Acer AN515-31 questions about FAn, RAM and SATA cable
hello, im back again in this community and i'd like to leave some questions for those who have the same model as mine (acer nitro 5, 2018, an515-31), also the last thread with the battery issue got pretty popular
ive opened my laptop after 4 intensive "gaming" years, yes it's dusty,
My questions:
why is there only one fan?
where is the other ram slot?
what is that black thing in the left of the fan and
why i have no sata cable?
what thermal paste do you recommend?
Also is there any recommended guide for cleaning the fan? Im getting stutters while playing euro truck simulator 2 and having around 94 degrees
Any answers would be greatly appreciated! :D
[Edited the thread to add issue detail]
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Hi,
It was an early model and by design they installed one fan and a dummy to cover the space for second fan, you have 4GB onboard RAM and a slot for replaceable RAM, your model may have come with only the M.2 SSD and a HDD was not included, you can buy a SATA cable online and install a HDD/SSD. as for the thermal paste, any paste will be fine but apply sparingly, when you install the heatsink don't overtighten the screws, handtight should be fine.
SATA cable Part number:50.Q2XN2.003
(1) Cleaning and lubricating a laptop fan, replacing thermal compound - YouTube
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Hi,
It was an early model and by design they installed one fan and a dummy to cover the space for second fan, you have 4GB onboard RAM and a slot for replaceable RAM, your model may have come with only the M.2 SSD and a HDD was not included, you can buy a SATA cable online and install a HDD/SSD. as for the thermal paste, any paste will be fine but apply sparingly, when you install the heatsink don't overtighten the screws, handtight should be fine.
SATA cable Part number:50.Q2XN2.003
(1) Cleaning and lubricating a laptop fan, replacing thermal compound - YouTube
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Appreciating the response! Thank you.
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Also what is the maximum supported amount of ram (separately from onboard) and m.2 ssd?
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You can install up to 16GB DDR4 2400MHz module in the slot to make the maximum of 20GB(4GB onboard+16GB) memory, as for the M.2 SSD, the maximum recommended is 512GB but I think you can install a 1TB at your own risk because I haven't seen anyone installed a 1TB M.2 SSD in this model.
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Thank you very much once again!
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Also what is the maximum RAM and m.2 SSD limit?
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