Hi My sons laptop needs more memory. Today he only has 256 Gig. an Acer Aspire Nitro 5 AN515-51 I would like to by a SSD drive and install. This is what I am looking at: Kingston A400 960GB 2.5" SATA (SA400S37/960G) (https://www.webhallen.com/se/product/291542-Kingston-A400-960GB-2-5-SATA-SA400S37960G). I hope it will fit and be fast enough. I open a box under the computer. It was dead empty, nothing inside. I believe this is where the hard drive should sit. questions1) do i need to buy a cable to connect the harddrive?2) Do i need to buy a seperate hard drive carrier so I can attach the harddrive with screws?3) how do I open the computer so i can install the hard drive and cable? I unscrewed all screws, but I cannot open up the computer... any advice? Thanks for help

Hello,I would suggest you to keep Windows on the original SSD of 256 GB and install the programs on the new one.PS: Don't forget to disconnect the internal battery before doing anything.

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Hello,
You're welcome . Good job !

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