Is the AN515-46 (Nitro 5 Ryzen 6800H, 3070Ti) compatible with a 2TB SSD NVMe M.2 Drive?

Hello everyone. This model seems poorly documented. I can't find the service manual, so I'm hoping for some good answers. Thank you to anyone who can provide me with some insight.

I wish to install a 2TB SSD in any of the M.2 slots avaible in this model (since this one has no SATA connector), but looking at some posts in the forum, some say the max drive size per slot is 1TB. Again, I can't find any info to verify this.

Has anyone installed a SSD this size? The specific SSD I'm looking to install is: https://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/product/B09JHKSNNG/ref%3Dox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1G99GVHAT2WD8&th=1

Also, I have a few extra credit question:

Will the heatsink included in the SSD fit?

Can someone provide me with the service manual?

Thank you.

Accepted answers

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/688104/is-the-an515-46-nitro-5-ryzen-6800h-3070ti-compatible-with-a-2tb-ssd-nvme-m-2-drive

The Nitro AN515-46 has a Storage 1 which is the boot drive of an M.2 PCIe 4 x4 and the Storage 2 drive M.2 slot of an interface of PCIe 3 x4.

The Samsung 980 Pro SSD M.2 is a PCIe 4 x4 drive and is ONLY compatible with Storage 1 slot of your laptop, as its got a PCIe 4 x4 M.2 slot but IT WILL NOT FIT with the Heatsink as the heat sink is too thick and you won't be able to close the back lid buy the Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD only without the Heatsink as it will fit and be cheaper.

The AN515-46 laptop has a sort of a cheap Acer copy M.2 back lid heatsink built into the back lid, but the Samsung. If you want better and extra M.2 drive cooling, put either a copper thinner cooler on top of the normal 980 M.2 SSD drive or just cover the 980 M.2 SSD with a thicker thermal pad like I have with my AN515-56 that I also tried to fit a cooler with an EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink that didn’t fit.

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StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/688104/is-the-an515-46-nitro-5-ryzen-6800h-3070ti-compatible-with-a-2tb-ssd-nvme-m-2-drive

The Nitro AN515-46 has a Storage 1 which is the boot drive of an M.2 PCIe 4 x4 and the Storage 2 drive M.2 slot of an interface of PCIe 3 x4.

The Samsung 980 Pro SSD M.2 is a PCIe 4 x4 drive and is ONLY compatible with Storage 1 slot of your laptop, as its got a PCIe 4 x4 M.2 slot but IT WILL NOT FIT with the Heatsink as the heat sink is too thick and you won't be able to close the back lid buy the Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD only without the Heatsink as it will fit and be cheaper.

The AN515-46 laptop has a sort of a cheap Acer copy M.2 back lid heatsink built into the back lid, but the Samsung. If you want better and extra M.2 drive cooling, put either a copper thinner cooler on top of the normal 980 M.2 SSD drive or just cover the 980 M.2 SSD with a thicker thermal pad like I have with my AN515-56 that I also tried to fit a cooler with an EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink that didn’t fit.