SSD upgrade Acer A315-34-C7LR
Keith58
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Will a KINGSTON A2000 500GB SSD M.2 NVME SSD SA2000M8/500G fit my Acer A315-34-C7LR laptop ?
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Yes, it should work OK but an m.2 SATA3 card might be a safer choice with hardly noticeable speed difference except in very disk intensive uses. Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Keith58
Check these for the unit.
https://www.crucial.in/compatible-upgrade-for/acer/aspire-3-a315-34
https://www.crucial.com/
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chrisrt1, they list a SSD drive that i bought but do not fit, mine is either a M.2 drive with a NVMe connection or a M.2 drive with a SATA connection.
JackE, i think i will need to have a look of what is in mine either a NVMe of SATA connection before i decide on what to get.
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Check your m.2 socket to make sure it has a single M key bump, not a single B key or double B+M key. That way, either a SATA3 or NVME should physically fit and work OK. However, the NVME might not operate at its full speed potential due to your mainboard's speed limitations Accordingly, I still recommend the SATA3 m.2 card as a safer and usually cheaper choice. Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Ok so i have downloaded and created a USB installation media, put the new drive in the laptop, inserted the USB stick and turned of the laptop, but get no bootable media, when i access the BIOS i can the USB stick in the bootable options, what am i doing wrong ?0
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Do you intend to clone/migrate the ACER-specific Windows system already on the old drive to the new m.2 SSD? Or do you intend to install the generic Microsoft Windows system you created on the USB to the new SSD? Big difference between the two. Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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i was going to use the generic Microsoft Windows system that was created on the USB, as i want a clean install of windows, this is what i have installed
Western Digital WDS500G2B0B WD Blue 3D NAND Internal SSD M.2 SATA, 500 GB - Black
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OK. Did you disconnect the old boot drive? Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Yes, took the old drive out, instead the new one, put the memory stick back in and tried to boot up, got the message "no boot drive Available ".
I put the old drive back and works perfect, now that i put the new drive back, the boot menu is empty,
I have
Boot Mode [UEFI]
Secure Boot Enabled
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You can disconnect the old drive again. Connect the m.2 SSD. The BIOS must stay in UEFI mode. The m.2 SSD should show up in the BIOS Information tab. Make sure the F12 boot option enabled in the BIOS Main tab. Also set and save a BIOS supervisor password. Then re-enter the BIOS with the password and disable secure boot. The boot installation stick should be made using Microsoft's media creation tool. Then with the stick inserted, turn the machine on and immediately start tapping the F12 key. (sometimes the USB will boot at this point without tapping F12). Then see if the installation will recognize the m.2.
Jack E/NJ
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Done everything mentioned above, unfortunately the m.2 SSD does not show in the Bios information, but it does boot from the USB now but obviously has no where to install windows
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>>>m.2 SSD does not show in the Bios information,>>>This means there's an issue with either the socket or the SSD. Remove the SSD screw and re-seat SSD in the socket and push it down a few times to help clean the contacts. Then see if it shows up in the Information tab.
Jack E/NJ
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Nope still no luck, its been in and out of the socket about 7 times now, so i now assuming that its the SSD as i have put the old SSD back in and working fine
Think it will be going back to Amazon, i will see if it was compatible
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I think you're one of the lucky few who got a lemon. It's a garden-variety SATA3 card. So it should be compatible with just about any m.2 SSD socket. What's your old SSD? Kingston 256GB ? Do you have an m.2-to-USB adapter you can check the WD out through a USB port?
Jack E/NJ
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My old SSD says on it, WD PC SN520 NVMe SSD M.2 2280-S3-B-M 128GB
No i don't have an adapter, what one would you recommend.0 -
Just search Amazon for m.2 to usb adapter. I'd get one that has the single M-key bump so it can handle both nvme & SATA3 cards. Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Hi Jack, I'm a little confused as you say get one that has a single M-key bump so it can handle both nvme & SATA3 cards. but doesn't the one I'm having issues with have a B & M key, so will it fit, i only want a cheap one to try the SSD
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The WD SATA card has B and M key openings or slots, not B and M key socket bumps. It will fit in all three m.2 socket types (1) a B-only SATA socket (2) an M-only nvme socket and (3) a B+M SATA socket. With only a single M-key slot, the nvme card usually will only fit an M-only socket because the B key bumps in a SATA socket will prevent insertion. So that's why an nvme adapter would be preferred since you can use both cards in it. Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Hi Jack, Thanks for all your help on this issue, but i think i will stick with what i have got, looks like i will be spending money on an adapter that that i will only use once and to be honest I'm not sure what one to get or even what drive will work.
Again thanks for your help and patience
Keith0 -
You can use the USB nvme adapter for both nvme orSATA cards. In your case, I think it's main advantage is being able use it to connect your old small nvme card to the system externally once you have a new card installed internally. Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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