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Can I replace the optane memory with an m.2 crucial ssd on acer nitro 5 AN515-52-593F?
rishigarg02
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Hi,
I asked the customer support that if I can replace the optane memory with another ssd but they replied "no". I am so confused because it seems so stupid that I cant remove the optane memory with an ssd. Is it soldered into the motherboard or something?
I asked the customer support that if I can replace the optane memory with another ssd but they replied "no". I am so confused because it seems so stupid that I cant remove the optane memory with an ssd. Is it soldered into the motherboard or something?
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brummyfan2
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Hi,
Yes, you can replace the Intel Optane memory with a M.2 NVMe SSD, backup your current drive to an external HDD with Macrium reflect, create a bootable recovery USB disk with same program, replace the intel optane memory with the new M.2 SSD, remove current HDD, insert the recovery USB disk, connect the external HDD, go to BIOS and make the USB disk as your first boot device, when Macrium opens, recover the image from the backup on to the new drive, once you are happy with the recovery, you can format the current HDD and use it for storage.
I have attached the link for instructions.
Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free
How to Create a Full-Disk Backup of Your PC with Macrium Reflect (howtogeek.com)
Acer Nitro AN515-52 Performance Results - UserBenchmark
Acer Nitro AN515-52 Performance Results - UserBenchmark
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Did this model came with the Intel Optane memory installed? Could you please go to Device Manager, expand Disk drives and post the snip.
Yes this model came with optane memory installed.
Yes, you can replace the Intel Optane memory with a M.2 NVMe SSD, backup your current drive to an external HDD with Macrium reflect, create a bootable recovery USB disk with same program, replace the intel optane memory with the new M.2 SSD, remove current HDD, insert the recovery USB disk, connect the external HDD, go to BIOS and make the USB disk as your first boot device, when Macrium opens, recover the image from the backup on to the new drive, once you are happy with the recovery, you can format the current HDD and use it for storage.
I have attached the link for instructions.
Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free
How to Create a Full-Disk Backup of Your PC with Macrium Reflect (howtogeek.com)
Acer Nitro AN515-52 Performance Results - UserBenchmark
Acer Nitro AN515-52 Performance Results - UserBenchmark
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