SSD Compatability

Framework Laptop 12
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I’m planning on building out a new i3-based FW12, and to save some money I’m interested in using a surplus 1TB SSD that I harvested from a used Surface Pro 9. The form factor is the same, but I don’t know about full compatibility and/or if using this could cause issues with the laptop. This SSD is a known good one - it came out of a Surface Pro that I owned, and it was retired due to a defective battery.

My idea is that I’d install it, wipe it and re-install Windows 11 Pro on it.

Any thoughts from the community as to whether or not this would work?

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Thanks in advance!

Brian

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It looks like it is a normal M.2 NVME SSD so electrically, it should work.
It also looks like it has a heat sink on it, so it might not physically fit with the heat sink on it.
The laptop expects SSDs without heatsinks.
So, if it physically fits, you should be OK.
Be careful closing the cover in case it touches where it should not.
It also looks to be a PCIe Gen 3 device, so might be slower than a Gen 4 device would be.

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Remove it from the case/heatsink it is in then it should fit.

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