Note: for GNU/Linux, I've had the best success with Manjaro so far. This hardware is quite simple to configure and works well with all three options. SSD: 128GB or 256GB NVME M.2 - as noted, definitely worth upgrading.Audio: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology (Realtek ALC274 codec).Wifi: Intel Killer Wifi 6 AX1650i (201NGW).

GPU: Intel UHD Graphics (Iris Plus Graphics G1).You'll want the new 1TB SSD to be formatted as NTFS or else you can't recover from your USB to the internal drive.Īs per usual, the process described in this document could cause irreversible damage to your laptop, and I accept absolutely no responsibility for the consequences of anyone choosing to follow or ignore any of the instructions in this document, and make no guarantees about the quality or effectiveness of the software in this repo.Gently wiggle that out and replace the SSD. You'll see the black rectangular metal shield covering the NVMe drive. You don't need to disconnect the keyboard but you can if you want to. Watch this teardown video to see how you remove the bottom screws (be gentle removing the rubber strips!), then carefully lift off the keyboard.Follow MrHG78's guide for instructions on a different Surface, but it's the same procedure.Just make sure to create a recovery drive before you start - any external USB with 16GB of space will do. On Surface laptops with M.2 drives like this one, upgrading the SSD is quite easy.If you have a 64GB it is EMMC, and part of the motherboard, so you can't upgrade it. This guide is for the 128GB / 256GB version only, as they have NVMe SSDs. Install guide for booting Mac OS, Linux and ChromeOS with Brunch.

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