Acer Nitro AN515-52 SSD upgrade I took the unit apart and replaced the original SSD.

Hi brummyfan2,

Thanks for the quick response👍️.

I first cloned the original drive using Macrium Reflect, took apart the cover, swapped over, replaced cover then the problem begun as described above. I have since retried the clone process sort of in reverse from the USB enclosure to the now installed new SSD using Acronis True Image. Throughout the whole process I could not adjust boot sequence in UEFI also as it was not an option to do so.

So (E:) is the new drive, I chose to replace disk and clone with bootable os. What you see is after latest Acronis clone.

I tried to do similar clone to sata drive (D:) to boot from that after having my head done in, it wouldn't work that way either, it did come up as a recognized boot option in UEFI though but still wouldn't do the job.

Thanks for the help guys 👍. I will give it a try as soon as I can, your advice is much appreciated.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY @LEONAIP, YOU GOT ME OVER THE LINE WITH THE LAST POST IN THIS THREAD, THANK YOU SO, SO, SOOOO MUCH! YOU'RE A LEGEND MATE!! I OWE YOU A DRINK 🍺

I HAVE FINALLY SUCCEEDED IN COMPLETING THIS MISSION! I CAN NOT TELL YOU WHAT A FRUSTRATING TEST OF WILL THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN.

I HAVE EPILEPSY AND MY MEDS MAKE LONG BOUTS OF CONCENTRATION HARD ENOUGH ANYWAYS BUT THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING ELSE.

I'VE BEEN AT IT MOST OF TODAY AGAIN TRYING AND TRYING, I STARTED WITH THIS POST FROM @BRUMMYFAN2, GOT MY HOPES UP, THEN HAD MY WILL BROKEN AGAIN.

SWITCHED BETWEEN MACRIUM AND ACRONIS ATTEMPTING ENDLESS VARIATIONS UNTIL I FINALLY THOUGHT I MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND BOUGHT AN INCOMPATIBLE SSD. THEN I FOUND THIS POST FROM @LEONAIP , WHICH I TRIED AS A BROKEN MAN EXPECTING ANOTHER FAILURE BUT THOUGHT ONE LAST TRY, AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW, SUCCESS!! 🌟✨🎈 (RESCUE MEDIA WAS ALSO NECESSARY STEP TO SWAP OVER TO NEW DRIVE THAT STILL DIDN'T EXIST IN BIOS BOOT ORDER AFTER CLONE PROCESS IN THE VIDEO BUT JUST FOLLOW THE VIDEO AND HAVE FAITH IN A HIGHER POWER)

THE KEY POINT OF DIFFERENCE IN EVERYTHING I DID WAS THE PART IN THE ABOVE VIDEO WHERE HE DESCRIBES THE UPSIZING SSD PROCESS BEGINNING AT 9:40 .THE CURRENT VERSION I USED WAS 8 THOUGH AND I HAD TO RIGHT CLICK THE ACTUAL PARTITION TO OPEN PROPERTIES INSTEAD, THEN DO AS HE SAID AND WRITE DOWN THE EXACT SIZE DISPLAYED, UNDO ETC(FOLLOW THE VIDEO), DRAG BACK IN PROPER ORDER, MANUALLY ENTER THE EXACT SIZE VALUE AS SHOWN, (FOLLOW VID AGAIN) REBOOT AS EXPLAINED, ENTER BIOS, CHANGE BOOT ORDER TO USB THAT WAS CREATED THROUGH MACRIUM RESCUE MEDIA (WHICH I PUT ONTO USB), BOOT INTO USB AND FOLLOW THE VIDEO AGAIN FROM 16:10 TO ''FIX WINDOWS BOOT PROBLEMS'' THEN THERE WAS THE NEW DRIVE, MY HOPE HAD RETURNED, THEN SELECTED DRIVE, REBOOTED, ENTERED BIOS, CHANGED BOOT ORDER BACK, REBOOTED READY TO CRY AND ASSUME THE FETAL POSITION ON THE FLOOR WHEN IT CRASHED AGAIN BUT MIRACLES DO HAPPEN, NOW IM SMILING AGAIN AFTER I DID THE MOONWALK FOR A FEW MINUTES.

BASICALLY FOLLOW THAT VIDEO TO THE LETTER AND IT SHOULD WORK AS DESCRIBED, IT DID FOR ME ANYWAYS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT HELPING ME OUT, IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED, ESPECIALLY @LEONAIP, YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY, I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH MY LIFE AGAIN😂. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ONLY A NEWBIE, RESPECT 🤜🤛, YOU DESERVE TO LEVEL UP I RECKON 👍️.

SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS LOCK, I'VE HAD TOO MUCH COFFEE AND I'M STILL EXCITED AFTER PASSING THIS TEST OF WILL, WITH EVERYONE'S EXPERT ASSISTANCE OF COURSE. HOPE YOU'S HAD A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND HAVE AN EVEN BETTER NEW YEAR, PEACE ✌️

Haha😂, thanks heaps @leonaip I probably exaggerated a bit but for real, I had pretty much given up after brummyfan2's last post below technically didn't work either but it did teach me the concept of drag and drop partitions, I thought if brummyfan2 cant help me as THE God of good advice on this site, all hope is lost, then your posts were the missing ingredient for success.

I thought it would be a quick plug and play 1 hour process after watching YouTube tutorials and be happily on my way but it turned out to be a 4, 5, 6 day??(lost track of time and my mind nearly) mission. I was heading for a padded cell if my last attempt with your post did not work.

Oh you are a LEGEND sent from the Acer Gods in my time of need😂 in my opinion, I will tell your of your magnificent deeds for years to come oh wise one🙌.

If you're ever stuck I'm happy to try and help you out, it would most likely be secondhand advice from the internet but I'm happy to try and help.

Wish you all the best mate 👍️