Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51 how to connect hdd
MarkMilep
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How to connect it
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(1) Is that a 2.5" laptop or a 3.5" desktop HDD?(2) What is your full AN5 model number? For example, AN515-56G?
Jack E/NJ
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The connector is underneath the ribbon cable which is connecting the USB board to the mainboard, you can just see it in one of your pics
you need to remove the ribbon cable raefully first then install it0 -
Where did you get that HDD cable?
Jack E/NJ
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You just line it up and plug it in like a little lego, dont have it plugged into the drive when you do it and it will be much easier!0
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The drive area should be a bay right?
The service guide doesnt really have anything other than that im afraid! The part with the cable on should be facing away from the main board, so the top of the cable should be toward the mainboard
I realy wouldnt install it while its connected to the battery , ac , or plugged into the drive!0 -
>>>Where did you get that cable>>>@JackEhas been since i bought laptop >>>Yes. But was it in the laptop packaging? The mainboard connector end of the HDD cable must look like the following image or it won't fit.
Jack E/NJ
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How do you know it was connected someway before? Did you disconnect it?
Jack E/NJ
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It's very hard to do this by accident with the USB ribbon cable installed. Did you try to force the HDD connector off the mainboard without removing the USB ribbon cable? Why did you try to do this!!!?
Jack E/NJ
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Well try to position and press the HDD connector back down on the mainboard as shown in image below. Then slide the USB ribbon back into its mainboard connector. There should be a wedge attached to the USB mainboard connector that you push in to hold the ribbon in the connector.You still haven't explained why you took the laptop apart like this. This is a very hazardous thing to do for no reason.
Jack E/NJ
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If it doesn't have tabs it litterly just pops back on ,
Please tell me you have disconnected the battery before doing this! You can fry the laptop if not
The cable is face down as jacke has said it does not go into the same slot as the usb cable but the one next to it
If you are not sure, or it doesn't seem to be working I would reach out to either a local techi or preferably acer support, ribbon cables and such are pretty sensitive and break easily , and if you try and just force soemthing it will usually end in a broken component! (Which leads to an entire board needing to be replaced)0
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