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- How To Upgrade A Laptop! Whether it's a gaming laptop, DDR4 or DDR5 RAM / memory, PCIE 4 SSD Storage, WIFi module or a battery, heres how to open up and upgrade / swap out your laptop, step by step - a complete guide by PC Centric! - Links to everything featured below!
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Our laptop of choice
01:07 What RAM do you have?
01:39 SODIMM vs DIMM?
02:17 DDR4 or DDR5?
03:05 What SSD do you need?
03:40 Should you upgrade your battery?
04:10 Do this first!
05:16 Taking apart the laptop
06:24 The inside of the Aero 16
07:24 Removing the batery
08:25 Replacing the SSD in Aero 16
09:41 Aero 16 RAM Upgrade
11:46 Replacing thermal pads on RAM?
12:54 Powering on!
14:01 Formatting the new SSD
15:14 Outro - Věda a technologie
It's not hard to do some RAM / Storage upgrade. but it's important to check that your not violating your product warranty. if you care, of course.
I was wondering, what if my laptop only has 1 ssd slot? I still want to upgrade it and put windows on it. But what if my single ssd in my laptop is the booter ssd and I want to upgrade that one ssd and have windows on it as well?
@@VeeTalksStuff In that case you will need to do some preparation steps. 1. Copy important files to external storage, 2. create Windows bootable USB. - then you can upgrade to new SSD , install windows with bootable USB, and copy your files to new system.
Or you also have second option: 1. Buy m.2 to USB adapter. 2. connect your new SSD through USB. 3. Clone your Windows system to new SSD using third party software(ex: Acronis True Image).
@@Tech.Closet perfect! Thank you so much
"its not hard to do some RAM / Storage upgrade" im pretty sure devoting my entire life into building a time machine to make dinosaurs come back to life and give everyone free ice-cream would be easier.
@@belkYT oh for sure, i've actually done that already
Your vids are making the wait for building my first PC more and more bearable. Thanks. :)
It's important to note that some laptops with RGB lights have their module connected straight to the motherboard, and by opening the laptop one could break those cables! Be careful!
I was wondering, what if my laptop only has 1 ssd slot? I still want to upgrade it and put windows on it. But what if my single ssd in my laptop is the booter ssd and I want to upgrade that one ssd and have windows on it as well?
@@VeeTalksStuff you have 2 ways to do it if you have a usb stick and want a fresh install of windows you can reinstall windows but if you want all the files from your other drive you can get an m.2 to usb adapter and use a cloning tool to have all your files preinstalled onto the drive
I don’t know what I would do if my rgb broke. Prolly die… Thank you for this information.
@@SqueakyFishy You would lose a ton of fps in games if you're RGB would brake 😉
Like ANY Asus ROG Strix from at least 2022. MSI nailed their case RGB.
Such a great video for someone like myself that isn't all that clued up on PC parts.
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I’ve been needing this
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Very nice laptop Marcus!
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unclear instructions my laptop is now quicker than NASA's
Thanks lil bro
Extra tips when taking of the cover be aware of conectors like rgb cables
I was wondering, what if my laptop only has 1 ssd slot? I still want to upgrade it and put windows on it. But what if my single ssd in my laptop is the booter ssd and I want to upgrade that one ssd and have windows on it as well?
@@VeeTalksStuff if ypu wanted to uograde ur win 10/11 ssd you have to transfer Windows to another drive then get in the new ssd then transfer back Windows to you boot ssd. Im going to do the same thing in the future.
BRO I JUST NEEDED THIS LIKE YESTERDAY THERES NO WAY
Thanks. That was very helpful. No offence intended but you reminded me of the logo on the DUMMY series of books, like PC for Dummies etc. Very refreshing
Just to note : it is usually not necessary to put thermal pads for RAM cards. There might not even be a heat sink for them depending on model.
Though maby the double-sided 32GB ones need the extra heat dissipation. Follow what applies for your laptop and RAM sticks.
That opening is sure the more common one but some laptops u need to unscrew from the bottom and then lift the keyboard up and u will find some other screws and thats the most "difficult" way to open a laptop.
Hi I just wonder how long have you waited for the boot. I followed your video to add new RAMs. The fans are spinning, and keyboard backlit is on, but the screen is black for about half an hour. Thank you!
I got a question, If you dont have a extra layer of those little paste thermal thingys can u js use siszors to cut it up?
you're the only person i have ever heard say cross head for a Phillips head screw driver lol, and btw you didnt put the screws in the middle back in the middle lol the ones with the black on them my ocd was driving me crazy with it haha
I spent probably £350 on going from 8gb to 12gb ram and an SSD from an HDD on my 4 year old laptop but saved my well over £800 if I just went and bought a new laptop. So upgrading is the way to go if its possible.
when I reconnected my battery, there was a blue spark on the right side in the connector but wasn't there after fully plugged in. The laptop turns on but is this anything to worry about or just electricity trying to jump the gap?
Any pointers on replacing boot drive do you just save windows on a usb the boot windows from usb from bios?
question is i have a cheap HP lap top thing need extra memory how do i find out the right tork driver for it or would the cheap ones need it. Would love to fix it its a great back up. And great news my new aming pc is coming can't wait.
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Yo thanks that was the best upgrade veidio i ever seen
The DDR4 in description is for any computer does it work with Lenovo
Can i replace my legion 5i DDR5 ram to DDR4 ram? And my other question is does all laptop ram come in the same universal physical sizes (SO-DOMM)?
how do you add a portable sdd to computer as extra space for computer?
I like how there is hundred of comments with questions and 99% of them no reply.
Leaving us hopeless...
i got a question, i recently bought a laptop with 16gb ram and im gonna replace it with 2 ddr5 G.Skill Ripjaws Series, which one do you think is better, The Corsair Vengeance or The G.Skill Ripjaws Series?
if you swap the ram do your apps you had installed are gonna be deleted or not
Is it possible to get data on laptops if yes please make a video about it ?
I'm upgrading from a hard drive is it alright not to retain old boot info and just install a new OS?
So there is no specific brand to use for ram? Just the DDR4 or DDR5? And the SSD, you just look at the generation?
I have i3 10th generation which cpu cooler should i get in low price
what website or whatever is he talking about where you can enter your model of laptop and itll tell ya what ya need and what ya can do? at the 2:45 mark
What’s the difference between this one and the LPX?
i am looking to buy a acer nitro v15 and dont know whether to use sodimm or dimm ram ddr5 32gigs please help out a newbie
Is it no longer a necessary best practice to use an anti-static wrist strap when working with computer innards?
thats what im wondering
@PC Centic please just bought ssd nvme to add to my MSI prestige but wont read it, I update the bios also but nothing works
Thank you.
How bad/damaging is it that I swapped out the ram and ssd on my laptop but forgot to disconnect the battery?
I got everything up to the partition part. Does replacing ram erase your Microsoft documents? Should I create a backup copy on a separate USB drive for all my documents in word, excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Yes, a backup is always a good way to make sure u don't lose anything.
I would suggest a full backup to a cloud, and another backup on a physical drive if u can afford it.
Installed and formatted, but windows still boots from my HDD instead of SSD. How do I set my new SSD to boot windows instead of the HDD? I already cloned the OS (windows 11) to the new SSD! Thanks for any tips!
my laptop has 4 slots currently only 2 are used, do I have to match exactly i believe they are two 8 gbs to make up 16, can I put two 16s in the other two empty slots? Or would they have to be the same 8 as that's in my laptop currently.. Yes i have 4 lol it's a predator helios 300 3070ti gpu 12thgen i7
looking for the right RAM to buy and wanted to know if the processor MHz mattered because mine is 1200Mhz but all the ones you can buy are above 2000Mhz. would this not be compatible? also love the content super useful thanks x
The more, the better
@lostseb0945 thanks I actually just replaced my ram from 4gb to 16gb it improved a little but its still slow. I'm looking into changing the cpu now as its working at 100% capacity so that's the next problem 😅
I own a GIGABYTE AORUS 5 SE4 Laptop 15.6" 360Hz!!! i7-12700H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3070 DDR4 I’m wanting to upgrade it to 1tb SSD and 64GB RAM was in a middle of a moveout and got a killer deal off it and needed to take my work with me on the go if there’s any assistance off which RAM and SSD best suit this machine?
It doesnt say on the box weather its ddr4 or ddr5? I have a gigabyte laptop
if i have 4/4 slots of my ram i cant replace them?
what is i only have 1 clip for the ram how would i install the second one
How do you know what ram to buy or your laptop suport every ram it dosent matter ?
Hi i have a asus laptop with 256 gb storage.
I have room for a hdd.
I have one from lenovo is it possible to put that one in
Plz review a zenbook pro!!
my task manager says 2 out of 8 slots used so does that mean i have 6x physical ram slots available? Im just beefing my laptop up for photoshop .
I want to upgrade my laptop. hp pavillion 15-ck066tx gaming laptop intel d5 8th gen. Can you give advice what should i buy.
SATA SSD
M2 SSD
2 SLOT OF DDR4
If you just want the tutorial part of how to get to the memory in the laptop 5:24 you're welcome
So a DDR4 SDRAM will fit in an Acer Nitro 5 right
Don't bother trying this with your HP laptop......the HP designers seem to have spent thousands of hours to make upgrading as difficult as possible.
what software do you use to check whether your laptop is gen 3 or gen 4?
I think when you're buying any laptop , the seller will give you full specs of the laptop
My laptop is so slow even starting it takes a lot of time so it's been a long time since I turn it on. Will it be ok if I just put ssd to it without turning it on first? Or should i need to turn it on first then off and put the ssd? Sorry im new to this. Please answer 😊
Only if you want to keep your old files and programs you need to turn it on and clone your drive first. If not then you can just swap it out and reinstall everything
So i guess no heatsink or thermal pad is required for an nvme m.2 ssd for games to go on?
oh have apps and games will it get rid of those?
Does anyone know where I could get batteries into laptops
I upgraded my laptop ram but now my screen is staying black. Can anyone help?
I just upgraded last week for 32 gb of ram but I didn't watch any videos on how to put it on. When I put the first one in, I was getting excited but when I was about to put the second stick, I saw it didn't fit and didn't know I could just put it upside down. God I was about to throw my laptop.
How about CPU upgrade?
How can I know how much ram my laptop can handle it is 64 bit windows10home/windows11home
Quick question! If you were to upgrade your RAM and/or SSD would that sort of reset the computer? I mean like make it so I lose games and softwares I have downloaded?
Yes I assume that replacing/upgrading the SSD will get rid of that. Is there a way to transfer it if it doesn’t just save to the computer?
ram doesnt change anything of your computer just upgrades it but if your laptop has 2 m.2 slots you can put both drives in it but if theres only one you can swap it out and clone it@@BongooVR
@@2washererre1 ok. Thank you!
Yo what dose it mean when it says other idk I am new to laptop
Would have been cool to see if the heat sink would have fit
Ha he always suprises with a good one 😜😇
PC Centric I need your help with something. I was going to build a gaming pc and I had a Ryzen 9 and a 3090 ti with 32Gb of ram with a 1200 wat power supply. Would that work very well?
Are you asking if the power supply would work for the gpu?
@@VeeTalksStuff yes
@@SorestEvening7 that will for sure work
@@VeeTalksStuff ok thank you
Its plenty of juce for youre system i can defently say thag i have 3080 i7 on 1200w and its overkill to be honest
Turn the AC on if its so hot
i think mines is soldered , im not sure if theres another slot for it either as i dont have it yet and havent opened it
it is soldered , wasnt able to see if it had 2 or not
does all the data just automatically transfer?
hi, i work at tech for less and when you are taking on and off make use to be care when upgrading because you do not want to mess any thing up because laptop parts are expensive and don't shock yourself
Hi everyone, hope you are all well, which ssd should i get for the acer nitro 5 2018 edition (core i5 8th gen, rtx 1050 ti, 12 gb ram)? i need ideally a 512gb one.Thanks!
WD Blue SN570
@@standupyak I have seen this one but it says that it is only compatible with desktop.
I got msi laptop is it possible to do so
could have mentioned the difference between single rank and dual rank ram. especially since many gaming laptops use shitty single rank to safe few bucks but costing the user a lot of power
Hehe, your last name is German for sausage
What do you think the best pc would be for 1200 or lower? American USD
For a desktop build one and for a laptop it might depend on pricing and sales
Me: watching this a day after I've sent my laptop in to get upgraded (hdd to ssd and 8gb to 16gb ram)
Also me: interesting
Aw man it's so easy!..., unless it's soldered :O
@@PcCentric somehow someway I desoldered my laptop cpu and soldered on an i7 10700H onto it
The BIOS recognized it and it still works
@@mcknightujc How is that? I thought all laptops can't upgrade their cpus
My Laptop needs to be upgraded on everything 😅
And my PC needs a new GPU because the one I have now just randomly shuts off while I'm gaming or working and I don't know why it does it
@Henfix yeah I probably bought one from the used market and it didn't even lastet me 2 days. Had an GTX 1060
I don't have enough will power to open my laptop. 😭😭.
I am new to all this but confident to do the upgrade, so you don’t use a heat sink on ssd do you use thermal pad or is it not needed
With the way homie holds the computer I thought it was a fake 😭😭
Would it be cheaper to go and get this done by someone or pray and watch as many videos as possible and practice on old computers then buy everything you need to switch everything out on your own?😅
What about if I want to put a graphics card in it
I don't have much money
You don't. Pretty much no laptop has upgradeble graphics.
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bro looks like he's the type of guy to say, "riddle me this"
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I have a 1tb but 4gb ram its a ddr4 sodimm twoslot
I need help finding a 16gb ram
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