Upgrading the Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop 4 and the Surface Pro X's SSD! 1TB in Minutes! 

Hey y'all, realize that the editing in the first portion of the video gets a little confusing, please let me know if you have any questions! And I did manage to get a replacement set of rubber feet! In order to do so, you can do the following: 1) Sign into Microsoft's website, go to your account page 2) Go to your devices, and find your Surface Laptop. If it's not there, select Add a Device and input your Surface's serial number 3)Next to "Get Service for your Device" select "Start Order" 4)Select Category > "Accessory" and Issue Type > "Misc" and in the form, type "Need replacement rubber feet for Surface Laptop". Once you press next, it should start an order for the replacement feet. Mine were $5 with free shipping, but my Laptop is under warranty, so YMMV. Good luck!

Hey, on the Surface Laptop 4 in particular, what size screw driver did you use, on the back rubber feet, and on the SSD in particular? It feels like the inside screws are t4 for some reason, but I keep hearing people say t5. Also, I stripped my SSD screw due to this reason, so if you have any idea where to buy a replacement screw, that would be amazing to know

putting the main interesting zone as a side view and leaving yourself - very good

Really clear - I'm going to try it with the SL4. Thanks!

14:38 "it says 256 but we know that's not the case" Actually, dear innoiso, that, in fact, is the case. More precisely that's the housing of the SSD

how’s the speed of the ssd you linked in ebay? is it the same or better with the preinstalled one? thanks

For anybody wondering - the thermal paste replacement may be optional, but the heatsink is not. Had to redo a replacement today since it got too toasty without the enclosure.

A recommendation: Next time, you could switch both video sources. This view is less helpful. But good quality and good work!

I really wonder what the difference between no thermal paste and repasting to the heatsink is. I have made some tests on external NVME drives and if not connected to a heatsink they overheat throttle like crazy. Probably not here, but I wonder if repasting makes any difference. Anyway useful video as always

Any write-up on installing Win10 or 11 from a USB? I looked into that a while back and it all seemed to revolve around setting up a Microsoft account, which then changed some stuff on my PC and took me a while to get rid of and then I gave up on swapping hard drives. If I buy a brand new Surface, what is the cleanest way to install Windows to a new SSD?

I'm ready to upgrade my brand new Surface Pro 8 after seeing this. This video is about a year old now. Do you have any undated suggestions for the SSD (512GB & 1TB)?

Hello, general question when downloading the Surface recovery image, I downloaded the recovery image using my serial number etc from Microsoft's website, after downloading it to the computer, I extracted the image and after everything was extracted, all the files look good except the sources file has a red X beside it and not a green check mark like all the other files that were extracted, is this an issue or will it be an issue when I go to redownload Windows from the files?

Thank you for your videos, can you tell me if theSurface laptop Go ( ram 8 and ssd128Go) can have a 1To ? thank you for your reply

is it easy to remove the tray of the original SSD? I'm using SP9 by the way. i have all the tools right now. I'm watching tutorials as much as I can before I start my DIY.

Any suggestion how to transfer data from old to new drive that no need to reinstall/ reset anything

Hey innoiso, loved the video and wanted to ask for advice, I am from Israel and they don't sell the surface devices here (no official importer), which is why my brother bought for me the surface pro 8 in germany. I wanted LTE connectivity so we ordered the business model with 256 gb ssd, I wanted more ssd but because of the LTE and i7 configuration- 256 gb ssd was the top maximum I could get. I never upgraded ssd storage in my life or done any changes to a computer whatsoever which is why I'm afraid to cause damage and harm the device, but because I saw your video and it really does look simple to upgrade the ssd storage on the surface pro 8 I was wondering if I should try it myself. My surface is supposed to arrive in 2 weeks from now and I assume it would be better to make an upgrade such as this as soon as it arrives or as soon as possible in order to spare the headache of managing files afterwards in case I would like to make an upgrade such as this in the future. So what do you suggest, should I try and give it a go? 1 Tb is what I would go for, and I wanted to know where you got your chip from, ebay or amazon? (Because there are 2 links in the description). Also was wondering about the thermal paste because I saw some comments about it. if I go for it and try to upgrade, should I get the paste and apply it? I haven't seen you do so in the video and if required don't know how to do so myself, what do you suggest? Would love to get a response from you, thank you in advance!

so how is it performing without the thermal paste after 4 months. I'm about to do the same but worry that it might overheat.

Can the Surface Laptop 4 support pcie 4.0 ssd at all? If I check the mainboard specs -> bus specs via CPU-Z, it says pcie 3.0

Can you measure side bezels of the screen?

Hello there. Does this procedure work for Surface Laptop i5 ?

Do you have the 32gb Ram version of the Surface Pro 8? I am trying to find a video review on its performance...🤔

it is really help full

excellent video! Maybe it would be interesting to change a ssd for a surface pro 4, 5 or even 6.

Please recommend usb c charger for sbp 8

What are the recovery keys used when recovering after ssd replacement?

I cannot get the same ssd that you have, can you recommend one

hi one question... didn't you have to connect the USB stick and install the WIN software on it? or is everything installed on the mainboard including the product key? tanks

So no thermal paste needed for the Surface 8 correct? Looks like you just put it in the sleeve that comes with the device.

3:32 I got a problem with this. When I finally changed my SSD card, it says they couldn't find a bootable operating system. How do I fix this?

hey, quick question can I use an external ssd for the surface laptop 4? I’m thinking of using a samsung T7 ssd and I was wondering if it would work. Thanks!

How much it cost to change 128 ssd into 256 for surface laptop go 12.45 inch. In uk?

My M. 2 doesn't have a bracket on it, so cannot piggy back two together

I stripped the SSD's screw head. Any tips on how to remove the screw ?

Is the Surface X processor OK for music prod?

NB! PPL dont forget about BitLocker protection on Surface laptops! Once you replace your old disk, it will be unusable unless you have your recovery keys!!!

Is it possible to upgrade to surface pro 8 from non LTE to LTE with sim card slot ?

When will surface laptop 5 come out?

The difference in price between the Amazon SSD and the EBay SSD is 100 bucks. Have you had good luck with the EBay SSD??? Thanks Tom

Do we need to install Windows 11 again after upgrade?

where did you buy the ssd?

I took my SSD(I think it is PCIe3 when the SP8 spec can handle PCIe4) out using a Torx T4 screwdriver. You can pick that up at Ace Hardware for $3. I recommended taking the SP8(mine is graphite, i5,16GB, 256SSD bought Jan 2022) with you as some website told me to use a smaller Torx T3 that did not work for my specific SP8. I put new thermal paste on mine. Glad to have a WD 1TB SSD though only PCIe3 is only available currently, and didn't test for speed improvement afterwards but I would not benchmark it to save writing on my SSD.

You said there'd be a link to the replacement feet in the description. Am I blind?

For folks upgrading the Surface Laptop 4, I uploaded a new video (unlisted) which shows just the overhead view and none of me. Check it out here if you want to watch it instead: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S4gPIUeV1CE.html

Surface pro 8 good for programming?

The Microsoft Surface Laptops are better Opened from the space between the screen and the keyboard, just where the fans are. You put it upwards towards you. This remains the most appropriate way to open them.

Why did you shoot this so far away? I can't see what you're doing.

Surface Laptop 4 , I think no need to open back screws , only open front key board panel correct

why not show the surface screen larger instead of you .

Just use the overhead camera only we don't need to look at you all the time.

No mention about thermal paste!

maybe next time when you fix sth change the two pic position

And surface pro 7 plus

Anything below 1TB storage on that price point is a scam.

I'm glad your face, body and desk are so well in-focus, and none of the parts are. That's really soooo much more important for parts-upgrading! I really enjoyed the almost half-second view of the SSD and your comment, "You can see thermal paste..." Really? Again, that almost half-second wave-around was soooo helpful. sheesh.

I cant see shit

Why do you put distracting, stupid music in the background of your video? It adds NO VALUE.

Is it possible to upgrade the Surface 64 gig? I don't have an SSD hatch door on my machine's underside.

I just bought a surface laptop 5 black color 16GB, 256 SSD Brand New sealed box .. eBay No issues works perfect. $749.00. Can you recommend Brand SSD to get? I'll be putting in a 1 TB also. Thank you