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HELP! UPGRADING MY SSD M.2 MEMORY

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Hello, my laptop currently has a 256gb SATA SSD M.2280 installed. I want to UPGRADE it to a 1TB NVME SSD M.2280.

I was wondering if its possible to do so, the SSD SLOT has an M key only (see picture) 

Thanks for the help!

 

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1 minute ago, demwell said:

I was wondering if its possible to do so, the SSD SLOT has an M key only (see picture) 

Thanks for the help!

The question is if it's a SATA only slot,

If it is then NVME won't be compatible with it.

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You have to look in the manual or the technical specifications for your laptop model  (you can download manual from laptop maker website) and see if they say nvme (pci-e based) SSDs are supported. 

If they are, then you should be fine with a 1 TB nvme SSD. 

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how can I know if its SATA only? I cant find anything on the net. its a ROG GL503

I mean the SSD slot only has 1 notch (which is a NVME type)

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1 minute ago, demwell said:

how can I know if its SATA only? I cant find anything on the net. its a ROG GL503

I mean the SSD slot only has 1 notch (which is a NVME type)

does the current ssd work? that u have in that slot in the pic

 

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2 minutes ago, zeroXD_03 said:

does the current ssd work? that u have in that slot in the pic

 

the SSD works, its the SSD that came with the laptop. I just want to make sure if it can support a NVME type of SSD since an SSD is not at all cheap (atleast for me)

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You got the answer, don't be lazy and download the manual and find out if your laptop supports both types of SSDs. 

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2 minutes ago, demwell said:

the SSD works, its the SSD that came with the laptop. I just want to make sure if it can support a NVME type of SSD since an SSD is not at all cheap (atleast for me)

M.2 Interface, Key and Socket explained it can support a NVME type of SSD

u curently have m.2 sata interface (which looks like the 2nd ssd in image)

 

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1 minute ago, zeroXD_03 said:

M.2 Interface, Key and Socket explained it can support a NVME type of SSD

u curently have m.2 sata interface (which looks like the 2nd ssd in image)

 

Thanks! big help. I just wanted to be sure

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