How to UPGRADE a Surface Laptop with a bigger SSD

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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
#windows11 #ssdupgrade #microsoftsurface

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22 июл 2024

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@Buddeh23 20 дней назад

Thank you. This video was straightforward and "idiot proof." Exactly what i needed. Question: do you recommend a specific brand for the new SSD?

@DeployJeremy 20 дней назад

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.

@QWERTYQwertz852 20 дней назад

Take a SSD vom a reputable Manufacturer. Because a reliable SSD is so so important. Data Loss because SSD Failure is Not Nice

@andikunar7183 8 дней назад

@@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 ...

@davidneale530 19 дней назад

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.

@goatslayer85 19 дней назад

Just looked it up and can’t find anything on this model matching the speed you mentioned. Where can I find this?

@davidneale530 19 дней назад

@@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.

@davidneale530 14 дней назад

@@goatslayer85 It's on the Corsair UK website.

@spin_kick 13 дней назад

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.

@davidneale530 13 дней назад

@@spin_kick I've tried five times to reply with more details but my comments just vanish. Very weird.

@rainbow_mess 19 дней назад

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

@darren6202 11 дней назад

Excellent tutorial

@MrAdhiSuryana 19 дней назад

Thanks this is very helpful!❤

@miomcitpguy 2 дня назад

Hey Jeremy, these instructions for SSD replacement are incredibly easy to follow. Thanks. I'm actually considering getting one myself. Now, here's my quick question: Do Copilot+ PCs have capabilities similar to Nvidia's 'Chat with RTX'?

@DeployJeremy 2 дня назад

Thanks, glad it helped. There are 40+ local models in a Copilot+ PC, including the Phi 3 Silica small language model. That said, for pure text-only chat, I don't believe there is a front-end app for it. When you use things like Cocreator in Paint, it's using the local small language model.

@andikunar7183 8 дней назад

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?

@DeployJeremy 8 дней назад

@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 it for some time. I also didn't attempt to transfer the shielding

@andikunar7183 8 дней назад

@@DeployJeremy thanks a lot!

@spin_kick 13 дней назад

Anyone know what model the 1tb that comes in this device is? Would be nice to check for firmware updates

@spin_kick 13 дней назад

To answer my own question and to help the algo, The 1tb it comes with is this: MZ9L41T0HBLB-00BMV-SAMSUNGHXC75M0Q

@aelaan12 19 дней назад

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.

@casypp3710 2 дня назад

There is no 256 for 15 inch

@tonypalus 20 дней назад

What do you think is the purpose of the black tape on the SSD? Does it help with thermal management?

@DeployJeremy 20 дней назад

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.

@tonypalus 20 дней назад

@@DeployJeremy is the tape re-usable in case you need to put back the original SSD for warranty claims?

@DeployJeremy 20 дней назад

@@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.

@spin_kick 13 дней назад

@@DeployJeremy Could you use some electrical tape to keep the foam in place?

@Thulebeez 20 дней назад

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.

@xrifsyzwxn 10 дней назад

Can I upgrade my Microsoft surface Pro 4 storage? From 512gb to 1tb?

@DeployJeremy 9 дней назад

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.

@spin_kick 12 дней назад

I’m going to do this but instead of recovering I’ll just mirror the drives then extend the partition

@DeployJeremy 12 дней назад

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.

@the_aurora 18 дней назад

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.

@azzinny 6 дней назад

Will gen 5 SSD work well, too?

@DeployJeremy 6 дней назад

I haven't seen a Gen 5 in the shorter 2230 m.2 form factor tbh.

@akin242002 20 дней назад

What brand SSD was used?

@DeployJeremy 20 дней назад

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.

@akin242002 20 дней назад

@@DeployJeremy Good M.2 2230 SSD. A good 5000 read speed and a solid 3200 write speed.

@hilmarkoerner2603 19 дней назад

@@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

@kjwartman 17 дней назад

How big an ssd can you add?

@DeployJeremy 17 дней назад

2TB appears to be the largest for the 2230 form factor. The normal, longer ones are bigger and can also be faster.

@darren6028 21 день назад

Not sure if you mentioned it, but replacing the SSD voids the warranty on the SL7.

@DeployJeremy 21 день назад

@@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.

@darren6028 21 день назад

@@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.

@DeployJeremy 21 день назад

@@darren6028 aka.ms/surface-warranty

@spin_kick 13 дней назад

@@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.

@darren6202 11 дней назад

Hey mate. I thought i'd responded to someones post but couldnt remember typing it. Hello Doppelgänger!