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Tinkerer
Hi,Waelelsherif said:there is smth i didn,t understand what is my m.2 interface ? PCIe 4 or PCIe 3 ?
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Yes, you can install a M.2 SSD, clone your HDD to it and use as boot drive, you can use the HDD for storage, if you don't want to install a M.2 SSD you can use a Intel Optane memory in the M.2 slot.
My Acer spin 3 sp314-51-376C, intel core i3 8th generation, my laptop have M2 SSD socket available? — Acer Community
Tinkerer
You have one M.2 SSD slot and a 2.5" HDD bay, I gather that this model comes with 1TB HDD, you can install a M.2 NVMe SSD or a M.2 SATA SSD in the slot, clone your HDD to it and use as a boot drive, use the HDD for storage, you have another choice, that is to install a 16GB Intel Optane memory in the M.2 slot and use it, you don't have to transfer anything to Intel Optane memory and continue to use HDD as normal, Intel Optane memory will speed up your HDD.
You can use either a M.2 SSD or a Intel Optane memory in the M.2 slot.
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Tinkerer
Samsung SSD, 970 EVO P. M.2, 250GB, NVMe MZ-V7S250BW
I don't think it will work at that speed but can not confirm whether you have 4 lanes or 2 lanes enabled in your model, anyone who uses your model can give you an accurate answer, in any case, you won't be able to notice any difference between the speeds of 2lanes and 4lanes enabled PCIe.
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You have PCIe Gen3, PCIe Gen 4 is the newer version.
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I don't know the reason for the advice given by Crucial staff but I think that you can install M.2 NVMe SSD in your laptop because other users have installed NVMe SSD in this model, please read the thread and view the links.
sp314-51-36ar — Acer Community
Acer Spin SP314-51 Performance Results - UserBenchmark
Acer Spin SP314-51 Performance Results - UserBenchmark
Kingston A2000 (SA2000M8/500G) SSD NVMe PCIe M.2 2280, 500 GB: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
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Sorry, I couldn't find anything inside the laptop to support that nvme ssd will work, M.2 SATA SSD and M.2 NVMe SSD both are same size (2280).
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