many thanks in advance
Chris
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laurent_14

Hello,

1- Yes it's true:

2- The SSD slot is located here:

3- For example, these Transcend SSD models.

billsey

Don't forget to do a recovery backup before starting the cloning process from the HDD to SSD. Also make sure your cloning software only resizes the C: drive, not the 100MB EFI or 500MB Recovery partitions.

philou

Hello ,
I prpject to upgrade my XC780 computer with SSD M2.memory.
But what kind of SSD Memory ?
M2. SATA  (no more 512 Go , isn't it ?)
M2-PCIe (for PCIe slot ?)

Thanks in advance

laurent_14

@philou,

SSD specs (M.2 2280 SATA 3.0):

ChrisTodd

philou said:

Hello ,
I prpject to upgrade my XC780 computer with SSD M2.memory.
But what kind of SSD Memory ?
M2. SATA  (no more 512 Go , isn't it ?)
M2-PCIe (for PCIe slot ?)

Thanks in advance

laurent_14billsey, sorry for my very late reply, i do not know the techincal specs, but this is the one that i purchased for my desktop, and it is working fine  

I think they're are three versions:

Budget:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WDS240G2G0B-Internal-Green/dp/B078WYS5K6/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1550912752&sr=1-6&keywords=Western+Digital+m2+ssd

Mid range:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073SBV3XX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

High standard:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-Black-High-Performance-NVMe-Internal/dp/B07C9H8MHD/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1550912752&sr=1-7&keywords=Western+Digital+m2+ssd



Finally, the M2 slot is under the casing where the HDD is, and it can be difficult to fit in, so you may need to take that whole assembly off. 

Best,
Chris 

billsey

Yes, it is recommended to remove that HDD mounting plate to access the M.2 slot.

ChrisTodd

Hey everyone is there any instructions on how to take the casing off? for example, a YouTube video etc.,

billsey

It's not too bad, though you might have to pull the bezel off the ODD before removing the front. Once the front is out of the way I think there are four screws holding it in.

philou

laurent_14 said:

@philou,

SSD specs (M.2 2280 SATA 3.0):

Hi laurent 14.

I bought Western Digital WDS500G2B0B WD Blue 500GB 3D NAND Internal SSD M.2 SATA .

Installed and moved os partion from hard disk to ssd without any problem.

Best Regards

ChrisTodd

billsey said:

It's not too bad, though you might have to pull the bezel off the ODD before removing the front. Once the front is out of the way I think there are four screws holding it in.

Thanks Billsey! very, very helpful, sorry for my late reply again

lemonadess

laurent_14 said:

Hello,

1- Yes it's true:

2- The SSD slot is located here:

3- For example, these Transcend SSD models.

Is this an M key or B key? And what is the size? Thank you in advance. )

billsey

Since it's SATA only it's likely both B and M. Just make sure you don't get an NVMe and you'll be good.

Fab181

Hello,

i have an acer aspire xc 780 with a 256gb ssd and a 1 tb hdd.

is it possible to replace the hdd with a ssd?

thanks!