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    Question Should I add an SSD heatsink to my laptop ?

    Thank you for these details. Does that casing provide clearance for a double-sided NVMe SSD?
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    Question Should I add an SSD heatsink to my laptop ?

    That is good enough for me. This is a gaming laptop, but I do not do games. I picked it because it is user upgradable for SSD and RAM. Thank you!
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    Question Should I add an SSD heatsink to my laptop ?

    am planning to install either a Seagate Firecuda 540 or Western Digital Black SN850X drive in my HP Victus 15-fb2082wm laptop (Ryzen 5 8645HS) ? I am pretty sure either of these will generate more heat than the OEM Kingston SSD. Does anyone here know if there is there enough clearance inside...
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    News Western Digital releases fix for Windows 11 24H2 BSODs — users are strongly advised to update their SSD firmware

    I have two of the affected drives, both mounted in UGreen external enclosures for use with Win11 laptops. After the warranty runs out on the laptops, I plan to use them to replace the OEM drives. Will the firmware update work with the external enclosures? If not, I have two 2TB drives that I...
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    Question Does the Asus ROG Strix B365-F Support eSATA Hot Swapping?

    First, thank you for the link for the manual. I was not successful finding a copy on the Asus web site. I will check the BIOS settings. The cable connects to the motherboard SATA socket and mounts to the case on the back panel where a PCIe card would mount. This is for a new backup drive. My...
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    Question Does the Asus ROG Strix B365-F Support eSATA Hot Swapping?

    I bought a Vantec NexStar JX HDD Enclosure with eSATA (NST-358SU3-BK) to use for a backup drive. I connected it with a back-panel feed-through to the 4th SATA connector on the motherboard. Is it safe to turn this enclosure on and off while the computer is on? The motherboard is an Asus ROG Strix...