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If you’re thinking of buying the latest breakthrough in portable gaming, you might be wondering how to upgrade the ASUS ROG Ally SSD.
The ASUS ROG Ally’s release date has passed now, and many out there can’t wait to get their hands on the new powerful portable gaming device. We recommend checking out where to buy the ROG Ally ahead of its release to avoid disappointment. The ROG’s Ally’s gaming specs are something to behold, especially for something so compact. There’s 16GB of RAM, an RDNA 2 GPU, and a snappy 120Hz refresh rate.
These are the kind of specs that wouldn’t look out of place on a mid-range gaming PC. However, this is less true for internal storage. The Ally comes with 512GB of SSD storage and while this is significant and pretty impressive for such a compact device, some out there will be wondering if it will be enough to house their gaming libraries.
One way around this would be to expand the SSD storage of the ASUS ROG Ally.
How to upgrade the ASUS ROG Ally SSD
Yes, you can upgrade the SSD of the ASUS ROG Ally. This is a fiddly process though. You need to know what you’re doing and make sure you have the right tools. If you do everything right though, without too much hassle or cost you can quite easily double the capacity of your ROG Ally SSD from 512GB to 1TB.
ASUS have a useful and detailed guide on how to complete this process. Here’s what they suggest.
- Gather your parts. You will need a size 0 Phillips head screwdriver, A guitar pick or other piece of thin plastic, the latest BIOS software
- Discharge your battery to 25% or below and remove any microSD cards
- Open your Ally
- Undo all six screws along the back side
- Use your guitar pick to undo the clips holding the case together
- Disconnect the battery
- Underneath the black flap between the fans, you’ll find the SSD. Remove the screw holding the drive in place, and gently slide the SSD out
- Slide your new SSD in and can then secure it using the same screw
If you want to follow these instructions with more details you can check out the guide on the ASUS website. After you’ve connected the new SSD, you’ll also want to factory reset your ASUS ROG Ally, so that you can set up your ASUS ROG Ally afresh.
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1TB of storage should be enough to be getting on with and will be able to store even the larger game libraries. This is especially useful on the ROG Ally as not only will your whole Steam library be accessible on the device, but you can also download and natively play games from the Xbox Game Pass games. In fact, the handset even comes with 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included. This gives you access to a tonne of games to download right off the bat. With news like this, make sure you’ve checked out the best controllers for ASUS ROG Ally for the best gaming experience.
If you want some other accessories to improve and augment your ROG Ally experience, we’ve got articles covering ASUS ROG Ally cases and ASUS ROG Ally docks.
