Acer Aspire 5 A514-52K Ram and SSD upgrade
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- In this video im looking at the Acer Aspire 5 A514-52K-36GL, N19H2
i3 8th Gen
4GB DDR4
128GB
14" Display
And im figuring out what can be replaced and repaired in this machine
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Thank you so much for your very detailed but concise video. After paying $230 to get a new hard drive in February 2023, the thing died on me last week. I have never cracked a laptop case, but did not want to spend another $230 for a new hard drive. I refuse to use Windows 11 because of the taskbar lacks the ability to "never combine" icons. I considered buying a refurbished machine with Windows 10 installed, but all those computers were older than my Acer 5. After viewing your video, I thought that maybe I could actually install a new hard drive. After much anxiety and agony, I did it! I'm using my new hard drive on this computer to write this message. Thank you again!
Thank you for this very comprehensive guide :)
Glad it was helpful!
hello, I have the same laptop and I am running out of storage space can I upgrade it to as much as I want? thank you
Thank you for explaining, tho do you need to upgrade your ssd once you add your additional ram? Or is it, once you add the additional ram, you can upgrade the ssd? And once you upgraded the ram only, do you need to configure something once you started the laptop? This is the first time i want to upgrade my pc since its annoying to have a lag laptop
each upgrade can be done independently of each other
Ram needs no configuration when you install it
@@rickstechrepairs thanks a lot this really helped me
Thank you very much!
Your welcome
Hello, Ricks Tech! I am considering upgrading my Acer Aspire A514-52-38YW's RAM and SSD. What are your recommendations? And what are the things that I should know before upgrading?
if its just for web-browsing then
i would upgrade to 8GB of Ram (either 2x4gb) and a 240GB SSD
Will make it a nice and zippy laptop
Hi, I have the same laptop. Is it okay if i put 16gb of ram?
can you also put an m.2 ssd in m key style or b key style here too?
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have almost the same Model No. as yours but with i3 10th gen(i3 11010u) and its Acer A514-52G-32K1. May I ask is there any specific reason why you chose the 16GB DDR4-2666 MHz over the 16GB DDR4-3200 MHZ since I did the Crucial scan and it says I could get the 3200 Mhz one. I'm still quite confused over the difference of the two. Thank you so much your video has been really helpful for someone who isn't techie like me! :)
ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/196451/intel-core-i310110u-processor-4m-cache-up-to-4-10-ghz.html
I used the 2666mhz as Intel chip doesn't run any faster using faster mhz ram
The CPU tops out at 2666mhz, so why spend more for no gain
@@rickstechrepairs Oh, I get it! Thank you so much for this!
Hope you can make a guide to replace thermal paste for this laptop
nar, no need its just another 4 to 6 screws to take the cooler and fan off.
thats why i usually skip it in these teardown videos
Hello im currently new into video editing, i have almost same laptop witb yours aside from ram what else i need to upgrade?
Hi, May I ask if is gonna work, if I insert NVMe m.2 SSD M key type only, and not a NVMe m.2 SSD Sata type which is have a M and B key.
i have an acer aspire 5 a514-52kg 34h4 (similar, just mine is kg and here its only a k)
sites say it can only go to 12gb (i have 4gb soldered) or 4gb+8gb ram
i wanted to know if it could be upgraded with 16gb ram for a total of 20gb like here or can it only be upgraded with 8gb ram?
Just got the laptop adore it I wanna upgrade the sssd first though is a WD Blue SN550 1TB High-Performance M.2 Pcie NVMe SSD compatible with the laptop
i believe it should be fine
@@rickstechrepairs thanks mate
@@bradley_grampushow did it go?
I have the A514-52KG-34LC. Is it possible to upgrade and add another 8gb ram? If ever I were to upgrade will I be able to play valorant in my laptop?
Hi! My laptop is also Acer Aspire 5. I just wanna ask if it's normal if the fan blows to full power once you turn on the laptop?
Hi, that shouldnt be the case, it might spin up during high activity, but should settle down shortly after.
I see. The fan spins up upon turning on but it stops after 30 seconds. Thanks for answering anyway!
after upgrading ssd will it instantly be detected as the main storage in the laptop or you still have to do more stuff for that?
it will detect as the main drive, but you will either need to clone windows to the new hard drive or you will need to do a fresh install of windows 10 to the new ssd
@@rickstechrepairs how do i install windows 10 to the new ssd?
@@kethlaveneabunda936 Clone the old drive.
Bro if I upgrade my ssd will the data and files remain? If not, how will I upgrade my ssd without the files being removed?
how any rams i could put in that laptop? beacause i want to upgrade my laptop
i would recommend watching the video
@@rickstechrepairs lmao
what is the difference between Acer Aspire A514-52K-3472
and Acer Aspire 5 A514-52K-36GL
Not sure, probably CPU and GPU
Hello, I'm still new to this kind if stuff and currently trying to upgrade my ram, is it really necessary to unplug the battery in the process? Also, are other brands of RAM compatible to this model? (A514-52KG-339Z)
if you are new to pc's, yes unplug the battery
most brands are compatible
I want to upgrade my Acer Aspire 5 A514-52k but I wondering if I change the ram will my processcor work better ?
if you have dual channel ram it will (both ram slots filled)
Is it the same with a514-52-31ex? I want to expand my memory and don't know if it is possible, on the outside look, it's almost the same laptop.
Your will need to open your machine to confirm
Can I also add an ssd to my Acer Aspire 5 a514-52k-30na? without removing the hdd?
Not sure
they saying you should put similar rams if there is 4gb ram 4+4 if ytou want max perfomence dual channel if i put there 8gb ram should be problem 12gb?
4GB+8GB should be fine
Are these dekstop support ddr4? Im not full watch yet
SODIMM DDR4
@@rickstechrepairs thx man i'll upgrade to 8gigs
can i use a Wd Green 120gb M2 Sata Ssd and 16gb 2666mhz single ram on a Acer Aspire 5 A514 52k?
Yes but I would want to go to a much great storage capacity
wait a ninute sir, you have a SSD NVMe PCIe "M-B" form factor on that laptop - (what tha heck??) that form factor should be for M2 SATA SSD, WTF?
what kind of ram model did you put in?
you can use either 8GB or 16GB DDR4 2666mhz
Mine has a 8gb of ram is it sotterd to the motherboard or can i upgrade it?
not sure
What are the ram specifics?
not sure sorry
where to buy that ram?
Amazon
can i install 8GB 3200mhz on this Laptop?
That should be fine
Can i use 8gb 3200mh?
Yes But depending on what CPU you have your laptop wont use the full 3200mhz and probably only go to 2666mhz
@@rickstechrepairs What mhz of ram should I use?
@@faishalfuad122 you have to download cpuz to know that
I have ACER N19H2 1005G1 @ 1.2GHz with 4GB RAM, can I upgrade it to 16GB RAM with 2666mhz?
Any link for the 16GB RAM?
can we upgrade to a i7 ?
No
@@rickstechrepairs that sucks ass is there any CPU upgrades
There's an amd version which is better but it's always out of stock
@@bradley_grampus do u have a link?
@@deyonrocks56569 ye sure 1 moment
I upgraded my laptop from 4gb ram to 20gb ram but when it comes to gaming, its performance is still the same as 4gb ram
It will still depend on CPU and GPU you have aswell in the laptop
cheers