SSD Upgrade HELP for sf114-32-p30s

MRKF
MRKF Member Posts: 8

Tinkerer
edited November 2023 in 2020 Archives
I planning on buying this (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07KG4MYJP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1) m.2 ssd. Will this work with my laptop or do I have find a specific brand. I've seen screenshots online of user manuals that list SSDs from specific brands (kingston, micron) which are much expensive here.  I'm also not sure if I b+m keys will fit or will I need to get m key which I've also seen used for swift 1s. Additionally I've heard that it's possible to install an nvme drive if I disable the emmc flash storage though it doesn't work for everyone, if anyone can confirm this for me that'll be great.

Thanks!

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  • qdeb
    qdeb Member Posts: 14

    Tinkerer
    well you need the same slot for m2, and that on amazon is obviously different with swift 1
  • aldo22
    aldo22 Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter
    edited February 2020
    My Swift SF114-32 came with a Micron M.2 SSD (Micron MTFDDAV256TBN) and I think it has B+M keys.




  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,212 Trailblazer
    The P30S model has a 64GB eMMC drive soldered to the motherboard. It looks like the M.2 slot will allow you to add a second drive and it supports NVMe and SATA both. You should be good with a SATA like you linked, or get a bit faster with an NVMe drive. I believe you can boot from either the eMMC or M.2, you just won't be able to swap the 64GB out for a different one.
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  • MRKF
    MRKF Member Posts: 8

    Tinkerer
    billsey said:
    The P30S model has a 64GB eMMC drive soldered to the motherboard. It looks like the M.2 slot will allow you to add a second drive and it supports NVMe and SATA both. You should be good with a SATA like you linked, or get a bit faster with an NVMe drive. I believe you can boot from either the eMMC or M.2, you just won't be able to swap the 64GB out for a different one.
    I forgot to mention that I wanted to clone the emmc to the new drive, would know if I'll run into any issues? 
    I've read online that the drives have to be a specific size (256gb for nvme, 128gb or 256gb for sata3) or the laptop might not recognize. I'd like to avoid purchasing an new operating system if I could. 
    Thanks!
  • MRKF
    MRKF Member Posts: 8

    Tinkerer
    aldo22 said:
    My Swift SF114-32 came with a Micron M.2 SSD (Micron MTFDDAV256TBN) and I think it has B+M keys.




    Yours came with an ssd? That's pretty sweet where'd you buy it?
  • MRKF
    MRKF Member Posts: 8

    Tinkerer
    qdeb said:
    well you need the same slot for m2, and that on amazon is obviously different with swift 1
    Where can I find out which slot I have? I've checked the user manuals but it wasn't mentioned anywhere.
  • aldo22
    aldo22 Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter
    MRKF said:
    Yours came with an ssd? That's pretty sweet where'd you buy it?
    In Switzerland. It's this model: https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2018/4876/SF114-32/NX.GXUEZ.005.html

  • aldo22
    aldo22 Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter
    Here is a (unofficial) list of compatible SSD: https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-Swift-SF114-32/90065
    I think NVMe is not compatible with sf114-32 https://community.acer.com/de/discussion/584616/m-2-nvme-ssd-in-acer-swift-1-sf114-32-p31s-moeglich

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,212 Trailblazer
    MRKF said:
    I forgot to mention that I wanted to clone the emmc to the new drive, would know if I'll run into any issues? 
    I've read online that the drives have to be a specific size (256gb for nvme, 128gb or 256gb for sata3) or the laptop might not recognize. I'd like to avoid purchasing an new operating system if I could. 
    Thanks!
    You shouldn't run into any issues cloning the eMMC, it'll be smaller than the new SSD and the issues that crop up with some cloning software is usually in resizing partition down. The drive size isn't limited with any of them, the 128GB/256GB thing is just which drives Acer has shipping in various SKUs. They don't test with drives they aren't going to use, so don't list the larger ones in their compatibility matrix. My Swift is a different model, but I upgraded the M.2 SSD in my desktop from the stock 256GB to a 2TB without any issues. You aren't running a legacy MBR system so you don't have those limits on drive size...
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  • MRKF
    MRKF Member Posts: 8

    Tinkerer
    Alright thanks! I ended up ordering a transcend nvme drive so hopefully everything works out.
  • MRKF
    MRKF Member Posts: 8

    Tinkerer
    edited March 2020
    Just popped back in to let y'all know that  NVMEs do not work with this model. Even Acer support was confused about it saying that NVMEs are compatible but after testing they switched their answer, telling me it wasn't compatible the 2nd time I called. Aldo was right the first time around.

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