Late 2021 BeoSound 5 SSD Upgrade

18 replies
CA
Offline
C Allen (archived2)
Bronze
Posted November 19, 2021 at 18:35 GMT
#2260811

Hello,

I recently purchased a BeoSound 5 which was working great, however scrolling through albums appeared slow and would occasionally freeze, having read the comments on this site that an SSD would resolve this issue I set about finding a Crucial MX100 1 TB, however I could not find any stock.

I decided to purchased the newer MX500 1TB from Amazon, I cloned the drive using a standalone HD cloner (not hte B&O service tool) and the BeoLab 5 is working flawlessly, album tracks scroll so fast and the system feels super fast and boots very quickly.

If you've been hesitant in changing the original HD for a newer one rest assured the newer MX500 drive will work.

Best regards,
Craig 

 

G(
Offline
Griebel (archived2)
Bronze
Posted November 30, 2021 at 08:28 GMT
#2260812
Quick question: is the SSD connector the same as that of the original HDD?
RaMaBo
Offline
RaMaBo
Gold
Posted December 1, 2021 at 23:11 GMT
#2260813

yes!

 

The SSD and the HDD have both a standard SATA power connector and a SATA data connector.

Just pull the two cables from the HDD and connect them to the SSD.

Location: Near Munich

My B&O Icons:

Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-9000.png Beosound-9000.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beoplay-P2.png Beoplay-P2.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
G(
Offline
Griebel (archived2)
Bronze
Posted December 2, 2021 at 08:11 GMT
#2260814
RaMaBo wrote:

The SSD and the HDD have both a standard SATA power connector and a SATA data connector.

Just pull the two cables from the HDD and connect them to the SSD.

Great, thanks!
F(
Offline
FDA-Sup (archived2)
Bronze
Posted January 14, 2022 at 11:56 GMT
#2260815

Hi

I have tried to change the harddrive from a HDD to SSD, but after I have cloned the disk, the Beomaster 5 worn't startup any more. I was not able to copy the serial number from the old disk to the new one. 

Is there any way to do that? I have the servicetool 1.10, but not on a B&O USB stick.

 

Best regards

Flemming

CA
Offline
C Allen (archived2)
Bronze
Posted January 20, 2022 at 14:12 GMT
#2260816

Hi Flemming,

Unfortunately I don't have the cloning tool so can't answer your question, instead I purchased form Amazon an external docking station to clone the drive:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01H7D5W4G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You simply plug the old hard drive into the source port and the new SSD into the target port and hold down the button. After about an hour everything had copied over including the serial number. You don't even need to plug it into a computer so the whole process was thankfully very easy. 

Kind regards,
Craig 

 

B(
Offline
beolion (archived2)
Bronze
Posted January 22, 2022 at 00:21 GMT
#2260817
I did the same.

And I still have the old drive somewhere 😕
F(
Offline
flx (archived2)
Bronze
Posted February 16, 2022 at 08:33 GMT
#2260818

Many thanks for the top tip. Your post made me bite the bullet and go for it.

In our house we have two BS5 (one 1 TB and one 500GB) I started with the 500GB, waiting for the 1 TB to arrive later today. Should work too I guess.

 

 

F(
Offline
flx (archived2)
Bronze
Posted February 17, 2022 at 10:24 GMT
#2260819

Two follow up questions:

 

- Can I run two BS5 with the same serial number ? Meaning to clone a HDD twice and having them both to run and have internet radio ?

 

- Strange thing is the N Radio updates are so outdated  (November 2019 and May 2020) and different on both systems  How come ?

Nevertheless they are working so a bit hesitant to screw it up in a way (even if they have some missing radio logos)

I will try to add pictures

F(
Offline
flx (archived2)
Bronze
Posted February 17, 2022 at 10:57 GMT
#2260820

or
BeoWorld Gold Membership card
Join BeoWorld

Register to access the forums, reference material, and exclusive member benefits — including our monthly prize draw.

Become a Member

December 2026 Prize Draw

Gold Members Only

As a Gold member you're automatically entered into our exclusive prize draw — your chance to win iconic Bang & Olufsen products. A unique benefit of BeoWorld Gold membership, every draw brings a new opportunity to win something special.

View Prize Go For Gold