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Surface Studio M.2 SSD Replacement

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Do you want a bigger SSD or perhaps a faster PCIe NVMe SSD? Follow this guide to replace your SSD.

(Note: Surface Studio with Intel Core i5 comes with SATA III SSD while Surface Studio with Intel Core i7 comes with PCIe NVMe SSD.)

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    • Lay the Surface face down on a padded surface

    • Be careful not to scratch the screen when laying it face down

    • Remove the four rubber feet at each corner concealing the Torx screws

    • Remove the four Torx screws under the rubber feet.

    • Two screws on the upper corners are longer than two screws on the lower corners.

    • Attach suction cups to the bottom cover and then pull on the suction cups to free the bottom cover.

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    • Remove five torx screws holding the two fans to the midframe

    • Remove the two fans

    • The fan connectors are behind the midframe and not yet accessible. Let the fans hang loosely until you can access the connectors.

    • Four large torx screws and four small torx screws hold the midframe to the upper frame.

    • Remove four large torx screws holding the midframe

    • Remove four small torx screws holding the midframe

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    • Slowly remove the midframe

    • Be careful, the speaker on the midframe is still attached to the motherboard

    • Detach the connectors for the two fans and the speaker

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    • With the midframe removed, the M.2 SSD is now accessible

    • Remove a torx screw holding the M.2 holding the SSD to the motherboard

    • Pull the SSD straight back

    • Do not pull the SSD upward or risk damaging the M.2 socket

    • The M.2 socket is compatible with most SATA III, PCIe ACHI, and PCIe NVMe in the M.2 2280 form factor

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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The Raptor

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I know that one of the very first questions would be: Does the M.2 slot supports PCIe NVMe ?

The answer is: Yes it does.

The Raptor - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

But it does not mean that you can get the drive to run in NVMe model.

There does not appear to be a setting to enable NVMe model for the drive.

John -

Does it support bootable NVMe?

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@msmith4099 @theofficemaven

Sure. When installing Windows, choose to install Windows to "Drive 1" instead of "Drive 0"

The Raptor -

Is there any raid options that need to be configured?

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