[SOLVED] Upgrading SSD in a SATA drive bay

[Dani Moromete]

Hi, I have a Asus Laptop with these specs

https://imgur.com/a/taOfFzZ

View: https://imgur.com/a/taOfFzZ

I want to install a 2.5'' SSD in this bay

https://imgur.com/a/7VFCPt2

View: https://imgur.com/a/7VFCPt2

Full pic with the back

https://imgur.com/a/cFLgCoz

View: https://imgur.com/a/cFLgCoz

I want to know if it's possible to install a SSD there (HDD excluded) and what cables do i need and where to connect them to (am a novice).
Thanks in advance.

 

[popatim]

Looks like you just need the ribbon sata cable and the hdd tray.

 

[ruggb]

the specs on that LT indicate it can be configured with a PCIe SSD up to 1TB and an HDD up to 1TB. A 2.5" SSD is a direct replacement for an HDD. If that space you show is to accommodate the HDD, then it should be just a matter of plugging in your new SSD. The PCIe SSD it the WD object at the top.

 

[popatim]

See the two white ribbon cable "sockets" above that ribbon cable just above the left side of the battery? The one on the left is the sata port iirc. He needs the ribbon cable & rest of the parts.

 

[Dani Moromete]

See the two white ribbon cable "sockets" above that ribbon cable just above the left side of the battery? The one on the left is the sata port iirc. He needs the ribbon cable & rest of the parts.

I've done some research and i'll mount a HDD instead, my laptop is brand new and seldom have i found some cable able to use.

 

[popatim]

Ok so an HDD is magically going to connect back to that connector without the cable?

 

[Dani Moromete]

Ok so an HDD is magically going to connect back to that connector without the cable?

My bad, by mounting I meant buying an external HDD.

 

[SkyNetRising]

My bad, by mounting I meant buying an external HDD.

You need sata cable for Asus laptops.

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/100500...%22x_object_id%22%3A%221005002733481845%22%7D

 

[popatim]

Thx for the link SNR.