Does the ASUSTek Computer VivoBook_ASUS Laptop X505ZA_A505ZA Take an NVMe SSD?
ASUSTek Computer VivoBook_ASUS Laptop X505ZA_A505ZA
Every one of 19 field reports observed SATA storage rather than NVMe.
That is useful evidence about the reported machines, but it does not prove that every configuration lacks an NVMe slot or that the installed SATA drive is 2.5-inch rather than SATA M.2. Check the service manual, connector, dimensions, and current drive before ordering.
Field reports can’t tell us whether the SATA drive is a 2.5-inch bay or a SATA M.2 slot, nor which M.2 length fits — check the service manual before you buy.
Reported by field data
- Storage controller:
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
- Platform:
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Root Complex
- Drives seen:
- SanDisk SD9SN8W5, ST1000LM035-1RK1, TOSHIBA MQ04ABF1
Drives people actually had installed when they ran the report — not a compatibility list, and not the only drives that fit.
Capacities seen
- 512 GB (100%)
Sizes found installed in field reports — not a ceiling. Larger drives work fine.
How we know
This answer is derived from 19 independent hardware reports for the ASUSTek Computer VivoBook_ASUS Laptop X505ZA_A505ZA, of which 0% observed an NVMe drive. We read the PCI device list in each report to tell NVMe apart from SATA.
Check it yourself
On Windows, open Task Manager → Performance and click your disk to see its model and type. On Linux, run lsblk -d -o NAME,TRAN,MODEL and read the TRAN column.
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Storage interfaces derived from linuxhw/LsPCI, licensed CC-BY-4.0.