Verifying compatibility for A515-41G-19BF on M.2 SSD installation

Hi guys,
I don't know how to make sure if I can install an M.2 SSD on my laptop.
I found something on internet but nothing about my exact model (A515-41G-19BF). So I'm making this post because I want to be 100% sure before buying an M2.
There is a slot on the board for it, but I read that the only presence of the slot is not enough to guarantee the compatibility with the laptop. Therefore, I would like to know if it's compatible, which models are, and, moreover, if I can install an NVMe or if I necessarily need a SATA one.
Thank you a lot for your effort, hope that the question wasn't already posted but as you surely have noticed, I'm not an expert and didn't found anything about this exact model.
Luca.

Accepted answers

brummyfan2

Hi,
You have M.2 SATA SSD support in this model, so M.2 NVMe SSDs will not work in this model.

All comments

brummyfan2

Hi,
You have M.2 SATA SSD support in this model, so M.2 NVMe SSDs will not work in this model.

marseluca

brummyfan2 said:

Hi,
You have M.2 SATA SSD support in this model, so M.2 NVMe SSDs will not work in this model.

Thank you for your answer,
So can I install any model of M.2 SATA SSD? Or do I have to check the compatibilty for some specific models (except for the length of the memory compared to that of the slot)? if so, How could I check for the compatibility?

brummyfan2

No problem, yes you can install any M.2 SATA SSD in the slot, as you already have a 1TB HDD in your laptop, you can get a 256GB or a 500GB M.2 SATA SSD and install, clone your HDD to it and use as a boot drive, you can use the HDD for additional storage.

marseluca

Hi all, today I mounted my M2 SATA SSD (Kingston 240gb) but neither the BIOS, file explorer and disk management can read it.
I'm sure it's mounted correctly because there's the bottom screw which fixes it to the board.
This is the one I mounted on my A515-41G-19BF. What can I do?

marseluca

marseluca said:

Hi all, today I mounted my M2 SATA SSD (Kingston 240gb) but neither the BIOS, file explorer and disk management can read it.
I'm sure it's mounted correctly because there's the bottom screw which fixes it to the board.
This is the one I mounted on my A515-41G-19BF. What can I do?

Solved, I didn't mount it correctly. I can't delete this comment from my phone

brummyfan2

marseluca said:

marseluca said:

Hi all, today I mounted my M2 SATA SSD (Kingston 240gb) but neither the BIOS, file explorer and disk management can read it.
I'm sure it's mounted correctly because there's the bottom screw which fixes it to the board.
This is the one I mounted on my A515-41G-19BF. What can I do?

Solved, I didn't mount it correctly. I can't delete this comment from my phone

Thanks for posting the outcome

Quick Links

Top Members

Weekly

Puraw 70

CommandoMerw 35

Jack22 30

Kno63 15

marceljoyce 12

Swift Series Intel^® Evo™

Game Pass

Acer Corner

Gaming on Chromebook

Swift Series Intel® Evo™

Game Pass

Acer Corner

Gaming on Chromebook

Swift Series Intel^® Evo™