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June 20th, 2025 06:44
Aurora R15, help regarding 2nd SSD upgrade!
Hello ,
I'm planning to add a second SSD to my two year old computer and would greatly appreciate any recommendations.
Could you please advise on whether I will need any additional screws or tools? My experience with computer upgrades is quite limited. I have attached pictures of my motherboard and current SSD read/write speeds for your reference.
Finally, my current SSD has a capacity of 500 GB; if I install a 1 TB SSD as a secondary drive, will this negatively impact the overall system performance?
Thank you :)
PS- I'm thinking of getting (Samsung 990 PRO w/Heatsink SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive), but as you can see my current SSD has significantly low read and write speeds compared to it. M wondering if that might affect the performance
PPS- Attached a couple of screenshots , if they can provide any more info
Image of the SSD slot
performance test -
SSD m leaning towards to buy - Samsung 990 PRO w/Heatsink SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive
Chino de Oro
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June 20th, 2025 11:50
Adding a second SSD will not negatively impact the overall system performance.
Most of SSD manufacturers do not provide screw. You will need an M.2 screw to secure the SSD onto the standoff screw (the top screw in your picture). With the Samsung with heatsink, you can skip the thermal pad (lower area in your picture).
jagitude
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June 20th, 2025 17:37
@Chino de Oro hey chino , ty for replying , I've ordered the ssd BTW, what did you mean by "skipping thermal pad "
Just to be double sure 8 just have to insert the ssd and screw it correct ?
Vanadiel
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June 20th, 2025 22:28
@jagitude See here for installing SSD's in the R15. The drive will not come with the screw, so you have to make sure there's a screw available in your R15.
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June 21st, 2025 02:00
@Vanadiel
This screw ? I'll have to replace it ?
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Chino de Oro
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June 21st, 2025 05:47
@jagitude , in my previous post, I mentioned that you need an M.2 screw and you won't need thermal pad. I pointed to the locations from your picture but I guess they were not clear to you.
For better clarification, see the thermal pad in picture 1 below. The thermal pad was used to dissipate the heat from the SSD to the PCB surface on motherboard whereas the imprinted said M.2 SSD thermal pad area. You won't need it because you planned to use SSD with heatsink.
You will need an M.2 screw to secure your SSD on top of the standoff (in yellow circle from your picture). See the M.2 screw inside the red circle in picture 2 below.
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June 21st, 2025 15:52
@jagitude Yours comes with the spare screw. You mount it just like the device on the left. Make sure you have the right screw driver for it as you don't want to slip of it and stab your motherboard.