Is it possible to replace the storage with more
I have 500e 2nd gen chromebook and I am wondering if it is possible to actually upgrade and replace the existing storage
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I have 500e 2nd gen chromebook and I am wondering if it is possible to actually upgrade and replace the existing storage
crwdns2934109:0crwdne2934109:0
Hi,
The short answer is no.
The storage is eMMC flash memory and it is hard mounted on the system board and considered not to be upgradeable.
An option to consider is to insert the largest capacity SD card that you can afford or want, in the laptop's card reader slot and leave it there and use that as additional storage.
Here's a link that may help.
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But chatgpt said possible.
Chatgpt:
Most 81MC models come with eMMC storage + a free M.2 2242 SATA slot.
How to check if your 81MC has the M.2 SSD slot:
Option 1: Open the back panel
• Look near the battery for an M.2 slot (2242 length).
• It looks like a short PCIe slot, and there may be a label like SSD or M2.
Option 2: Run system info
• Type this in Chrome: chrome://system
• Click “Expand” next to storage_info or dmi_info
• Look for signs of “M.2”, “SATA SSD”, or “empty slot”
Can u check if you can?
I haven't got that particular laptop but I believe the manufacturer's documents and images of the device, more than what AI apps say.
Here's the manufacturer's hardware maintenance manual for the laptop.
There is no mention of an M.2 slot on the motherboard at all.
Here's a link that shows an image of the motherboard and as you can see, there's no M.2 slot anywhere on the motherboard.
Search online for yourself to see if you can find verification of what AI states, e.g. look for manufacturer's documents - user manuals or service manuals and also images etc, rather than just believing AI to be true as a lot of the time it just regurgitates what others have said online and not all or any of it may be true.
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