Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42 M.2 NVMe support

Kapr · October 2019

Hi i have question and i dont find any answer to it.

Is this exact model support M.2 NVMe SSD or only SATA?
I looked at Crucial web and they listed only M.2 SATA MX500 series(up to 1TB)...no NVMe.
I find this Intel 660p M.2 1TB SSD NVMe but now i fear it wouldnt work...

Is there any sited or support that can tell mi which M.2 are 100% supported?

Thank you

andylb · October 2019

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https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/nitro-5-an515-42#SSDFilters

andylb · October 2019

Compatible SSD's for your exact model below, if I have answered your question please click YES
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/nitro-5-an515-42#SSDFilters

brummyfan2 · October 2019

Hi,
I think this model supports only a M.2 SATA SSD.
https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/565912/does-acer-nitro-ryzen-5-an515-42-amd-supports-m-2-nvme
https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/564158/nvme-support-on-acer-nitro-5-an515-42-not-present-why-since-it-is-for-the-intel-models

Kapr · October 2019

I now think that on 99%...this model just dont do NVMe...ok Crucial SATA it is :-)

Nitro_Mac · November 2019

Last month, I contacted Acer Tech support (India) regarding this issue. After some deliberations, they said that this model supports NVMe SSD. But, they could be wrong. Only way to find out is to update the Bios to v1.16, install the NVMe SSD and see it for yourself.

billsey · November 2019

The specs say: "Storage 1 : M.2 2280 for SSD (PCIe/SATA Co-lay)", so no NVMe support. That wouldn't change with a BIOS update, since it's in the hardware.