Add another m.2 ssd in msi gt72vr dominator pro

[dycegamez]

I just got a msi gt72vr dominator pro and i think it is called a m.2 ssd. It's 256gb I wanna add another one on . How would I go about this? Any help is grateful I'm new to this type of ssd. It looks like I can only have that one chip in but I saw a YouTube video of whatever the piece is called that it plugs into they had 4 inputs on it . Thanks alot

 

[TJ Hooker]

Based on a quick search it looks like that laptop only has one M.2 slot. So you can't add a 2nd one. You could replace the one you have with a larger one though.

the GT72VR offers only one M.2 slot

http://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GT72VR-6RE-015US-Notebook-Review.171103.0.html

1x M.2 SSD Combo (NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 / SATA )

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GT72VR-6RE-Dominator-Pro-Tobii.html#hero-specification

 

[dycegamez]

Oh ok thank you, is there any way I can add a card on the m.2 slot to make it more then one ? If that makes sense it looks like it has the room to fit it, just not sure what that connection is called.

 

[TJ Hooker]

I don't believe such an adaptor exists. Is there a particular reason you need a 2nd SSD that's specifically M.2?

 

[dycegamez]

Oh I guess not , I would get a 1tb one or the highest I can and use the one also so it doesn't go to waste.

 

[dycegamez]

TJ heres is the video of the 4 m.2 ssd module that I was talking about. any idea how I can find out more info on that one? to add more cant find out what its called.

 

[TJ Hooker]

You seem to have forgot to post the video link?

 

[dycegamez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJITXKQmC90

here it is.

 

[dycegamez]

Sometimes the links don't show up for me on here.

 

[TJ Hooker]

The laptop in that video is the original MSI GT72 Dominator, you have the GT72VR which is different. Here's a quote from the Notebook Review article I quoted earlier:

There's no denying that the GT72S houses one of the most internal storage options available for a 17.3-inch gaming notebook at 6x storage bays (4x M.2, 1x 2.5-inch SATA III, 1x ODD). Now that the GT72 series is being bumped down to make room for the GT73VR, however, MSI has removed a number of slots so that the GT72VR offers only one M.2 slot, one ODD, and one 2.5-inch SATA III bay with no RAID options.

 

[edgar.g.88]

so what can we do about it ? how can we add more storage in that laptop?

 

[luggiero]

Replace your dvdrom with a sata 2.5" drive

 

[profnick]

I just got a msi gt72vr dominator pro and i think it is called a m.2 ssd. It's 256gb I wanna add another one on . How would I go about this? Any help is grateful I'm new to this type of ssd. It looks like I can only have that one chip in but I saw a YouTube video of whatever the piece is called that it plugs into they had 4 inputs on it . Thanks alot

Did you get yours figured out? I have a GT72-2QE and it actually has 2 x 128GB m.2 2280 in Raid 0 so it appears like 256. It has an adapter that lets you mount 4 (2 on each side). I'm betting you have 2 more open slots, but for the price of 2 more 128's you might be better off getting 1 - 1TB and skip the RAID and still have room for expansion.

 

[gamingdjent]

Can we somehow purchase the adapter to have more than 1 SSD? Or is it impossible?