Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R3C6 new SSD not detected
nex1986
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I have this laptop and I wanted to upgrade the SSD.
I got an 1TB Samsung 860 Evo m.2 SSD that I installed but the laptop is unable to detect it.
Its not showing up in the bios and for hdd0 it just says "none"
I put the old SSD back in and it works fine.
I tested the 860 evo in another pc and it works fine there so the SSD is not the issue.
I have another crucial MX300 M.2 SSD that doesnt work in the laptop either.
Is it possible this Laptop does not support m.2 sata SSDs but only NVME?
Need confirmation. Thanks
I got an 1TB Samsung 860 Evo m.2 SSD that I installed but the laptop is unable to detect it.
Its not showing up in the bios and for hdd0 it just says "none"
I put the old SSD back in and it works fine.
I tested the 860 evo in another pc and it works fine there so the SSD is not the issue.
I have another crucial MX300 M.2 SSD that doesnt work in the laptop either.
Is it possible this Laptop does not support m.2 sata SSDs but only NVME?
Need confirmation. Thanks
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Hi,
I think it could be the size of the M.2 SSD, 1TB may be too large for this model , the maximum recommended size for this model is 512GB, I have seen a review where it states it's compatible with M.2 SATA drive, could you please go to Disk management and post the snip of it.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12709/the-acer-swift-3-sf31541-review-ryzen-meets-laptop
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I had another 120 and 250GB that did not work either so I don't think its tjat
The drive it came with is a 256GB NVME drive0 -
I also can't find informations anywhere that this laptop only supports NVME m.2 SSDs.
So I just wanted to make sure if my laptop is not defective.
I also cannot find an option in the bios to enable and disable the sata controller.
Only that it has HDD0 and HDD1 and both are enabled.0 -
ok I noticed the SSDs are getting warm when the laptop is on, but they're not recognized by the bios, kinda like the sata controller isn't active.
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I bought a 1TB Samsung 970 Evo NVME SSD. It was much more expensive, but it works.0
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and it is possible to have a 2.5 inch ssd / Hdd besides the preinstalled m2 ssd?
Speaking of Product-No: NX.HFDEG.007
EAN-No.: 4710180437485
Model: SF314-41-R3C6
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Hi,Richarde said:and it is possible to have a 2.5 inch ssd / Hdd besides the preinstalled m2 ssd?
Speaking of Product-No: NX.HFDEG.007
EAN-No.: 4710180437485
Model: SF314-41-R3C6
Yes, you can install a 2.5" SSD/HDD but you may need a cable and the bracket, please find the part numbers in this thread:https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/572908/acer-swift-3-sf314-41-need-parts-hdd-cable-and-bracket1
