Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH SSD Replacement

Written By: Oswaldo
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Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH SSD Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

10 - 30 minutes

Introduction

In this guide, Acer Aspire 3 owners will learn how to replace their SSDs. Some common reasons would be to increase their laptop speeds, replace a faulty drive or to replace one you've had over five years. Some signs to look for a defective drive are files not being read or written, file system needing to be constantly repaired or frequent crashes when booting your laptop.

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    • Power off the machine and unplug it from the wall charger.

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    • Close the laptop and flip it over.

    • Remove the eleven 6.5 mm Phillips screws from the lower case.

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    • Insert an opening pick between the lower case and chassis.

    • Pry around the entire perimeter until the lower case releases.

    • Remove the lower case.

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    • Optional: Put on an anti-static wrist strap. Ground yourself by connecting the metal clip at the end to any unpainted metal surface outside of the laptop.

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    • Unscrew the one 2.2 mm Phillips head screw that secures the SSD.

    • The SSD will lift to a slight angle.

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    • Gently grasp the drive and pull it directly out of its socket.

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    • Double check and make sure the replacement SSD is 2280 in size.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Oswaldo

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2 comments

what is the maximum storage it can support? I wanna upgrade to a 2tb ssd

Duran Victor -

is there one ssd for the storage and one for the windows boot? I just dont want to have to do a new windows install

Cameron Treinen -