Can i upgrade my Acer travelmate hdd to ssd?

Akosijermz
Akosijermz Member Posts: 1 New User
edited November 5 in TravelMate and Extensa
i have aspire acer travelmate Spin can i upgrade it to ssd because the hard disk is to small ?

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  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,470 Trailblazer
    Hi,
    Could you please post the full model name, like SPxxx-xx.

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  • Easwar
    Easwar Member Posts: 6,727 Guru

    Yes, you can connect a HDD or a 2.5" SSD, you need a cable and a carrier for HDD, also need 4 screws to secure the HDD to the carrier and another 4 screws to fix the carrier to the bay, if you don't move the laptop very often you can secure the HDD with sponge inside the bay.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,246 Trailblazer
    Depending on which TravelMate Spin model you have, you can most likely put a SSD in a M.2 slot. If it's old enough to not have an M.2 slot you will want to do as Easwar suggests and swap the existing HDD with a 2.5" SSD. I can't remember when the first TM Spin models came out, but I believe they are all new enough to have the M.2 slot. Age of the unit will determine if the M.2 slot is for a SATA drive or NVMe x2 or x4. Your model number is likely TM Bxxx-xxx-xxxx.
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  • lilalexxxxxxxxxxxx
    lilalexxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 1 New User

    @Easwar I did as you said, but Windows won't install for me (it freezes at the stage Copying Windows files (0%)). And it's interesting that my new SSD is detected as HDD in BIOS, do you know what the problem could be?

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