Gigabyte G5 Teardown and NVMe SSD Install
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- In todays video im doing a teardown of the Gigabyte G5
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For my full review on most aspects of the Gigabyte G5 (Gaming, Battery life, Crypto, bios, teardown, etc)
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is it possible to thermal paste the cpu ?
if it possible how to do it
Can I ask does it only fit A2000 series ssd?
Does the Laptop work plugged in without the battery?
In case you missed it like I did when skipping around the video, Rick said that the NVME screw is included in the original packaging. It should be a single screw by itself in its own small bag with a label of "ssd screw".
Cheers
@@rickstechrepairs also shoutout to Rick for this video. I watched one of his before I bought mine.
Thank you! I was searching for this screw! (btw for others it is in the original laptop box not the M2 box
@@Weho2does it have to be the one that comes with the laptop?? I lost the box
Than you bro ❤
One piece of information I didn't find in this video:
If you upgrade to a faster PCIe Gen4 SSD you might want to plug it instead of the original NVMe SSD, and use second slot for the original SSD because one slot is PCIe Gen4 and the other one is Gen3.
I just upgraded my SSD on my Gigabyte G5 KD and needed to identify which NVMe slot was PCIe 3.0 and which one was 4.0 since. It's written nowhere on the motherboard, the manual or manufacturer's website..
I think the one in use out of the box is the PCIe Gen4.
The empty slot has an inscription "SSD2/SATA/OPTANE" next to it. Meanwhile the specifications page on gigabyte's website mentions : "2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe PCIe Gen3 & SATA/ 1x NVMe PCIe Gen4)"
I figured that the one labelled "SATA" had to be the PCIe 3.0 and the main one PCIe 4.0
This is what I was looking for all over the internet... 🤦🏻♂️ at one point i've started having doubts about not having a PCIe 4 support. So how did it went, is the original slot the right slot for PCIe 4 ? Also, what PCIe 4 did you go for ? I can't decide which one to buy yet. I'm looking at samsung 990pro at the moment.
@@AleXZander96-_- YT kept deleting my replies because I forgot external URLs were forbidden.
Yeah it worked in PCIe 4.0 on the first slot. And I got an SSD very similar in specs to the 990Pro, it's a Mushkin Redline Vortex 2To PCIe gen4 M.2. It costed 130€ where I live from a website called "alternate fr", but you can get it from Amazon US for $115 right now I believe, which is at least 30% chearper than the samsung.
To be clear, such a disk in my laptop is probably overkill, but originally I needed an external SSD and I thought that instead of buying a cheap SSD (since most NVMe enclosures are limited to 10GBps or 1200Mo/s) that I'd upgrade my internal drive and use the old one as external storage. That's the only reason I purchased it. If you're not constantly moving/opening huge files for video/audio production, it's probably not much of an improvement I'd say. Regards
@@Cayled174how are the thermals of the mushkin? Did it come with Heatsink?
I have a gigabyte G5 (Rtx 30 series), and I didn't know if one of them was gen4 or not. You are saying that the one with "SATA" labeled is the gen3 but the ssd thar came with the laptop is on that slot
But I guess that the free slot is the gen3 and the other is gen4.
Nice to see another Aussie tech enthusiast on RUclips!
Thanks for watching!
I'm small fry so i try to look for overlooked machines that are in my price range
@@rickstechrepairs all good mate. I take it you watched hardware unboxed and Tech Yes City? Do you have a discord?
So far this game can handle anything I throw at it as long as it is 1080p. It's a beast, would recommend it! Also thx for video just add same SSD :)
Glad you enjoy it!
Great video. I noticed the small pad under the original Kingston A2000 card. I see that the needed small screw was supplied with mine. Also supplied was a small self sticking pad. So now I know it goes under the additional A2000 SSD (I think) if you install the second one.
Great to read this helped you :)
Thanks for sharing! This made the installation of an SSD (SATA) and an SSD (NVMe) a breeze! It was especially helpful knowing where the long screws go. :)
Excellent :) great to read this has helped
I've been here JUST for the long screws' locations^^. Now on to a video which tears down the display... (my laptop was killed by grape juice)
Much appreciated on the upload, am more confident to tinker with mine now. Quick question, is the right fan supposed to run slower than the left one from the get-go? Have been using this model for a year or two, sent it for cleaning and repasting once (will repaste and clean it on my own next), never have really noticed the difference between the two fans till now.
Cheers mate.
It has everything you need. 2x NVMe + 1x 2.5"
Decent internal I/O
Thanks for this, exactly what I was looking for. I have a 500 GB NVMe stick H/drive in my 1060 PC (which I'm not really using much now); it should be fine to pop that into my G5 laptop right?
Yes I think so
I preordered the ryzen 7 5800h + rtx 3070-p 8gb VRAM. Hopefully it fairs me well. And gives the most performance out of these order laptops on the main stream market.
Sounds like a Decent beast of a laptop!
love the video, NVME SSD have a reputation for overheating so many people use a heatsink
they can get hot but unless you are doing sustained writes / read, you should be fine
@@rickstechrepairs Not a problem, I'm happy to let each make up their own mind
just purchased this Laptop, thanks for your detail introduction about it(by your help, just upgrade my laptop about the added sata hd). :)
Your welcome :)
Hope you enjoy it
I'm actually thinking about buying it but is he good on game ? Like, does it run correctly and doesn't have problems about noise of the fan or anything ?
Thanks for the teardown, helped with finding all the screws and not worried about prying the cover off. my builtin mic seems to be DOA -- hoping it's just a loose wire. having a hell of a time figuring out where the mic plugs into. any thoughts?
no sure what to suggest there sorry, i would find it unlikely that it would be a loose wire
@@rickstechrepairs Thanks for the reply! I figured out what the issue was -- plugging in headphones disables the built-in microphone. There is a setting in the realtek advanced settings to decouple mic and headphones. after that, things started to work, thank god no RMA!
Hey first of all thanks for the vids, made me decide to get this over the Acer Nitro (from a solely peformance perspective)
I know you sold your one and moved on but I'm leaving this here for anyone else.
Inside the box that the laptop came in there is 1 rather thick thermal pad in a bag
Looking at the stock SSD, it looks like you're supposed to put it on the bit of metal beneath the SSD
Then install the SSD on top and just kinda squish it onto the pad
and it just kinda soaks some heat away from the SSD Controller through the PCB I suppose?
An odd cooling setup but I guess it works
Cheers, thanks for your comment
This will hopefully help someone else :)
thermal pads are to spread out heat thats generated in one hotspot to avoid damage and increase part lifespan
Mine didn't come with a thermal pad O.O
Bought a newer model of this laptop was looking for a teardown, very nice video and much appreciated.
Glad this was helpful
This is the rare i5-10500h that scored much better that i7-10750h in userbenchmark.
You keep saying it's noisy n hot but haven't seen you do a demo.
I'm thinking of this over nitro 5 i5-10300h. They both cost about 1.8k here...
i found the fan to be extremely noise
ruclips.net/p/PLDqQvgPNjY2mT18Q9Ik24dEOWQU4B21Pq
Wave1: video game benchmarks
ruclips.net/video/kXL5QNUlGRU/видео.html
in the video above, i record this with a camera and me talking over the top, you can hear the constant fan noise
i did just purchase a Nitro 5 10300H / 3060 for review, will be having videos coming out for it in the next week or so
Paid 1300 for Nitro 5, Paid $1700 for Gigabyte G5
Thanks for this 👍, still got to wait a couple weeks for mine to ship out -.- Any chance you’ll be benchmarking call of duty warzone ?
That will probably be in the second wave of game benchmarks i do, so that will be about a week away (need to redownload that bugger )
The chassis looks like from Tongfang.
indeed, i believe it is
Cant wait for the benchmarks !! Keep it up
Cheers, should be a day or two
What fps you get on warzone ? With 3060p and how is cooling on this model ? I'm looking to buy
I just bought a Gigabyte A5 K1 and it looks quite similar to that G5, so I'm guessing that it would come apart just the same? I plan to add more storage to it as I have a spare 1TB Samsung 980 Pro that I just took out of my PS5 that I swapped a 2TB version into. Is there anything else you think I could or should upgrade while I have it apart?
will the warranty be lost if I want to remove the cover and insert the sata ssd there?
@@slava_vas5527 Why you asking me?
@@moparracing0128 Well, it's just that you've already opened it
@@slava_vas5527 I have not opened mine yet
Hi, i need you help 😢.
I bought a brand new G5 Laptop and the first 1 week Went great.
After a while a Blue screen appeared and now It enter in the Bios Because it Cannot detect any ssd.
Should it be a problem of the SSD that was not originally well pluged?
Should i open it and see?
If i open it, i will lose warranty?
Thanks in advance, i am a little be worried.
i would contact the place of purchase
@@rickstechrepairs Yes thanks i will do it.
if youre going to open a laptop, its worth changing the TIM with something better than the stuff manufacturers use, which is almost always trash. not that you'll be seeing large differences, but the number of times ive found plastic chip borders, between the heatsink & the chip is many. i just do it out of practice. i recently upgraded a neighbors laptop, & she was asking if i turned the fans down, because i changed the TIM, and fixed the improper seating of the heatsink. now they dont need to spin so fast
i find if the laptop is a few years old, thermal paste replacement is always worth doing
Its a nice laptop to upgrade. Having a possibility to add SSD 2.5 along with M.2 is not a common feature in this price range even it really should be. But being able to add another M.2 is really great
Multiple m.2 slots on laptops should be standard these days
@@rickstechrepairs Yes and no. One M.2 for boot and other 2.5 sdd for data seems like the most economical solution since m.2 can get quite expensive especially if you want dram on it
You can put any type of ssd?or you need a specific one, compatible with the laptop
Thanks for the video. Just dropped a new ssd in my g5!
Nice!
Danke!
Thank you Very much :) , Glad this has helped you :)
Why didn't you put the 2000 GB NVMe SSD where the small 500 BB NVMe SSD is?
The lower slot is slightly weaker in terms of performance.
I had made the same mistake too.
The Crystal Disc Info program shows you the performance of the interface.
The change was really noticeable when booting up the computer.
Can you check yourself.
No longer have the machine, I didnt go a 2TB nvme due to cost
Eagerly awaiting the full review, ordered mine ages ago and the new delivery date is March :/ could you test valorant also?
being a free game i will do this in my second wave of testing
6 inch battery is massive...not sure what you are talking about
Thanks for the video! Big question, though: I did exactly what you did and installed a 1TB nVME SSD, but when I tried to turn it on afterwards, it hung at the GIGABYTE logo screen. I tried recovery (F9 at startup), several BIOS options, and even made a Windows repair USB, but nothing worked. When I removed the new SSD, the G5 went back to working like it had, no problems at all. Any ideas why it's doing this, and/or what I can do to make it work? Thanks very much!
what model of SSD did you buy ?
@@rickstechrepairs I guess he found a solution 🤣
I got same situation😢
@@rickstechrepairs i brought Samsung990pro😢 i can't boot with this sad once i remove it will back to normal
Did you solve your issue? Igot same issue here
The 2 screws that appear to have covers on them are actually covered by the warranty label. Just puncture the label.
indeed
Nice vid. I bought the 11400H release and its very good. Playing doom eternal as well lol
Hope you enjoy it!
It is a clevo, you use the clevo control center to work the keyboard etc ...
Mine is pretty sweaty with all the storage holes populated and 32GB of ram, I repasted it with magical metal but fans are still working out a lot.
yep, the fans will always be going due to the heat of the CPU
@@rickstechrepairs I run the custom profile on windows but I get 90° on 2+ core when running red dead or 2077, throttling is the name is the game, I have a elevated laptop stand with 2 repurposed noctua 120mm I made it's almost keeping it from throttling.
I have similar issues with my MSI ws with a i7 11800h and a rtx 2000, I mind less for the gigabyte/clevo since it's worth half and not a "professional" machine.
Anyway you got a new sub.
Do I need to buy a seperate m.2 screw from Amazon or does it already come with it and all I have to do is unscrew it?
if memory serves me right, it should come with the m.2 screw there
My Laptop is Gigabyte A5. Thanks for this idea on how to open 😃
Glad I could help!
@@rickstechrepairs Yeah and one question, is there any other tool than the pry pick to open the laptop inside? I tried to use a card but my laptop is just too strong. I don't wanna break it. 🤣
Hey man, i bought a Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD, I did exactly as you did and the storage doesnt show up anywhere.
Thank you
Right click Windows icon
Select disk management
Initializing drive
Format drive
Should now show up in my computer
hey mate
thanks for all your lil video regarding the G5
i got mine couple days ago and looking to upgrade the SSD, whats do you suggest 970 evo ? 980 pro ? something else ?
thanks
i would just got with whatever is cheaper.
in my current laptop i have installed a Kingston A2000 in there, good price
Any tips for getting the housing off without a mini metal crowbar 😅? I can't for the life of me get it off, I've already chipped the plastic trying... Cheers
once you get it off there once, you will know the correct force to use
I don't really have a suggestion on what to do
Where can I buy replacement batteries for this laptop?
No idea
Thank you very much for this video!
your welcome
Would installing an additional storage void your warranty? Thanks
That certainly shouldn't void your warranty, I know in Australia where I'm from it doesn't
Oh! Quick question, when installing the extra M.2 SSD for this, do I need a heatsink? It seems like the M.2 SSD that comes with the laptop doesn't have one, but I'm unsure. I'm gonna use my extra M.2 SSD for just storing my steam games.
You don't need to use the blue thermal pad.
But if you have it. I would recommend using it
Should I get the i7 10750h and Rtx 2070 max p(300hz), or Gigabyte A5 ryzen 7 5800h(240hz), or Alienware m15 R3 rtx 2070 not the super i7 10750h (144hz)
not sure
Ryzen 7 5800H, dominates those other processors by a mile, where did you find that model?
Very nice review.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice Vid mate, can u send the links of the SSD & Ram installed on ur Tutorial pls?, Also for the two storage slots what is the max capacity ?
i would assume there wouldnt be a max storage capacity.
could probably go 2x 2TB
Aye theyres no cap so just the highest storage you can find,
Hey, nice review!
Are there speed differences in the m2 slots? I want to upgrade to an 970 evo plus 1tb, and want the most performance of that nvme.
Not that I am aware of
Hi, any progress on your issue? I intend to add a 1TB KC2500 Kingston PCIe 3.0 as primary and will switch the 500g to the 2nd slot. But not able to verify any differences between the slots.
@@donshortjohn2108 hello did you find out which slot was which? one is gen 3 the other gen 4 but it doesn't give the info
Very useful, thanks!
Cheers
G5 is my first laptop
i know nothing about how to open it
thank you
cheers
Would love to see the thermals on this laptop
Will be seeing them soon enough
I've got a MD G7 do you know if it has 2 SSD slots too? I'm planning to buy an aditional SSD for it as the 500GB SSD isn't enough these days, there's a litlle infor on internet about it though. I'm lost, thank you!
Hi, i have a problem. My laptop doesnt seem to identify the SSD. I have only access to the BIOS since the OS is in the SSD. My BIOS interface is kinda weird (never seen this one before), and according to it the SATA conection is not being detected. I dont know what to do
For anyone strugglig to work out why your bottom cover of the laptop isnt coming off as cleanly.
The two flat things under near where the touchpad are. Push your screwdriver into them. THESE ARE SCREWS, THEY JUST DONT LOOK LIKE IT!
Undo these and your golden!
I just broke those ones off not knowing this :-\
cheers for the tip
Finding out the manufacturer is easier and more reliable under Windows Device Manager or Linux cat /proc/scsi/scsi, you don't have to open anything. Overall a very good video.
good point, i tend to use Speccy to find out details of brands and what note
hello thanks for the video, I have installed the second hdd m.2 but the motebook does not detect it ... do I have to change something in the bios? thank you
load up disk management, then initiate the drive, then format and now it will work in windows
Hi thanks for the video. If I want to clean this laptop, would I just use a brush on the fans? Or do I have to take it apart further? Coz mines getting very hot after 6 months
i usually use a air compressor to blow the dust off.
but a paint brush or tooth brush should do fine
thanks you very much it's my first time
Welcome 😊
I'm hardware illiterate, is there anything special I would have to do to install an 2.5 Sata HDD in the top right, like how you needed the screw from the original packaging for the SSD? I'm upgrading to this machine and have never done anything like this before but I want my 2TB Sata drive to migrate from my old laptop to this new one.
Only video I've found opening this machine, thank you!!
i hope you manage to install the 2.5" Drive and all has gone well for you
Half the battle is getting the laptop open
Was there a SSD under the M.2 drive slots? Or is there just the one/single 2.5 slot (that was empty), as far as expanding the storage?
Also, are the PCI interface 4.0? Or will it depend on what gen of processor?
I was looking to buy one and during check-out, i found this video on it & didn't go through w the purchase.
Max-P version for 1250.00 online, but would like to know the number of storage slots total, and the generation that the NVMe ports please.
And is fan noise worse than an older alienware (similar CLEVO type SLI on older alienware)?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
6:15
not sure if its PCI4.0
fan noise is the same as most clevo laptops
@@rickstechrepairs thanks for info man.
The stock NVMe has a 3 or 4mm thermal pad. Should we put one on the additional NVMe as well?
Can't hurt, so yes I would say yes
You aren't losing much performance if you don't
@@rickstechrepairs thank you!
your welcome
Are you able to test the 3060's undervolting performance soon? Haven't managed to find anyone testing it and my G5 isn't coming till at least the 4th March
undervolting gpu and cpu are something im not willing to do atm sorry
What are the pros and cons you have seen so far? Can you kindly update us on the thermals? thanks a lot.
Fan noise is loud, even during light office work the fans go wild.
Also battery is poor
Screen is damn smooth and gaming performance is great
@@rickstechrepairs In average, the battery runs... what?! Less than 45 minutes gaming and like 4 hours in light work?!
Hey @Ricks Tech, do you think i could fit in there a XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro or dou you think its slim heathsink would impede closing the laptop? I read somewhere that the height of the ssd was 6.1mm. Thanks!
no longer have the machine to test/check sorry
@@rickstechrepairs thank you for your video! I followed today and installed a new 2.5 ssd and a new nvme to my g5
Does anyone know how to adjust the fan curve under 35% in the gigabyte fan speed setting, the fans are always running with at least 2000rpm, it has to be possible to configure that setting i an ini file or something, i would be really thankful, if someone with more knowledge then me has a solution for the problem. Other Software like Fanspeed or Argus doesnt work on the Notebook.
Do you still have this G5? I wanted to ask if you think there is enough room for a heatsinked m.2 ssd such as the WD SN 850x or the Samsung 980 pro’s. Thank you.
Not sure sorry, no longer have this machine
Hi there! I have a problem with the recognition of a 500gb nvme kingstone A2000 ssd, which I could not make appear in Disk Management and it does not appear in Device Manager BUT if it is displayed in the BIOS, the ssd was extracted from my notebook Previous, I do not know what to do to recognize it
shouldn't be any tricks at all
i used a Kingston A2000 1TB in mine when i had it
One question, if I move the original disk to the other slot, the thermal pad is not in contact with the aluminium beneath it.. is that okay or do I need to reposition the pad?
It won't cook if you don't move the heat pad
My G5 came with a thermal pad for an SSD, do you know where should I place it? I thought on placing it as the original drive, but you said its an odd placement XD
you can use the thermal pad if you install another SSD
Do you know what screws the laptop uses? like the exact length and screw? I might've lost some screws for my case and I'm thinking of purchasing similar ones.
I don't know sorry
i have the ssd/2.5 inch slot screws too, but it also came with a little bag full of what is metal with a sticky side. it says MWE 300LSE on the sticky cover. What are those?
sounds like a thermal pad/headsink for the other ssd
Hey mate does that model have a freesync/ adaptive sync panel?
no i dont believe so
If you open the laptop like this you lose the warranty? I want to add another SATA SSD because 512gb is very small for me.
It should not void warranty
Is the mini displayport wired directly to the RTX 3060 GPU? I'm asking because I'd like to connect oculus rift s and game in VR!
The type c mini display is
great vid!!! bro do I activate Nvidia Reflex on this lap? ?
no idea, it would support it but i wouldn't expect you to instantly turn pro with it enabled
You can run Crystal disk in stock SSD M2? I search in google but the results says 1000/1000mb to 3000/3000mb and need a parameter to upgrade
no longer have the machine to test
IS IT SAVE to have the SSD so close to the heat pipe???
it should be fine, but ask Gigabyte that one
Hello. I have installed a Teamgroup z340 nvme disk and it does not work. The BIOS recognizes it but Windows 10 does not. Disk management not recognised too. I try to install the teamgroup drivers but he still doesn't recognize it.
Hi, it its getting displayed in Bios i would usually expect to to show up in device manager & disk management
no drivers would/should be needed to install
maybe see if you have raid enabled in bios or something odd like that
@@rickstechrepairs I don't have raid enabled
Thanks for the installation video very helpful. The only issue I have is the new drive isn't detected on disk management. Any idea on a fix ? I used a samsung 980 pro 1Tb
Hi, there should be no trick with it, should show up there
@Ricks Tech Repairs I'll double-check and make sure it's sitting in the slot fully
@@rickstechrepairs The drive wasn't fully seated in. Fixed thanks for the video.
Do some stores do thermal paste replacemnt etc? Im not brave enough to do it myself
They sure can , I know my pc/phone store does
@@rickstechrepairs good to hear. Thanks for the answer mate much appreciated
Phison is the brand of the SSD controller.
Cheers
But how many pcei lanes does it have? Does adding a 2nd stick affect pcie performance?
not sure on that one actually
Hi, I have got this laptop and i got a concerning issue, my cpu very often goes past 90 degrees celsius when gaming, my two questions are if it's a problem with my laptop or this model in general, and is that temperature safe? Also, is it possible to replace this laptop's cpu?
Replace the CPU - no you can't
Overheating- no that fine they can easily get that hot
@@rickstechrepairs okay, thanks!
Oh! And since I'm getting this laptop soon, do I need an anti static bracelet for when I operate on this laptop to add on a M.2 SSD? How do I ground myself with this laptop?
Ground yourself by touching something metal, like a screw driver or the cooper cooler
@@rickstechrepairs thanks! So like before I begin work on opening the laptop, I just touch the screwdriver?
And thanks so much btw, your videos have been very helpful on making my purchase for this laptop.
What do you think of the laptop overall?
So far its damn powerful but the shortcomings might be too much for me to keep it
What are the short comings?
How are the thermals when gaming? That cooling system seems rather weak for the specs.
i found the cooling to be underwhelming, and it basically meant a hot and loud machine
Can't find m.2 screw in original packaging are they universal just buy another?? Or gigabyte specific?
they are universal for m.2's
Do you know what is the thickness of the thermal pads that gigabyte g5 kc has installed?? Because i want to replace them but i throw them away and now i dont know the exact measure
no i dont sorry
Is the screw for the other nvme already in the laptop?
And do I need anything else when installing an sata ssd?
Thank you!
I can't remember if the screw is there or in the box
Are their plastic clips when you open it?
Can I upgrade it from 8 RAM to 16 manually?
you could upgrade the ram
@@rickstechrepairs Thank you and I hope you become a Muslim
I added the same ssd to this same laptop but it says optimization not available and it's not detecting it in partitions, any help would be appreciated
I never encountered that message
I went to disk management and formatted the hard drive after I installed it
And it was fine
hello ricks, greetings from colombia, I bought a gigabyte G5 KC, I wanted to ask you if you knew which m.2 ssd models can be compatible especially 2tb (I bought an acer fa100 and had to return it) I thought about an Intel 660, but I'm not sure.
i think most models of NVMe Gen3 SSD will work fine
Personally i like the kingston A2000 and KC2500
Hello! Thx for video. So i wont void the warranty if i open the Back and put another ssd in it?
Depends on country, in Australia, no it won't
@@rickstechrepairs what about the US?
or how do I check it?
thanks for this.
your welcome :)
Will the loud fan noise occur after long hours of using it or will it instantly be loud?
usually gets louder in a matter of a couple of minutes when gaming
nvme gen 3 works on this laptop? I was reading in the website that there are two m.2 gen 4. By the way what nvme for this laptop can you recommend? is there some specification there I have to pay attention?
most nvme drives you can get will work just fine
@@rickstechrepairs Thanks for the info bro
how can i replace the keyboard?
I’m buying this model so wondering where to get the additional SSD disk for this laptop? Cheers
Local computer shops, or online computer parts stores, then there's eBay or Amazon
Hi can you show how to remove and clean the fan and change the thermal paste of this laptop 😅
No longer have the machine sorry
Hello, I have the Gigabyte G5-KD laptop model. It has by default an 512Go SSD by default. I am wondering, what is the type of this default SSD is it an NVMe m.2 PCIe GEN x4 or GEN x3 ? And, in the 2nd SSD slot, what can i add in it, an NVMe m.2 SSD GEN x3 or GEN x4 ? I hope you can give me help, because I don't know which type to buy to add it in the 2nd SSD slot. And thank you. And IF anyone here who is reading my comment, and can help me, please give me the answer, and thank you very much everyone.
I don't know the answer for that. Check out the Gigabyte support page for the laptop, should have your answer there
@@rickstechrepairs Thank you.