HDD 4tb 15mm compatibility h/w & bios read with Nitro 5 an515-55-72tl

Hi, I read only 7 & 9 mm drives physically fit some of the an515-55 range, I'm advising someone with a Nitro 5 an515-55-72tl AU

My questions:

q1. Does bios support full range of 2tb 7mm & 9mm hdd or only specific models eg. wd blue?

q2. Physically can I jam a 4tb 15mm hdd into the chassis?

q3. If I connected a 4tb hdd, would the bios support it?

q4. Are there any 4tb hdds in the 9mm z-direction form factor

q5. Given the usability of the HDD space is potentially limited to eg. 9mm and not the more functional 15mm z-size hdds, can someone suggest a disk with M2 interface supported by the an515-55-72tl that's suitable for low power rare use large archive purposes? eg. an m2 that's low cost, low performance, low write characteristic but does eg. 4tb or 6tb storage?

q6. Do they have eg. m2 form factor NVMEs designed for eg. archival use of photos or videos that might only be accessed monthly or yearly, that would not have the same weight/power drain burden of eg. a 15mm 4tb or 5tb or 6tb triple-platter disk?

Note: notebook came with bagged ribbon/flex cable & SATA port part number PK37A00J410JHW31008H0000H6A

Note: the an515-55 isn't listed at the url linked by the instructions on the bag, which is probably why it has 22 'not useful' votes and only 2 'useful' votes. Here's the actual URL where the detail & instructions should be:

https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/545-hard-drive-installation-instructions-choose-your-product-below

Accepted answers

AnhEZ28

1. It can support any HDD makes and models
2. No, it too thick for the chassis.
4. I can't find any 4tb 2.5 inch with 9mm height.
5. and 6. There is a Inland Platinum 4tb m.2 but I'm not sure if the BIOS supports 4TB m.2. There is a 870 QVO 4TB in 2.5 inch form. It uses about 3W in load and 35mW in idle, and it's really light (weighed about 54g) compared to a normal HDD.

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AnhEZ28

1. It can support any HDD makes and models
2. No, it too thick for the chassis.
4. I can't find any 4tb 2.5 inch with 9mm height.
5. and 6. There is a Inland Platinum 4tb m.2 but I'm not sure if the BIOS supports 4TB m.2. There is a 870 QVO 4TB in 2.5 inch form. It uses about 3W in load and 35mW in idle, and it's really light (weighed about 54g) compared to a normal HDD.

xenek

Awesome thanks @AnhEZ28 - I realized there are probably 2.5" SATA SSDs that are >2tb that are 7mm and would probably work, only about 10 mins ago

I'll discuss with my mate and I'll price up the 4tb one you mentioned, it's probably a bit too expensive, I'm guessing he'll just go for a 2tb wd blue HDD or SSD, but if I find a few options for the 4tb / 6tb / 8tb in that 7mm drive bay, he might be willing to wait and bite when the price hits his sweet spot, as he can use external usb for the moment I think.

xenek

oh hey @AnhEZ28 one more thing, was it 7.2mm support only, or both 7.2mm & 9mm in that model, or is it identical across all an515-55 range, because I saw someone with an an515 and on another post here in the forum it was said that 9mm won't fit, do they even make 9mm drives? I think that's the slightly fat DVD drive size?