Aspire TC-330G-EW13 desktop SSD type support? Does this machine support SATA m.2 or PCIe m.2 ssd?
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Can someone tell me whether the board in this machine supports SATA m.2 ssd or PCIe m.2 ssd? I've tried it with a SATA m.2 ssd which fits in the slot but nothing happens. What PCIe support does the board have? PCIe 3.0 or 4.0?
TC-330G-EW13 (TC-330G_W)
AMD dual core a9-9420 apu with Radeon r5 graphics
8gb ddr4
1tb hdd
SNID XXXXXXXXXX
S/N DTBBXAA002XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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This might all be easier if you were working of the motherboard diagram:
#14 is the SSD M.2 connector. It is a PCIe x2 connector with no SATA support. So, NVMe drives only and the common x4 drives will run at half speed.
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It doesn't looked like that it's pushed in all the way. Uneven sides ?
R6314 is BURNT
Crucial shows a
Crucial T705 1TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD with heatsink0 -
The Aspire TC-330/330G desktop has a max speed M.2 slot of a PCIe 3 x2 type and has one slot. which is around 2000MB/s speeds, it will operate on a PCIe 3x4 lane NVMe drive as all M.2 Gen drives are backward compatible. Use a Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 SSD as they are very well supported with their software called Magician and its cloning section called Data Migration. Or look at this "SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: We've tested over 100 different SSDs" for the Gen 3 M.2 SSD that you prefer. Good luck and hope this helps you out.
This is the block diagram specs of the TC-330G mainboard M.2 SSD slot.
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Thank you
Not sure what you mean 'pushed in all the way,' are you referring to the m.2 inserted into the pcie port or the pcie port itself?
Yeah, R6314 does look stained. do you think this is affecting whether this pcie port works?
Entered Acer Aspire TC-330G at crucials website,
Crucial website
it just shows internal and external sata compatibility, no m.2 drives
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You've deleted the picture of the board inserted uneven. No matter R6314 needs to be replaced 1st as it's burnt thus most defindedly open. What does your ohmmeter read across It. No matter, replace it 1st before proceeding. SteveGen posted good information as to what you need.
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Crucial shows this .
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I found it under products on Crucial search.
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thank you very much. so what your saying is that this is indeed an ssd expansion slot. I'm pulling this information from the net as an example of what this slot is:
m.2 1x m.2socket 3, with m key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage device support (both sata and pcie mode)this is not the spec for this board I just grabbed it from a youtube as an example.
so this open slot on the aspire tc-330g will take both types of interface (sata and pcie)?0 -
can you elaborate briefly? how do you measure it? can I place the leads on the board itself where i have indicated? what should the reading be?
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At this point, you really need to take this unit to a shop.
Without a schematic, I'm lost of the size of the burnt resistor, a guess would be low ohmage, fuse type resistor ???
You may have burnt more when you tried to insert a board into a socket that evidently didn't fit per your deleted JPG.
Save some $$$ and time and take it to a computer repair shop. I've been and done that before myself as I like to fix on my own too. Good Luck.
As far as what will fit, read Stevegen's post as my GUESS would come from also googling.
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This might all be easier if you were working of the motherboard diagram:
#14 is the SSD M.2 connector. It is a PCIe x2 connector with no SATA support. So, NVMe drives only and the common x4 drives will run at half speed.
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thanks, yeah its getting to a lot more effort than worth for it age and spec's. I was gifted the computer recently and was just trying to max out the storage on the board while keeping the dvd drive working but I'll just use a sata ssd in one of the hard drive sata ports instead of the disk drive. A lot easier than pulling the board, measuring and replacing resistors, putting it all back together etc.
I never worked with m.2 drives so when I saw it on the board figured it was a good time to learn about them. If I happen on a cheap nvme drive I might just plug it in and see if it's recognized, as the sata m.2 drive i tried initially was not recognized. thanks for your help0 -
Thanks! this is exactly what I needed!
you got this info from acer dot com here? I did a search but nothing showed up. even entering the correct serial # here and going to the downloads drivers/app/etc pages didn't have the manual or above diagrams0 -
That is from the service guide, which isn't publicly available. A few of us here have been granted access so we can post snippets to help the community.
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I wouldn't see need to pull the board to replace the resistor as the pads are still there to tack a smd resistor or a wire leaded resistor across it ? I would say maybe a 10 ohm resistor. What voltage do you have/read on the supply side ??? Personally, I could never go back to SATA drive for booting.
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