Acer Swift 1 opening and upgrading SSD tutorial
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- How to open the acer swift 1 and install the m.2 2280 DAYS SSD.
I bought it from the source for 399 CAD
The actual installing of the SSD and cloning of OS from emmc to SSD.
• installing or upgradin...
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you can also get it from Amazon but prices vary between 399 and 499 CAD.
Thanks for showing the whole process for opening. Like you had mentioned, it is very frustrating and annoying to watch videos that talk about the process, then avoid showing the process of opening the back!
I can confirm that the Swift 1 31 (with 1.05 firmware) does work with a 1TB SSD, in my case a Samsung 860 EVO. I used a slim guitar pick (0.65mm thick) to open the case, which worked well. A word of warning: the aluminum bottom cover has razor sharp edges.
Firmware has now been updated to 1.12, and still works nicely.
So this model takes 1TB SSD... are you talking about M.2/NVMe or Sata3?
@@ejojo13 860 EVO is a SATA.
just wanted to say that you saved me tons of cash. i kept getting BSOD for months on my laptop that was otherwise working perfectly fine and i loved it...and after about 3 months of this i finally took the leap to do a fresh install of windows but eventually had to admit that i needed a new SSD... thank goodness i came across your video! the whole process and fix only cost me 60 CAD . (i'm in poland so I guess it's cheaper). Anyway, thanks for teaching us non-techy DIY'ers how to do it ourselves!
When I bought this laptop a couple years ago I had read about some models being able to accept an m.2 sata ssd, but I never got around to opening mine up. Turns out I have to same model as you, so after watching your video I opened mine up yesterday and popped in a new 256gb drive. I barely used the laptop anymore because it was always so troublesome trying to clean up windows so it didn't completely eat up the 64gb emmc. It's like new again! Thanks so much. One comment -- multiple lengths of ssds will work, there are multiple screw holes to keep them down. I also tried a shorter 42mm 16gb one from an old chromebook and it installed fine.
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Thanks you so much for the great video! I like how you show the struggle of opening the clips. It's not easy but you explain that part very, very well! :)
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Thanks very much for a really detailed walk- through, especially naming the type of screw driver required. So few people have done that here. Great! :-)
Great vid. I have been using this laptop for two years already and until now I found out that you can upgrade the storage. This is awesome. I clean and changed the thermal paste and added a 250GB WD Green M2 SSD. Cool video, cut my finger with the bottom aluminum border tho.
Josué D. Motta I should have mentioned the edges are quite sharp. I dint think about it
thank god you are smart to tell right from the start what tool to use for this laptop / so many morons probably do not know all laptop screws are not screwdriver friendly / if the one they are showing us on is say so to not confuse use / thank you very much
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Thanks. Seriously.
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Thanks for the video. I will add what I found which is that *these laptops do not support PCIe nvme drives, it has to be a SATA interface* I made that mistake and didn't know there are different kinds of 2280 M.2s
I have the SF14-32-P2Pk which is a slightly different model and the M.2 slot is in the upper left not under a tab or anything.
And good call on the screws I would've just thrown them all together 😂
Thanks. I did mention in the video about the same too. I forgot to mention in description. Thanks for adding your experience. Hope it helps others :)
Ah, starting at 6:12 I see that. I wasn't paying close enough attention I guess.
You're my guy. Using Acer and this is a perfect tutorial.
Glad it was helpful
I have a video installing the SSD as well. If it helps
Thank you...I've replaced battery pack ti give new life to my old laptop :)
hi bro can you tell me the model of the battery? in my case i need to change a new battery.
I am about to upgrade one of those - is the regular ssd already installed there and will be replaced or is it an emptz expansion slot?
I have the acer n17w6 and can’t figure out where to install the m.2 module. The setup looks quite different from that one, so I’m at a loss. Can’t figure how to add an image to show.
Do you know if evo 970 evo m2 2280 ones will work? I know it might be overkill but at the same time, only room for upgrade is the ssd for this laptop. Just curious. Speed of ssd is wayy bettet than wd blue so I'm wondering if it's worth it.
thank you for sharing. could you tell me is it possible to add ram sticks
i, do u know why in my Acer Swift SF113-31-P2JX the ssd slot looks for M.2 NVME NOT SATA?
hello. please i don't understand english and i don't see where install m.2 ssd... can you tell me if i have to remove that connector and install under the m.2 ssd??? i don't see connector m.2 ssd! where is it? can you tell me if i can buy every type of m.2 ssd or have to buy only one type for compatibility? thanks for your patience, i am italian, sorry....... very thanksssss
Sergio Vittorio only m.2 2280 SATA SSD is supported.
The slot is right below the ribbon cable.
I will post a video of installing the ssd soon. I m awaiting the arrival of my ssd. It will take 10 days to arrive.
Sergio Vittorio PICe NVMe ssd is not supported because its not SATA.
please, is the one i post under compatible? can you tell me if open rear/back computer is difficult and i can damage it? i thank you very much
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Sergio Vittorio yes the one listed is compatible. But before you buy, check your laptop to see if slot is available. You can open it, the way I showed in video. You won't damage it. Just be careful and use plastic stick to open no metal tools. See my video to ubderstand how to open the back side. The black slot to the left of the ribbon cable should have a slot for ssd . If your model has slot. You can buy and upgrade to ssd
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This was really helpful. Thank you!
Hey there.. Thanks for the Video. I live in the US and recently bought this pc for light weight and okay cpu. Can we upgrade ram on it?
No. Ram is soldered on it.
Since this computer already has a SSD, by putting in a larger capacity SSD, you are just adding more storage space, right? Or does that also make the computer faster?
Just adding more storage space
No, as he said, clone the system onto the new drive. Read speeds will be 3-4x faster on the new ssd.
Were the stickers on the back out the box for you or did you put them there
I put em all at the bottom. Cuz I wanted a clean top
Thanks for the video, but I gave up trying to remove the back panel. The plastic latches break when I tried to pry the panel open them so I stopped after 1-2 broke.
I ran some tests and eMMc in not a bottleneck here, the weak CPU is. CPU is at 100% all the time, disk is never fully utilized. I used a tiny USB3 flash drive to expand storage.
Is your model the SF114 or SF113?
I have a question I am a student in the guest year of my high school and I will use the laptop for school work, so is 64 gb enough for me?
First year*
@@kanikapuvaneswaran7700 i purchased this laptop last week and i’m using to for high school too. but i save all my stuff in onedrive cloud so it dosent use any hard disk space
with the laptop i got a free 1 year supscription to office 356 personal
@@Omar-xn6dt really ok, tnx
@@Omar-xn6dt oh can I use my personal one drive for both my school and personal account. Like basically use one, one drive with 2 accounts. Is that possible?
What about power loss protection on installed m.2?? Is it automatic protected or must enable sonething in bios? Or it will be unprotected?
Thanks for the video. I am planning on getting the same laptop. You mentioned cloning the OS. Do you have to do that? How did it work with the 256G? Have you noticed a big difference? Thanks man!
Joshua Shigeru Yokogawa Bautista hi. It works great. No you dont have to clone if you dont want to. But I wanted to have more space in C drive cuz it's for my folks and i dint want them to change directory of any software installs or not have enough space in temp folder when unzipping or updating or for any software that uses Cdrive temp folder. So it makes sense to migrate OS to a larger hdd
I'm thinking of getting the WD Black instead of Blue. What do you think?
Joshua Shigeru Yokogawa Bautista I am not sure about the black. It should theoretically work. But i dunno how much of an improvement for price vs performance it will give over the blue. This IS after all a budget device. It won't become a Ferrari
Thanks man!!! Great video!!!
HI, I have swift 1 114-32 with 64 GB, can I buy an SD card as an additional storage? It's brand new and I'm scared of doing what you just did lol...
Can i also upgrade the ram/memory?
Hi, adding RAM is not possible I suppose? Also, would you be able to check in CPU-Z if it's in dual channel mode or not? (Meaning is it 2x2GB or 1x4GB RAM) Thank you. Would you be able to show what options are available in the bios? (Advanced options, CPU.. SCC (eMMC options), power, etc).
th3guardian would you be willing to wait a week, my ssd will arrive within a week and i will make a video showing it's installation as well as the bios and transferring the OS TO SSD. No the ram cannot be upgraded. I Wil make a video about the cpu z soon.
Okay sure, thanks bro. Also, does it say dual channel or single channel if you check CPU Z in the memory section?
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i forgot to add the cpu Z i will upload a screen shot on imgur soon.
Any of you guys know if the new swift 1 2018 will be upgradable? Both in Ram and SSD!?
The 2018 swift 1 that I can see is 14 inch.. I can't find the 13 inch model.
I understand that migrating the OS from the emmc storage make the laptop faster but do I really have to do it? Can't I keep the OS in the same place and use the SSD as storage?
João Paulo of course u can . No problem
I guess having windows on the ssd makes it run faster but I'm not sure
thanks!!!! please can you tell me how can i access to bios (the key to access) and how modify? is possible to add this space to existing? so i can use for data storage and i don't loss licence windows? can you indicate the settings bios to do 64+120 storage or only 120 storage and how transfer licence? thanks many thanks for your patience
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Is there any way to get a case for the acer swift 1?
Slowness in multitasking is due to the CPU not the SSD
It's work with Swift 1 SF114-32 ?
Can you show how to remove the battery
Will it work with Samsung EVO 2.5 inch SSD?`
No 2.5 inch one .. won't be .. it has to be smaller m.2
Thank you! SO the SAMSUNG 860 EVO SSD M.2 250GB (MZ-N6E250BW) will work?
@@infogemensam5383 no 2.5 inch drives won't work .. you need to get PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
But that is an m.2 drive, not a 2.5 inch. So it should work?
It would help if you did this on a proper desk so it does not slide all over your mattress or bed lol and also the pry tool needs to be a little bigger....I have an iFixit toolkit that works fine on these. If we could just upgrade the memory.
Thank u
SATA or nvme ?
SATA III.
How do you put it in?
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Touching anything inside that case without ESD WRIST STRAP IS A BAD IDEA! And it's in the worst environment for static! On a matress and probably carpet... smh
This is Acer swift 3 in India
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I can see this Indian put a lot of efforts in scripting the video
Don’t see how my nationality matters .... If this video helped you . Great. This was intended to help people. I don’t usually make videos. This is not scripted, anyone can see that. Just made in a single shot.
@@aceraezac Sorry......but you misunderstood me . I was trying to appreciate your efforts and hardwork which you put in making this video.....keep it up......
@@aceraezac Sorry if you felt bad...
Ahmad Haady Sheikh . My apologies. I hope this video helped
@@aceraezac Yes ...it helped me as I own one
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you have to left hands!
Lol what.... I used a clamp to hold the phone.. I don't have two left hands.. if that's what you meant
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Thanks for the video. I have the same computer (even French bilingual keyboard!) and bought the same SSD but it is not showing up in Bios or Disk Management. I tried removing it and reinserting the SSD but no luck. The only difference I can see from your screen is that my Bios version is v1.10 rather than v1.05. Do you think that could be a problem? Do you have any possible solution. Thanks again.
ushotdead maybe the ssd has an issue? Did you test the ssd on another laptop or pc? Other than that I don't see what could be the problem. Check if its inserted properly.
Wow what a quick reply, thanks so much. After a couple hours of searching I opened the computer for a third time and realized that I didn't insert it properly. I'm embarrassed, but if anyone else sees this make sure you are inserting it into the slot itself and not slightly underneath it as I did. I guess I'd rather the problem be my silly mistake than a problem with the SSD or computer though. Thanks again
ushotdead hey nothing to be embarrassed about. We all learn from our mistakes. :)