SSD upgrade for SPIN5 SP513-52N-552K - Confused on form factor

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  • Smokindog
    Smokindog Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    edited February 2022 Answer ✓
    I give up.  After trying everything I've mentioned above and more. it just doesn't work.  I've found dozens more places on the web where seemingly articulate folks say the same thing.  There is no NVMe driver in the original ACER image to boot from and unless a Windows internals expert happens along to tell me how to add that driver to the cloned image it's not going to boot.  Even the Acronis for WD documentation calls this out.

    A CLEAN Windows install DOES work so if you want to go that route then the upgrade to an NVMe drive works as expected.

    I purchased another 500Gb SATA III WD Blue drive and am moving forward.  Sadly they SATA drive cost more than the NVMe ;)

    If someone has the exact steps to get the right driver on the old image to enable the boot I'm all ears but for now I'll be happy with more space and chalk the cost of the NVMe drive up to experience :)

    It took less than 45 minutes to clone and install the new SATA drive, as expected! :)

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    There is no driver needed for an NVMe drive, the chipset handles both NVMe and SATA with it's drivers.
    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • Smokindog
    Smokindog Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    billsey said:
    There is no driver needed for an NVMe drive, the chipset handles both NVMe and SATA with it's drivers.
    This is not true.
  • Smokindog
    Smokindog Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    edited February 2022
    This driver package (storNVME.inf) is in the fresh W10 install with the NVMe drive im the M2 slot. It is NOT in the original ACER image on the SATA III drive.  I suspect one or the other gets installed depending on what type of drive is installed in the slot when the image is created.  I've read multiple experiences that images can't be used in either direction on many similar laptops (SATA image -> NVMe drive OR NVMe image -> SATA drive)

    GUESSING HERE - Because there is only one drive port on the laptop motherboard, the normal Intel Rapid Storage environment which abstracts the drive interfaces is NOT part of the BIOS interface.  This is probably the root cause of what is being observed.

     https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/storage/nvme-features-supported-by-stornvme

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