SDD Upgrade on Predator 15

LeadOn
LeadOn Member Posts: 12 New User
edited March 2023 in 2017 Archives

Hello guys !

 

I've got a Predator 15 G9-593 and I've got a question: I want to upgrade it with a new SSD on the M.2 port and an SATA SSD on the SATA port instead of the HDD. But i've got few questions: Does the M.2 port support NVMe ? And also, in the Intel IRST soft, I see 4 ports (2 used by hdd and ssd, but the others no), so, is there maybe an other M2 port ?

 

Hope you can help me, 

Thanks for reading!

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  • ven98
    ven98 ACE Posts: 4,073 Pathfinder
    It has 2 M.2 NVMe slots, one of which is M.2 2280 on which the SSD you currently have is installed and the other one is M.2 22110.
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  • LeadOn
    LeadOn Member Posts: 12 New User

    Oh nice ! If I put 2 NVMes SSDs, it don't have some sort of speed limit ? And What is the forth port ?

     

    Thanks u for the fast response!

  • ven98
    ven98 ACE Posts: 4,073 Pathfinder
    There isn't a forth port that I know of.
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  • LeadOn
    LeadOn Member Posts: 12 New User

    Oh okay, but do you know where is this second NVMe M.2 port? Because he isn't in the service tray..

     

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  • ven98
    ven98 ACE Posts: 4,073 Pathfinder
    On the place next the SSD should be another port. On the left side you even have the screw hole, so you can put a screw to hold the 2nd ssd. Now I don't know why the 2nd port isn't there. It looks that Acer has played a big joke by not soldering the port itself there. I now remember there were other users who didn't have the port there, but I don't why Acer didn't put the second port.
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  • LeadOn
    LeadOn Member Posts: 12 New User
    On the photo the screw corresponds to the installed SSD, i just removed it to take the photo. Do you think it’s possible under the chassis? Because I don’t see the preinstalled RAM, just see extension slots
  • ven98
    ven98 ACE Posts: 4,073 Pathfinder
    http://laptopmedia.com/review/acer-predator-15-g9-593-with-gtx-1070-review-the-second-attack/

    Here is a review. Under the section disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options you can see pictures of where the second port is. I highly doubt it is on the other side of the MB. If you find a good technician he can actually solder the port on where the plates(i don't if they are called plates) are. I think this would work.
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  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,455 Trailblazer

    Hi,

    The second M.2 SSD can not be installed as the port missing in your laptop, it's actually optional, so they didn't provide the port, I think.

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    Acer Predator PT516-51s Performance Results - UserBenchmark

  • LeadOn
    LeadOn Member Posts: 12 New User
    I think I will send an email to Acer, why the port appears in Windows if it’s not in hardware
  • ngek202
    ngek202 Member Posts: 11 New User

    If you have a GTX 1060 GPU on your Predator 15 then M.2 Slot is only 1.

    http://community.acer.com/t5/Predator-Laptops/Predator-15-G9-593-76D7-Second-SSD/td-p/490656

  • LeadOn
    LeadOn Member Posts: 12 New User
    Oh, okay, well I will just change to an NVMe One instead of the stock one, thank u all !
  • ven98
    ven98 ACE Posts: 4,073 Pathfinder
    If your laptop has gtx1060 then its model is g5-593, not g9-593. The reason why the 2nd ssd port appears is because it is actually there, just the actual slot(the plastic thing with the copper plates, where the ssd connects) is missing.
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    Helios 300 and Nitro 5 users DO NOT update the BIOS to version 1.22 if you don't want the keyboard's backlight to turn off after 30 seconds even when the device is plugged in.


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