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danielpayne Apr 9, 2020 @ 6:52pm

Adding a HHD to MSI Raider Laptop

Hi All
I have a MSI GE75 Raider 8SG
The specs says for sorgage capacity-

1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
1x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
1x 2.5" SATA HDD

It currently has a toshiba 512 gbnvme + 1tb 2.5hhd
Does this mean i can add another HHD? NVME?
was hoping to add a 2TB Samsung 970 plus nvme
would this work?
or any other recomendations?
Thanks

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_I_ Apr 9, 2020 @ 7:29pm

*hdd

look into the 2tb sshd if you need more storage
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zk7CmG/seagate-firecuda-2tb-25-5400rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000lx001

its a slowish hdd, but has 8g ssd cache on it

else a 2nd nvme or m.2 ssd will fit in the other slot
*as long as the first nvme drive does not disable the 2nd m.2 slot
look up the models manual to see whats disabled when nvme drives are used

Last edited by _I_; Apr 9, 2020 @ 7:33pm

danielpayne Apr 9, 2020 @ 7:49pm

Hi
I am hoping for another NVME as its quick, I have looked int he manual , but it does not say anthing about 2nd m.2 slot being disabled. All it says is...

"The notebook may be equipped with M.2 SSD slots for M.2 SSD cards, which are
compatible with SATA or PCIe interfaces, providing diverse features and usages to users.
Consult an authorized retailer or service center for correct specifications and installations."

any idea any one if i will be able to use both m.2 slots at the same time?
Thanks

Washell Apr 10, 2020 @ 12:50am

May be worth taking it to a local shop and having them do the upgrade, on a no cure no pay basis.

Ghost Apr 10, 2020 @ 2:31am

I have GP63 with same storage spec. It has 2 NVMe slots.

danielpayne Apr 10, 2020 @ 2:36am

hi covid
have you got both nvme slots populated ?

Ghost Apr 10, 2020 @ 4:28am

Originally posted by danielpayne:
hi covid
have you got both nvme slots populated ?

Nope. But have seen in YouTube that there are two ports

danielpayne Apr 12, 2020 @ 3:49pm

ok thanks, maybe i take it to the shope and get them to install it. looks like im going to go a
2TB Samsung 970 plus

Ghost Apr 12, 2020 @ 9:31pm

Originally posted by danielpayne:
ok thanks, maybe i take it to the shope and get them to install it. looks like im going to go a
2TB Samsung 970 plus

mate do u have 3D Mark? What are the temps of CPU GPU when its under load?

danielpayne Apr 12, 2020 @ 9:44pm

Originally posted by CoViD-91:
Originally posted by danielpayne:
ok thanks, maybe i take it to the shope and get them to install it. looks like im going to go a
2TB Samsung 970 plus

mate do u have 3D Mark? What are the temps of CPU GPU when its under load?

Hey Mate no i dont, I do have heaven but , you want me to run this and post?

Ghost Apr 13, 2020 @ 5:54am

Appreciate if you can monitor temps using MSI Afterburner and post the results here. I'm mostly getting 93-98 when playing games (even with Dota 2) May be my room temprature is high

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