Ssd upgrade

I recently got am MSI katana 15 and would like add a second ssd so i can have more space.
Evetyone on the internet says i have to get some hardware to mount it but on the msi site for my country i cant fond anything. What do i need and how to i get it please.

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2020 stealth weird battery issue

Hi, my 2020 stealth-10SE has had a really poor battery, even with all optimizations I can't get 2 hours (although I've had a separate issue with having trouble getting my d-gpu to take a break when on battery). But I realised when i had linux booted, that my capacity was a perfect 60 watt hours, instead of 99. I can't imagine it has deteriorated by 40%, especially as I have almost exclusively kept it on the 'only charge to 60%' mode.

As I am travelling currently, I changed the setting back to 100%, and actually watched it climb to '100%' at the time I had changed it, but I believe now that I was previously at just over a third charged, and now with the mode at 100% am at just under 2/3 of real capacity. I have done a battery calibration and EC reset, and still can't charge past 60 watt hours. Has anyone experienced this, and is there a recommendation to get past this issue? Thank you so much.

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MSI 650 watt's power supply review and after sale support and service
https://x.com/ashishpeter11/status/1994298303908122634?t=VirKhbT07UY_ntmD4qkObA&s=34

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New BIOS with no info on GE76 Raider

So just randomly tonight I got a new BIOS via Windows Update for the first time in a couple years. Can't find any info on it... E17K4IMS.20E dated 9/1/2025. Anyone have any info on it?

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Looking for an upgrade

i currently have a lenovo Laptop and looking for a higher spec laptop for gaming and music editing.

I have a lenovo v155-15api

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
AMD Radeon Vega 8

1920x1080p

20GB memory

1TB Storage


i bought it for \~600€

i am looking for a laptop that can handle more. best case Monster Hunter wilds. i played it through cloud gaming but Internet in Germany is catastrophicaly bad.

i don‘t know much about grafic cards and stuff but i think i want a model with 32 memory and 1 TB storage i also think i don‘t need the highest resolution display, but maybe 144hz display and more than before would be nice.


does anyone have some suggestions for models below 3000€ that are maybe well discounted? And what Core is best in your opinion? Intel, nvidia, amd? And why.

any help and suggestions welcome.



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MSI Vector GP66 12UH-054NL RAM-Upgrade

Hey guys, I have an MSI Vector GP66 12UH-054NL, which currently houses 16GB of Ram. As it's a laptop and now getting a couple of years older, I feel like it's maybe time to upgrade it a little, about a year ago I added an SSD slot.

I found this 2nd hand Ram set from a trustable seller (Crucial CT32G4DFD832A 2*32GB DDR4-3200). Would anyone know if it would be compatible with my laptop to upgrade it to 64GB, that's the amount the laptop should support.


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Reapplying thermal paste help

Hi, I replaced my thermal paste, and it resolved the issue where my CPU would reach 99 and 100 degrees. And it now never exceeds 90. However, now the GPU is actually the one getting hotter. Whenever I use a GPU-intensive application, the GPU immediately starts ramping up to its limit. I use a pea-sized paste on it, but there is a screw on the lower right that is not exactly tightened. Could that be the issue? GPU is not reaching crazy temps

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Ultrawide gaming

So i just bought an ultrawide monitor 34 inch 1440p 144hz come to find out hdmi only supports 60hz for 1440p, 120when i make the resolution smaller. Im using a katana. Usb c no display output either. And no displayport. Is there any solution to this?

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Ram Upgrade

I search for link to a combatible RAM for the MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWIG-293 would like to Upgrade from 16GB to 32GB


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Corrupted bios

MSI really made me spend 150$ on a technician for a laptop repair and think my laptop was toast... When a few days ago a new bios update pops in after nearly a fucking year without bios updates that fixed the machine and now works perfectly, Jesus never buying and this isn't even a cheap MSI laptop mind you it's a vector tied to and rtx 4080 mobile chip.

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the Final Solution(Fix) to Internal Laptop Microphone low volume (or no volume) in windows 11 (or windows 10) ,and low volume(or no volume) from 3.5 jack in MSi GF63 Thin 10SC

1: enter device manager

2: expand "sound, video and game controllers" section

3: click, then right click on "Realtek(R) Audio"

4: click "Update Driver"

5: click Browse my computer for drivers"

6: click "let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"

7: choose "High Definition Audio Device"

8: click next

9: click yes to restart your device

10: use your internal laptop Microphone normally, or a jack 3.5 Microphone from the jack port with or without splitter.

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Camera not detected

I've been having the issue with error code 0xA00F4244, I've had it before and i remember switching the camera back on in MSI center but there isn't a switch for it anymore??? I have a Cyborg 15 A13V so there is no physical button to turn on the camera, does anyone know how to do this?

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Anyone got a 285HX machine?

On paper its next to bugger all better than a 275HX. But I've seen a few reviews placing it much higher than the 275HX.

So I wondered if it undervolted or overclocked better, anyone with any knowledge or experience with it that they could share, I'd appreciate it :)

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GPU temperature during gaming on Vector 16 hx ai a2xwhg?

Hey!

I just recently bought the laptop which I mentioned in the noscript. It is the one which has the RTX 5070TI with the Ultra 9 275HX.

I saw a bunch of benchmark videos on youtube before pulling the trigger and during their gaming the GPU reached temps mid 70s while mine always hovers aroind 82°C on average (tested Space Marine 2, AC Shadows, DL The Beast). Is there something I am missing? I know the set thermal limit for the GPU is at 87°C so I have some spare room, but still? The laptop is on balanced mode and have the discrete graphics mode on.


I also have a IETS GT500 cooler stand which was helping a ton with my MSI GP66 which I had before, but for the new vector the benefits seem only marginal. Funny enough when I let Furmark running for 20min or so the GPU is in fact around 75°C.


Could you please give me some real world data? What is your experience or is there anything I could do? Thank you!

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is the gf63 thin with a 4060 and I7 (£850) worth it?

i’m saving towards my first gaming laptop and this is one I’ve looked at for a while but unsure if theres any others that would be a better option

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Possible to increase stylus sensitivity?

I recently bought an MSI SummitPro 16 AI and am overall pretty happy with it. My main problem is that the digitizer/pen is not sensitive enough. At light pressures it cuts out, so I have to press harder than I would naturally to get it to work reliably. I’m using the MSI Pen 2 that came with it. The pen app is pretty useless.

Is there any way to adjust the pen sensitivity? Via system settings, a 3rd party app or otherwise?

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Vector18 gaming brightness low

Hello I bought a MSI vector a18 with a 5070ti. When I launch games and throughout the game max brightness is super low. I researched online about adaptive brightness etc tried everything but still gives me a dark gaming experience. Do you know why and how to fix it? Or that is how it’s made and I should return and change laptop?

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Battery Nuked Motherboard?

Hi all,

Has anyone experienced their MSI laptop having such a catastrophic battery failure that it takes the motherboard with it?

I have (had) an MSI gf63 thin laptop. Left it charging overnight and the next morning when I turned it on, the LED backlight for the keyboard flashed, then nothing. Proceeded with trying to diagnose/fix it by: power cycling, discharging capacitors, trying with and without the charger, reseated the SSD and RAM, disconnected the battery and tried with just the charger, reset CMOS, disconnected
CMOS battery and finally bought a new charger and fully charged the battery in case it was the charger.

After all of this, I concluded there was something wrong with power delivery and left it with a repair technician who diagnosed it as failed power rail mosfets. The tech installed new mosfets and said it only turned on when the battery wasn't connected and would diagnose the battery the next day. The next day he contacted me and said when he reconnected the battery for testing, it blew the mosfets he installed.

The laptop had a 24 month warranty and I've had it for 28 months before this happened. I've never had or heard of a laptop failing this way, especially just outside of warranty. Has anyone else?

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MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI 18 vs MSI Vector A16 HX 16"

Hey everyone,

Im thinking about upgrading my MSI Cyborg 15 A13V to a newer laptop. This is mostly due to the battery life of my laptop being roughly an hour. Its at 64% battery health right now. I am torn between the Crosshair and the Vector. The only noticeable difference is that the GPU is a 5070TI (vector) vs a 5070 (crosshair) and the Crosshair has Intel Ultra9HX (crosshair) vs a AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX (Vector). The only other meaningful difference is that the vector is 16in compared to the 18in Crosshair. I want a longer battery life because this will be my main college laptop. (I detest macbooks). I will still be using my Cyborg as a second desktop at my dorm.

The price for Crosshair is 1399.99 After 300 dollars off while the Vector is 1599.99 without any discount. (this is from Costco btw).

My dad does not like Lenovo and has bad experiences with HP, ASUS, and Acer. He liked my MSI and wants to stick to MSI. (Razer too out of budget and not sold at Costco, atleast laptops).

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The fan is dying guys help

My msi gf63 thin fan is making a weird noise whenever it works.
I was repacking Death Stranding and while it was installing the fan almost flew off
then it started making weird noises and now the whole laptop shacks when it's working
what can I do?

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ISSUE RELATED XTU FILE

Without knowledge i used some XTU file some months ago and from that on my CPU's temps are totally absurd can you guys please share the throttle stop settings for my CPU and GPU.


Model-> MSI GF63thin 11UC

CPU -> i5-11260H

GPU -> 3050 ( 40W )

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