By installing a P5 Plus with a Heatsink in the empty M.2 upgrade slot, PlayStation. How to upgrade a PlayStation 5 SSD and install Crucial’s P5 Plus
5 players can expand storage for their game library and run the hottest titles quickly and directly from the drive.1 upgrade a PlayStation 5 SSD Gaming Concepts to Life from Real Patents
1. You must perform a system update before you can insert the drive
- If you don’t update first, the system will not boot.
2. Remove the side panel
- Tricky. Not an easy procedure. You will likely need to apply some force, but this will be different for everyone*.
- Lay the console drive side down and secure the edge of the PS5, while pulling the top part of the white panel toward you.
- Slide the panel straight out along the chassis (parallel to the bottom) instead of pulling it away from the unit, which could cause the panel to break.
- No tools should be required.
*Micron is not responsible for the user damaging the PS5 or other material
* Use caution when applying force to a device
3. There’s a little metal door with the PlayStation screw. Pop it out, open it up.
4. There’s another screw on a standoff (like a metal spacer) with the default set at 110 mm.
For P5 Plus, move it in to the 80MM mark, which is the next one closer.
5. Insert the drive at approximately a 30-degree angle.
- When fully inserted, push it down.
- The screw cut out on P5 Plus should line up with that spacer.
- Screw it down.
6 Replace the door. Screw it back in place.
7. Replace the panel.
