Acer Aspire C24-896 - 2.5' SATA, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, RAM Upgrade and Heatsink Cleaning Guide

A guide to upgrading or replacing the 2.5" SATA HDD, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD and RAM in the Acer Aspire C24-896, along with cleaning the heatsink to aid cooling. Part links below.

Removal of the stand requires a standard Philips head screwdriver, removal of the back needs a strong plastic pry tool, internal screens can be removed with a small Philips head screwdriver.

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0:00 Stand Removal
2:00 Rear Panel Removal
3:43 2.5" SATA Drive Removal
4:05 Mainboard Shield Removal
6:13 RAM, M.2 2280 and WiFi Upgrade
7:41 Fan Removal and Heatsink Cleaning
8:29 Mainboard Shield Refitting
11:47 2.5" SATA Drive Replacement
13:49 Rear Panel and Stand Refitting

[RobertKeenanComp-U-Right]

Thanks for mentioning about force needed for first disassemble.

[SpaceIndigo]

Hey I am upgrading mine too and all over the internet it says max 16gb ram or 20gb ram
Says no 2.5 sata ssd
Only 2.5 hard drive
And the m.2 nvme says max 128gb

Could you fill me in on how much ram is possible same with the m.2 nvme and 2.5 sata

I'm looking upgrade all three

Thanks for the help Appreciate it

I have the c24-865-ua91