Which kind of NVME ssd can I install on my Acer Predator NG-G9-793-78L6?
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Hi, nice community:
I'd like to upgrade the 256Gb Sata M.2 ssd installed in my laptop (Acer Predator NG-G9-793-78L6) with a large NVME SSD:
- What is the maximum PCIe Gen compatible with the laptop?
- What is the maximum NVMe version compatible?
- What is the maximum quantity of Gb/Tb compatible?
I've bought this:
, the 4Tb version; It "works" with Windows 10 (but It has lags and sometimes the hdd activity led is blinking and the ssd doesn't load anything), but Ubuntu doesn't work (I tried redoing the setup too (23.10) but It doesn't see the unit).Which is the isse? It's too large in space or It's too modern? (too high PCIe Gen, or too high NVME version?).
Thank You very much indeed to anyone who will help me.
Best Regards.
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Answers
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This one supports PCIe Gen 3 max but that SSD should have the backward compatibility.
There is no limit on the storage capacity
For the Ubuntu setup issue, go to the BIOS, in the main tab, press CTRL + S to reveal the SATA mode. Change it to AHCI.
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Hi: thank You for the help: You're right I read too to set the ssd to AHCI mode, but the point is that pressing CTRL + S doesn't do anything.
Anyway the ssd in not sata, but It's NVME, and the BIOS is a UEFI one. The version is 1.14, the last downloadable from the official Acer download page with drivers and software. The bios is "Insyde H20".
Please help me!
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Just in addition to the above, the Predator 793-78L6 laptop M.2 SSD slot is a PCIe3x2 that operates in read/write max speeds of 2000Mb/s (which has a 50% less speed than a PCIe 3x4 M.2 SSD drive and 150% less speed than the new PCIe4x4 M.2 SSD drives) so be aware of this factor. The best is to put an M.2 SSD PCIe3x4 as they are backward compatible and will work in a PCIe3x2 slot in your laptops M.2 SSD slot as and if you can get the old PCIe3x2 drives the only advantage would be that they are cheaper but will not perform better than a PCIe3x4 M.2 SSD.
M.2 SSD
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Crystal Disk checked an about 3300 Mb/s speed with this disk; anyway: have I to buy an M.2 SSD PCIe3x4?
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Yes, this laptop operates at a max PCIe3x4 M.2 SSD drives, its best to operate this laptop with a PCIe3x4 M.2 SSD drive, as they do reach up to 3800 Mb/s speeds.
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Even on the Main tab? Can you select options on that tab or are they greyed out?
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I can select the options on the main tab, but there is no AHCI mode, even pressing the CTRL + S keys (but there is in the information tab (sata mode raid): but it isn't changeable: maybe it has a other name or my motherboard doesn't support It?
Or, could I flash an alternative UEFI/BIOS?
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It seems that this model cannot disable RAID in the BIOS so nearly impossible to install Ubuntu or Linux.
For the lagging issue, you can try to delete the RAID in the HDD if it has one
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The sata HDD is in the factory default state: I checked It with "Intel rapid storage technology", as written in the "Disable Raid 0" post, and It doesn't indicate the Raid setting.
The strange thing I've noted is that the NVME SSD I've installed isn't present in the "storage system visualisation" tab (at the right); There is, instead, an "empty internal port 1".
What all this means?
Thanx
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Can you show the screenshot of the app?
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festivityes
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Hi: sorry for the late:
update: after a reboot subsequent to a virus scan, It showed a windows blue-death screen: no way to go on further;
I've backupped windows 10 and Ubuntu (with a live usb backup program), and, then I've done a clean Windows 10 format and reinstall, and It seems to work: should I try to remove the RAID (but I read another discussion saying that RAID will remain in the UEFI/BIOS (Insyde H20), and no way to setup AHCI mode on this machine's UEFI/BIOS), or It's useless?
Since there are many programs and data on the NVME SSD, I'm thinking to buy a new one more compatible and restore the backup on It, and move the current NVME SSD to another PC.
So, the question is: which of these SSD are compatible to work on my Predator NG-G9-793-78L6 laptop, and which of these are not compatible?
1)
(errata-corrige: this is a 4Tb model).2)
3)
4)
(2Tb)5)
(1Tb)6) Should the SSD must obligatory be PCle Gen 3x4, or It works the 4x4 PCIe Gen too?
7) Is it advisable to buy a model with heatsink included?
I hope not to have bored and bothered you with my long (and too prolix?) post.
Thank you very much indeed for the help and merry Christmas festivities.
Casino Ambulante
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Hi: sorry for the late:
update: after a reboot subsequent to a virus scan, It showed a windows blue-death screen: no way to go on further;
I've backupped windows 10 and Ubuntu (with a live usb backup program), and, then I've done a clean Windows 10 format and reinstall, and It seems to work: should I try to remove the RAID (but I read another discussion saying that RAID will remain in the UEFI/BIOS (Insyde H20), and no way to setup AHCI mode on this machine's UEFI/BIOS), or It's useless?
Since there are many programs and data on the NVME SSD, I'm thinking to buy a new one more compatible and restore the backup on It, and move the current NVME SSD to another PC.
So, the question is: which of these SSD are compatible to work on my Predator NG-G9-793-78L6 laptop, and which of these are not compatible?
1)
(errata-corrige: this is a 4Tb model).2)
3)
4)
(2Tb)5)
(1Tb)6) Should the SSD must obligatory be PCle Gen 3x4, or It works the 4x4 PCIe Gen too?
7) Is it advisable to buy a model with heatsink included?
I hope not to have bored and bothered you with my long (and too prolix?) post.
Thank you very much indeed for the help and merry Christmas festivities.
Casino Ambulante
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The RAID driver will still be there in the BIOS even if you delete the RAID on the SSD.
The Samsung 990 Pro SSD will work, but the speed will be limited to the Gen 3. NM620 will work perfectly fine.
Don't buy the SSD that has the heatsink installed since it won't fit inside.
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Sorry again:
1) what about this SSD?
will it work?2) So: it is useless to delete the RAID on the SSD?
Happy Christmas festivities.
Thanx
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