{"id":7645,"date":"2020-05-17T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2020-05-18T11:29:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:29:43","slug":"upgrade-sp-ssd-1tb-on-x360-15-u011dx-haswell-hd4400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/upgrade-sp-ssd-1tb-on-x360-15-u011dx-haswell-hd4400.html","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade SP SSD 1TB on X360 15-u011dx Haswell HD4400"},"content":{"rendered":"<link href=\"\/idogjs\/icss\/font-awesome\/css\/ifotorama.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><script src=\"https:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/jquery\/1.11.3\/jquery.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"\/idogjs\/ijs\/ifotorama.js\"><\/script>\n<p><em>Since the SSD 1TB started to drop in prices, I got one for my J120dx before, the brand is Silicon Power and it&#8217;s quite reliable and fast- Ace A55 from Amazon for less than $100.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>There are 14 screws need to be removed from the back &#8211; 2 hidden under rubber feet.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Remove the keyboard from the top, to release the lock tabs, pry it outward and up to remove.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lift the keyboard plate slowly and slide it up to the screen to expose the hard drive, not too high because of the cables connected.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Remove the hard drive flat cable by lifting the black lock upward carefully not to break, the lift the cable out of the socket.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Remove 2 screws securing the hard drive case and lift it up slowly out of the slot.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lift the rails out of the hard drive pins and replace with the SSD.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Remove the power and data connector from the old drive and put on the SSD.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Put back and close everything.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='fotorama--wp' 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href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6264.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6264.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6264-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"diskpart to create EFI folder\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6259.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6259.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6259-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"erase SSD for APFS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt 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alt=\"Installing Catalina 15.4\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6254.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6254.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6254-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"installing Windows 10\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6244.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6244.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6244-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Azurewave Broadcom BT4.0 Wifi Combo\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6239.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6239.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6239-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"slide the cable to connector and lock it\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6240.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6240.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6240-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"slide the cable to connector and lock it\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6241.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6241.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6241-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"secure the SSD with 2 screws\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6242.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6242.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6242-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The SSD is in and securely fitted\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6243.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6243.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6243-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the motherboard\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6238.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6238.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6238-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"fit the SSD to the hard drive slot\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6237.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6237.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6237-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"fit the SSD with connector\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6235.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6235.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6235-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove the hard drive connector\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6234.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6234.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6234-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove the hard drive connector\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6233.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6233.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6233-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"fit the new 7mm SSD in the case\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6232.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6232.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6232-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"detach the hard drive from the case\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6231.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6231.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6231-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"detach the hard drive from the case\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6230.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6230.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6230-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove 2 screws holding the hard drive case\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6229.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6229.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6229-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove 2 screws holding the hard drive case\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6228.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6228.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6228-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove 2 screws holding the hard drive case\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6227.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6227.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6227-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"carefully pull the cable out of the connector\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6226.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6226.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6226-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove the hd cable by pushing the lock upward\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6225.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6225.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6225-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"SP Ace 55 1TB SSD\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6224.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6224.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6224-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"remove the hd cable by pushing the lock upward\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6223.jpg' data-full='https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6223.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-content\/uploads\/z_ssd6223-200x112.jpg\" class=\"w3-image attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"slide the keyboard forward to expose the hard drive\" 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There are 14 screws need to be removed from the back &#8211; 2 hidden under rubber feet. Remove the keyboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/upgrade-sp-ssd-1tb-on-x360-15-u011dx-haswell-hd4400.html\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,547,597],"tags":[1377,1378,406,1075,1086,1376,1369,1375],"class_list":["post-7645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hackintosh","category-haswell","category-hp-envy-x360","tag-1377","tag-ace-55","tag-clover-boot-loader","tag-hp-x360-haswell-hd4400","tag-i7-4510u","tag-macbookair-6","tag-opencore-boot-loader","tag-silicon-power-ssd"],"views":276,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7645"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7705,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7645\/revisions\/7705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/techs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}