Can i add second storage to omen 15 ax200na

[Vlad451]

Omen 15 ax200na is shipped with only 256 ssd (i guess m2) onboard. Unfortunately on the official they do not write whether it has free second sata slot or not. I want to buy that one and add second hdd for data. I know that omen 15 has versions with has both ssd and hdd onboard, so i guess it should also have free slot. Can, please, someone confirm it?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Here is the Service Manual:

Manual

If you want to add a standard 2.5 inch drive you will need these parts (in addition to the drive itself):

Hard drive cable 858969-001

Hard drive brackets 913937-001

See p. 39-41. The hard drive goes in above the battery and the SSD is to the left of the battery. You can see them both in the picture on p. 50 if you look closely. 

Cable:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=7BC8665E2F2740A7ABA0C45AF6F20A17&SearchIn=P...

Brackets:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=7BC8665E2F2740A7ABA0C45AF6F20A17&SearchIn=P...

I gather you may be in the UK and if you need any more help locating the parts let me know. 

If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it. 

[Jonfun7]

I am in the UK and have this model, I want to install a Harddrive. So I need help finding these parts please. Not listed with HP.

[Vlad451]

So finally i bouth and upgraded my 15 ax200na. It has second sata slot, so i was able to install second ssd samsung evo 850.
And yes you have to buy those two parts mentioned above to set up ssd:

Hard drive cable 858969-001

Hard drive brackets 913937-001

Everything went fine. And by the way it supports 32 gb memory (in the spec it is written 16, but i was able to install 32).
Also a note - out of the box onboard m2 nvme sdd drive had awfull write 4k io speed. so be aware and check IO using some benchmark. There are solutions to this problem on the internet - so i resolved it.

[Jonfun7]

ps://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-samsung-850-pro-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-mex-3d-v-nand-read-550mb-s-write...

So something like this?

Also how did you get case off after unscrewing?

[Username_Omen]

Please see this youtube video(the process is EXACTLY the same for the omen, these two models are identical except looks):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CpRWFudQBfA

[Username_Omen]

By the way, you said it officially supports 16GB DDR4 RAM, but you out in 32 GB of RAM. Did you get any blue screens at all(bsod)??? I would like to know as i am preparing to heavily upgrade mine.