How to install an M.2 SSD in your PS5 (with heatsink upgrade) Tech Mirrors

Sony has released detailed specs and instructions for adding an M.2 SSD to your PlayStation 5. It depends on a beta version of the system software for now, but the steps for installing the drive will stay the same. Bonus: Learn how to swap the heatsink on your SSD too!

0:00 How to install an M.2 SSD in your PS5
1:01 Update your PS5 System Software
2:27 Open the PS5 case
4:02 Swap the SSD heatsink (if needed)
5:41 Insert the SSD and close up the case
6:16 Format the new SSD and test it out
7:13 How to use your PS5’s new SSD

Products mentioned in this video:
Corsair MP600 Pro Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD: https://bit.ly/3D0dPGw
MICRO CONNECTORS M.2 2280 SSD Low-Profile Heat Sink Ki: https://bit.ly/3ggjTkj
PlayStation 5 Console: https://bit.ly/3iWXzxM
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PlayStation®5 System Software Beta Program sign-up
https://bit.ly/3srYPw5
Need more PS5 storage? Here’s how to pick the right M.2 SSD
https://cnet.co/3CYUlBV

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