How to UPGRADE a Surface Laptop with a bigger SSD
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- I'll walk through the steps I've taken on my personal Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition to increase its storage from 512GB to 2TB using an M.2 2230 GEN 4 SSD. If you're looking to do something like this and are a skilled technician, this should save you some time. The SSD upgrade along with the internal NPU will make this a formidable 4K video capture and editing machine with lots of file capacity, which is great as a creator or video editor.
This process works on Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Laptop 7th Edition. The approach is different on Surface Laptop 3, 4, and 5 to disassemble the device, but locating the recovery image and the USB preparation is the same. Surface Pro 7+ and newer devices have an SSD cover panel behind the kickstand and share the same process for locating recovery images and preparing the USB.
Links:
Recovery image: support.microsoft.com/surface...
How to boot Surface devices to USB: support.microsoft.com/surface...
Surface warranty information: aka.ms/surface-warranty
Surface Laptop 7th Edition: www.microsoft.com/en-us/surfa...
SSD I used (Silicon Power UD90): amzn.to/3Lu0mfi
(I didn't want to add the link to the SSD until I had strenuously tested it for a few weeks. No issues so far as of July 15, 2024. Retailer affiliate only; I have no affiliation with Silicon Power.)
Chapters:
00:00 Why I needed 2TB of storage
01:10 Finding recovery images for Surface devices
02:04 Preparing a USB drive for recovery
03:25 Accessing the SSD on a Surface Laptop 7th Edition
06:07 Booting to the recovery USB
07:21 Installing the recovery media on the 2TB SSD
07:54 Did it work? Results after installing the 2TB SSD
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Thank you. This video was straightforward and "idiot proof." Exactly what i needed. Question: do you recommend a specific brand for the new SSD?
I don't tbh, because I haven't tested enough of them. I used a Silicon Power unit, but there were more expensive options possibly with faster read write speeds. I optimized for customer reviews and price.
Take a SSD vom a reputable Manufacturer. Because a reliable SSD is so so important. Data Loss because SSD Failure is Not Nice
@@QWERTYQwertz852 I used a WD SN770M and got a lot of blue-screens, had to go back to the factory-SSD. Reputable seems not enough ...
For anybody looking to do this, Corsair have recently launched the MP600 MINI 2230 2TB Gen4x4 ssd with a claimed 7,000MB/s read and 6,200MB/s write which looks to be the first 2230 drive to match the speed of decent 2280 sized drives. I haven't seen actual benchmarks of it yet though.
Just looked it up and can’t find anything on this model matching the speed you mentioned. Where can I find this?
@@goatslayer85 Looks like my link was removed? It's on the Corsair UK website, search filter on 2TB drives. It's not the version with "Core" in the name, just MP600 MINI 2TB.
@@goatslayer85 It's on the Corsair UK website.
Its out there, its called the mp600 mini. Its confusing because the older 2tb, with qlc and an older controller is called the "core mini". They are coming out with an updated 1tb based on this mini soon, but the 2 TB is available, I just picked one up.
@@spin_kick I've tried five times to reply with more details but my comments just vanish. Very weird.
thanks for this :) despite trying to use the wrong screwdriver for like ten minutes I was able to get the screws out pretty easily and do the swap! Very simple guide
Thanks this is very helpful!❤
Excellent tutorial
Easiest upgrade evva - I went with the 1TB drive, more than plenty for what I am using it for. I got my 15" with the 256Gb version, because it saved me 410 CAD.
Very good video thanks!!! I used a 2TB WD SN770M for my Surface 11 Pro and got a lot of blue-screens. So went back to the factory SSD after 1 week (I thought it was a software-issue first, and re-installed 2 times, a lot of wasted time!). I also noted, that Microsoft's SSD has a shielding on the bottom. Any SSD brand you can recommend?
@@andikunar7183 I'm using the Silicon Power UD90 2TB and have been running it daily and pretty hard doing video editing and rendering and have had no issues. I didn't want to put a link to it in the description until I ran out for some time. I also didn't attempt to transfer the shielding
@@DeployJeremy thanks a lot!
Anyone know what model the 1tb that comes in this device is? Would be nice to check for firmware updates
To answer my own question and to help the algo, The 1tb it comes with is this: MZ9L41T0HBLB-00BMV-SAMSUNGHXC75M0Q
Aww man FAT32 and NTFS haven’t heard those acronyms used since my college student days doing labs. So that’s like almost 25 years ago.
What do you think is the purpose of the black tape on the SSD? Does it help with thermal management?
There is a small piece of foam that runs along the top of the plug. I would guess that it prevents rattling and cushions the plug from the back panel if the back panel or any force from above causes flexion.
@@DeployJeremy is the tape re-usable in case you need to put back the original SSD for warranty claims?
@@tonypalus It's lost some adhesion and the corners are a bit curled from what I can tell, so I don't think it could be "perfectly" re-applied. I did keep the tape and foam piece in an SSD enclosure - again in case I ever need it.
@@DeployJeremy Could you use some electrical tape to keep the foam in place?
I’m going to do this but instead of recovering I’ll just mirror the drives then extend the partition
I thought about that, but it's a more difficult approach than a clean image install. I hadn't run through sysprep specialization so there is nothing on the OE drive I needed to keep. If you've specialized, you'll need to disable bde protectors prior to removing the drive to clone it.
What brand SSD was used?
I used a Silicon Power SSD. I selected it purely based on customer reviews, price and delivery time. I don't really have a preference and there are likely faster SSDs out there. I also kept the OE SSD with the factory image still on it in case I need it later.
@@DeployJeremy Good M.2 2230 SSD. A good 5000 read speed and a solid 3200 write speed.
@@DeployJeremy also important for the SP11 and SL7 (or mobile devices in general) what power modes are available for the SSD. As an example:
Mobile mode:
with ASPM enabled from Techpowerup
Corsair Mini: 92mW vs SN770M: 989mW
I purchased the WD SN770M and then realized that it doesn't go into ASPM and hovers at 1W in idle mode, while the Corsair is able to go into mobile mode and only hovers below 0.1W in idle mode. Certainly some impact in battery life. Will check the specs of the Silicon Power next. If I find them, I'll add this here.
edit: if it's the UD90 2230, then it doesn't go below 0.5-0.7W - maybe not too bad. tomshardware /pc-components/ssds/silicon-power-ud90-2230-ssd-review/2
Can I upgrade my Microsoft surface Pro 4 storage? From 512gb to 1tb?
It appears possible, but it's not nearly as easy as the current Surface Pro devices with the trap door behind the kickstand. You'll need to heat up and pry off the screen. www.ifixit.com/Guide/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+SSD+Drive+Replacement/60383 I wouldn't recommend it at this stage in its life. Windows 10 will also be out of support in a little over a year, too, and SP4s chipset isn't supported on Windows 11.
Too bad I can't do the same with RAM. Development with docker with 16GB is a pain. So I have to fork out the 1000€ premium to get the 500€ 1TB drive.
Not sure if you mentioned it, but replacing the SSD voids the warranty on the SL7.
@@darren6028 that's not accurate. If there is damage caused by the modification or the new SSD is the part claimed for warranty or service, then the warranty would not apply. I've not damaged the device doing this and retained the OE SSD to reinstall that if I did make a claim.
@@DeployJeremy That is interesting. This is not the response I got from MS when I asked them. According to MS (and a few previews pre launch) it was explained that removing the SSD in this generation SL would void the warranty, but not the SLP11. I assume the tape across the SSD is for warranty checker. Do you happen to know where we can find the info you said about damage by modification please, that would be helpful to rebut what MS are saying.
@@darren6028 aka.ms/surface-warranty
@@darren6028 Look up the Magnusson-Moss Warranty act. It basically protects all sorts of consumer products, its used a lot in car warranties where people swap different oil filters etc. Unless the part you swapped can be proven to cause the damage, it will not void the warranty.
Hey mate. I thought i'd responded to someones post but couldnt remember typing it. Hello Doppelgänger!
How big an ssd can you add?
2TB appears to be the largest for the 2230 form factor. The normal, longer ones are bigger and can also be faster.
Awesome video sub = yes
Do all this without making a ssd benchmark...
I doubt it's faster than the OE SSD, I primarily wanted capacity, even if the speeds are the same or slightly less.