Congratulations to the perfect instructions. I wanted to have a 1TB Surface Pro 7+ and thanks to your well documented help, I could manage to have one. I'm not an IT-professional. It all worked fine. Thank you again.

My Surface Pro 8 wouldn't boot after replacing the SSD, was panicking. Turns out it must be plugged in to power for the first boot.

Nice, reminds me of buying a external 1.5tb 12.5mm spinner and ODD HDD caddy in my laptop back in the day. Now I'm looking to get a i3 Pro 7+ over the i3 Go 3 I was planning to get.

It's actually a $900 mark-up. Thanks for the hack, it's greatly appreciated!

Great demo, really clear. Good cautionary advice - like 'don't strip the screw thread, so go easy' - which is really helpful to the novice, like me. Thanks so much.

Thank you for posting this. I almost spent 2× as much money (and 2 months of time waiting) for the Dell 1TB, because that's the only 1TB NVMe 2230 SSD that I could find from a reputable dealer. I just finished upgrading my brand new SP7+ i5 LTE with a 1TB KIOXIA/Toshiba that I harvested from a tuff·nano, exactly as you explained in this video - and all is well. Thank you again.

I performed this upgrade on my 7+ and it worked great :-) Thanks for the excellent video.

Great Video! Thank you 👍👍👍

Love how you touch the gold contacts

Excellent !! Thank you so much

Might one to mention...you can or perhaps should perform an image backup of the original drive to another external drive 1st. That way you can load and restore that image to your new drive. That way you keep apps, files and settings!

I cloned the old disk to a new one with a free disk image software and cheap NVME to USB reader on my second PC. After inserting the new disk everything was exactly as I left it before. However, don't forget to disable Bitlocker. No USB stuff is necessary.

This video needs to be updated as it appears the tuff nano is no longer being sold with this configuration, they only have newer 2tb that’s not the same hard drive.

Just wanted to thank you for this. Managed to get a 1tb from the producers website here in the UK. Quick easy job. Thanks.

Bonus you can put the surface ssd in the drive and use for external storage

Just an FYI... I installed a 512GB Kioxia M.2 into the Surface Pro 8. The heatsink and pads hadn't come in yet from Amazon, so installed SSD anyway to test drive temperature with CrystalDiskInfo. Temps rarely exceeded 35C with just office apps and web browsing. With 4K video temps went to 42C. Downloading a 55GB game never exceeded 45C. I think I am comfortable leaving the drive without heatsink or any thermal pad for now. The SSD slot cover gets warm but never super hot. It seems the metal case is good at expelling the excess heat. May try a 0.5 or 1mm thermal pad in the future if it looks like temps are exceeding safe range. One note, after installing the drive and pressing the power button + Vol, the computer would not start. I put old drive back in and had same issue on regular boot. Found that the surface pro 8 charger has to be attached and then it will boot. I then shutdown and put new drive back in. Plugged back in and then was able to do a successful restore. (note I was unable to do a clone with Easus since it didn't extend C: drive). So far so good. @CBUTTERS ... thanks for the info.

7:45 into the video - just for reference if anyone need it, the drive is M.2 2230 type

This is genious! thank you for showing us how to save precious cash

Great Video, can you tell me please, how thick the Thermalpad is?

At least Microsoft has given a slight nod towards user-upgradability. Now we just need an abundance of manufacturers to deliver M.2 2230 formats!

It is a great idea and also seems luke saving some bucks as well. But my question is, how to transfer windows and all the data on old ssd to new? P.S i do not have any other device to connect in M.2 ssds.

Nice one, I think i'll do that if I upgrade from Surface Pro 7, and maybe even 3D print a case for the little drive!!

I'd still want the 32gb ram version.. I wonder if there is a fix for upgrading the ram...😉

Good job!

Nice vid!

I stripped the SSD's screw head. Any tips on how to remove the screw ?

Can I Install my original 128GB SSD whenever I need, or do I need to do recovery disk before swap into original SSD

Hi, i have a pro 8 and i followed all instructions yet i cannot get past blue screen as it says either the ssd doesnt have enough space or that there is no windows image. Can you help me please

Tip: Whenever you get a new PC create a recovery drive. Get a 32 gb thumbdrive. Hit Start button, then type create recovery drive. This method will include all the drivers too that are specific to each computer brand and model year.

If I have thermal paste can I use that instead of the heat pad?

i want to replace battery can u make a video tutorial?

so the 7 and 8 are the only models which have ssd easy access to upgrade? nice

Surface Pro 8 problem with Torx screw: turning w/T4 driver, but the screw is not coming out. (T3 driver is loose; T4 is perfect fit.) I have a Micron 1TB (model 2450, size 2230), but if I can't release the the old M.2 nicely, then my Surface will remain at 256GB. Suggestions?

hi i am woondering how di you find out what exactly is in that nmve ssd external drive? because i was thinking for the same trik but few and most of the external drives can come with 2245 like the one for x box seagate spandable 1t and most of the retails they said is out of stock

For the factory restore USB. Does this video fully wipe out the windows 11 in the sp7? because I want a clean install, windows 11 in this sp7 got some problems.

does any one know if the CalDigit Tuff Nano Plus 2TB is compatible the same way?

Partitions are recreated in different sizes?

Can I still get lte on a i7 processor.. they don’t sell one! 😭

I have a 128GB Surface Pro 9 on the way. I also have a compatible 1TB SSD coming. Just over £70.

Do i need the official keyboard? I have a 3rd party one for the setup

Can I do this with a Samsung t5?

If I get a new ssd will it give me a new system 32? Mine is broken?

where can I get 1T for my Surface 8?

Is this work on Microsoft Surface Pro 6?

Great guide! - (My 2 Cents) - I ended up carefully removing the Microsoft aluminum cover from the Microsoft SSD and putting it on my new SSD. The heat pad for the new SSD made closing the Surface cover problematic and would not fit into the Tuff Nano enclosure. Recovery and upgrade went very smooth. THANK YOU for finding this upgrade path and saving me money!

Good brother.pro 7 change or not

Do you need keyboard to install windows back on it

THANKS

:/ the link and website only show a 2TB option, would this even work on the surface pro x? I dont mind the extra storage just dont wanna buy if it wont work.

your amzn link is to a 500gb drive not a 1tb just fyi

Thank you for the instructions. Will these instructions work for a Surface Pro 8 using a Tuff nano Plus USB-C Portable External SSD - 2TB Charcoal Black? instead of the 1TB

Should work for pro 8 rite

Does this affect the lifetime of the computer?

I have ssd reading and writing speed of 3500m/s 1T

Reminder: you need a Pro 7 PLUS, won't work with a regular Pro 7.

Hi cbutters Tech.. I came across your video and ordered the surface pro 7 and def need 1TB but I don't have access to the tools or skills in this video. Could you still help me? What are your thoughts on resorting to a Sandisk memory card for 1TB?

So this is an M2.2220 format? No wonder some blogs are talking about "waiting for manufacturers to deliver that (now rare or impossible) format" . The notch is M2 patterning, but the card seems to be M-Sata sized. I wish there was a ruler set alongside to get length-width measurements.

Hi! Thank you for the video and your expertise! The replacement SSD you used is a SSD M2 PCIe NVMe 2330? Or 2230? Thank you again

Can a 2TB be installed?

Can you clone the surface drive into the external before pulling it out of the enclosure to skip the last part of reinstalling?

This SSD is SN740 model?

Also the SP7+ ssd doesn't fit into the Tuff Nano casing. You have to break part of the clip on top for it to slide back in.

Hi I wanted to ask you guys here about the guarantee. Does it void if I order a brand new Surface Pro 8 with i7 and 256gb of memory and replace the ssd with a 1TB the day I get it?

Could you just clone the surface disk into the new SSD? Great video by the way.

is a ssd port G 3 or G4?

Can you put the Microsoft ssd back in external ssd and boot it from there? Afterthat just copy the external to the internal one!

Question, the title says Surface Pro X also. Can you use the same 2230 SSD for the Surface X or is it a different form factor? Thanks.

your amazon link shows only the 2TB option, will this one work the same? thanks for the video by the way.

Hi, you have Surface Pro 8/7 in the title but in the video you mention Surface pro 7 + or x. Would this work with the Surface pro 8? I am debating purchasing one and this would sway me in the right direction. Thank you!

Thanks for the great video. Is it possible just to diskcopy the existing SSD to the new 1 T SDD before the swap so that the new Surface will be the same as before except with a bigger capacity?

Great video! Is that Toshiba drive PCIe 3.0 x2 or x4? I find "SanDisk PC SN520 512GB m.2 2230" drives for about $145 on Amazon/eBay/Walmart but they are x2. Just wondering how it would compare.

wait up.how your pro 7 have place to swap the ssd,while im not.by the way i bought my pro 7 in Germany

Any idea what would happen if you were to take an SSD from a Surface Pro 7 i5 and put it in a Surface Pro 7 i7?

What about using the 2TB version? Does that work as well?

does this destroy my guarantee? because there is no guarantee control paper thingy (or however these things are called).

LTE module doesn't work after windows 10 update (last week). It works fine If I put original SSD again. anybody has same problem with me? or any remedy for this? (status device power failure code 10 for swaped ssd)

Thanks for this information however I just bought the Surface Pro 8 can it do not have extra storage area like previous versions and I am trying to get my hands on that 1tb however I can't find it, not sure if a 2 or 3 tbs will be to much, any ideas?

What is the largest capacity drive that can be installed? 2tb? higher? thanks!

does anyone know if the SSD on Surface Pro 8 will be the same as this one?? Thanks

Awesome tips! What is the thickness of the thermal pad you used?

Do we need to install any drivers, like surface specific drivers after installing windows?

The link now points to a 2Tb drive on Amazon. Is this going to still be compatible with a Surface Pro X? Is there a limit to how large the storage can be?

I cannot get the same ssd as you, so could you recommend one

Where can you find this drive? I can't find it anywhere. CalDigit has a 2TB one, will that work? And does any 2230 format drive work?

I’m assuming this doesn’t work on the SP6?

how thick is the thermal pad?

Is this highest spec surface pro 8 good for video editing ? 4K 10bit?

what about the Xbox series X drives they should work also right ??

I have a 7, not 7+, is this procedure still valid on the 7? Thanks

what do you you do with that 256G SSD that you take off?

So the Amazon link you put in the description is only 2TB which I would gladly purchase for surface pro 8. However, search the q&a's above reviews, type 2230 and a review says it does not fit surface pro it is a 2280 not 2230 :( can someone send a 1TB or 2TB 2230 M2 SSD? I can only find WD's SN530 1TB which only has ~850GB due to Xbox OS data or something.

Could you possibly replace the ssd with a 2 TB drive or greater and if so where would you get it.

What formfactor is this ssd? Looks like short m2 for mPCIe

There is no more 1TB of this product, The link points to 2TB and I am not sure if it will work with the surface pro 8 released this year

Did you say this works for Surface Pro X as well.

What happens to the old SSD? Does it get reinserted?

Do you think consumers will get this surface pro later on this year?

Look at the camera, not the monitor.

Will this work on the Pro 6?

link takes me to the 2tb drive. Is that still compatible?