which 2nd ssd for my new gigabyte aero

[albannach]

Gigabyte Aero delivered on time this morning, still setting up and making friends.

I Knew I would want to upgrade storage but wanted to be 100% certain what I had before I order.

It is not all that easy to be certain but I think I have an Aero 17 HDR YB (maybe YA) It is 10th generation i9 and Gigabyte say it has 2 M.2 SSD slots each supporting 1x NVme PCI 7 SATA. However, one review of a similar model suggested that the spare slot doesn't have room for a full size m2.

i have searched Gigabyte's site high and low but can find no detailed reference. I phone to add to my order yesterday but o'clockers phone line guy thought both slots are occupied. According to Windows there is a single 500GB ssd, suggesting the 2nd is available but how do I find out if a full sized m2 card fits. I am pretty certain nothing with a heatsink will fit.

Tahnk you for taking the time to read.

 

[Snapshot]

So you have the machine? The way to be sure is to act as if you're about to install the second drive. Remove the bottom/panel/whatever and use the mk 1 eyeball to compare the (possibly) available slot with the one that's already there. I have a very strong feeling that no-one uses NVMe drives in anything other than 80mm and the only other size I've seen for SATA is 42mm.

 

[albannach]

Thanks snapshot. I'm going to give a go tomorrow. Just trying to avoid warranty issues. I find it frustrating that manufacturers don't give any/easy access to full tech documentation.

 

[Snapshot]

HP are an honourable exception to this. I've been able to download the technical/maintenance manuals for wifey's old snail of a laptop and the swish new Pavilion we just got to replace it.