Whatsup ROG Forum! I am a proud new owner of a G551JM-DM118H, The configuration is as follows, CPU:Intel Shark Bay Core i7-4710HQ RAM:8GB (2x 4GB) 1.35v DDR3L-1600 (4 Slots Upto 16GB) GPU: Nvidia GTX860m Storage: 1TB 7200rpm HDD (Support 2x 2.5' with RAID 0) My Question is that mine did not come with an SSD, But i want to put one in, only issue is where and what format?
SSD drives can really boost your PC/Laptop’s performance when it comes to reading and writing. This means, with the right hardware configurations the SSD will be a huge bonus supporting faster windows loading, applications, games and every task that you use your system for.
I recently upgraded my Acer Aspire V Nitro (VN7-571G-70HF) laptop to an SSD from Transcend and I must admit, the performance of the laptop skyrocketed. Well, since I had some issues getting the hardrive to work at the first place. (Will discuss about that in my upcoming post), after getting a fresh install of windows 10 on the Transcend 256GB MLC SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5″ Solid State Drive 370.
- You have not specified the actual model as there are too many variants avail in lenovo ideapad 330 name tag. But I will say that if you can see the laptop have a DVD driver or a slot for future.
- Now look for the suitable PCIe slot on the motherboard to fit in the SSD. In case if your motherboard doesn’t have any x4 or x8 slot available on it, you can also use any x4 PCIe SSD or x8 PCIe SSD in the PCIe x16 slot. Place the SSD properly into the slot and screw it. Attach the back panel in its place and you’re all done.
- Super Fast cold/warm boot.
- Applications ran much more smoother.
Well those two improvements eventually improved all other aspects of the laptop.
If you are not a power user, you will certainly have a hard time to know what type or kind of SSD your laptop will support. There is bunch of different ways you can find that out.
You can do a bit of research online and see if you laptop supports a SSD drive at all. Because chances are if you have a bit of older system, it will not support any SSD drive.
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- After you figure out that your laptop supports an SSD, you should be really looking into finding the right size of the SSD that can be actually inserted into the laptop. Because even though the series of the laptop you have might support SSD, you must be sure that the exact model you have will support that type of SSD.
- YouTube is one of the best place to do a bit of research. Search for the exact model no of your laptop and see for a teardown video, and see if they hint about a SSD drive slot.
- Some of the websites that provide teardowns and other information are :
- http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/
- https://www.ifixit.com/Guide
- http://www.eserviceinfo.com/browse.php?id=43
- http://www.insidemylaptop.com/
Which SSD Do I Use On My ACER
Well, Acer’s acer v Nitro and VN7 series are not really that popular I guess. Atleast the model I have, Acer Aspire V-Nitro VN7571G70HF is not really that popular. I came to know that when I tried to install a SSD on the machine. I looked through lots of videos on YouTube, but still no luck. While reading through the forums, I found out a post about using crucial’s tool to check your system for supported products.
That’s what I am guiding you in the rest of the article.
- Open the tool and give it the administrative rights that it asks for.
- You should now be redirected to crucial’s website and a dialog with the system scan should be running.
- Give it some time and you should see all sorts of information about your system.
- What you should be looking at here, is the compatible SSDs section.
- You can straight away go and buy the SSD from the website or look for the one similar to it from amazon or other sources.
So, thats how you check if your laptop supports SSDs or what SSD drive is compatible with your laptop.
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SSDs are ubiquitous in modern computers, from powerful gaming PCs to professional laptops.
However, if you want to move from mechanical to solid state storage, there are a few things to take into account.
SSDs appear in a multiple form factors, from 2.5-inch SATA drives to RAM-like M.2 modules.
All these devices use the same NAND flash storage technology, but differ in the way the memory is accessed and how they connect.
Before buying an SSD, here’s an overview of what is on offer.
Specifications
The durability and capabilities of an SSD are detailed in its specifications, as shown below.
- Storage (GB/TB): Total capacity.
- Form Factor: The shape and size.
- Interface: The transfer protocol.
- Sequential Read/Write (MB/s): The speed the drive reads and writes data.
- Random Read/Write (IOPS): The average number of I/O operations per second.
- Mean Time to Failure (hours): The average expected lifetime.
- Endurance (TBW): The expected lifespan measured in TB written.
SATA Drive
A SATA SSD has the same form factor as a standard hard drive and uses a SATA cable to connect to the motherboard.
These SSDs commonly come in the 2.5-inch form factor (the size of a laptop’s hard drive).
The latest SATA SSDs use the SATA revision 3.0 interface, which has a maximum transfer speed of 600MB/s.
These drives are relatively cheap compared to other form factors and are commonly found in professional laptops and mid-range desktop PCs.
M.2 Module
The M.2 (formerly NGFF) SSD form factor was developed to provide support for SATA and PCIe interfaces.
M.2 SSDs are long, thin PCBs with multiple NAND Flash modules, and connect via an M.2 connector to an M.2 slot on the motherboard.
There are several types of interfaces and controllers used by M.2 SSDs, mainly:
- SATA
- PCIe
- NVMe
M.2 SATA drives do not look like conventional SATA drives and connect to an M.2 port, but use the same interface and are also limited by the 600MB/s cap.
M.2 PCIe SSDs use the PCI Express lanes exposed via an M.2 slot to connect to the computer and provide increased performance.
M.2 PCIe SSDs can use two different controllers: AHCI and NVMe.
AHCI PCIe SSDs provide backward compatibility for systems with SATA support, but have limited efficiency due to AHCI being designed for mechanical drives.
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NVMe PCIe SSDs have vastly superior performance, as the interface was designed for high-speed flash storage.
M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs can boast transfer speeds many times that of conventional SSDs and feature thousands of processing queues instead of the single queue provided by older interfaces.
PCIe Card
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The final form factor is the dedicated PCIe card.
These SSD’s are large, single-slot storage drives which connect to a PCI Express slot on your motherboard – similar to a graphics card.
Dedicated cards use the NVMe interface and usually include heat sinks to dissipate heat.
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These devices can usually only fit in desktop PCs and are used in workstations or enterprise systems.
The development of smaller NVMe SSDs and the increasing popularity of the M.2 form factor have negated the need for the average consumer to purchase a dedicated PCIe SSD card.
This article first appeared on MyBroadband and is republished with permission.