Does this product supports M.2 SSD?

[Alan983]

Does this laptop support M.2 SSD ? If yes, is there any specific M.2 SSD I need to use with it?

[Huffer]

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[Alan983]

This is the full name as it appears on the website:

HP Notebook - 15-ay168sa

http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=13556545&jumpid=reg_r1002_uken_c-0...

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Your Manual:

Manual

See p. 66. Yes you can use an M.2 mSSD but the problem is you can use one of those OR a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive or SSD. The laptop uses a caddy and cable to connect the drive (whichever type) to a single ribbon cable header. So if you want an M.2 disk: 1. It can only be the SATA type; and 2. It will replace not add to the existing hard drive; and 3. Will require that you buy a new caddy and cable kit; and 4. Will not be any faster than a 2.5 inch SATA SSD would be. You can replace the mechanical drive with a 2.5 inch SATA SSD without buying any other mounting hardware. 

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[Alan983]

Thanks for the answer, I already have replaced the HDD with an SSD but I thought that I can add an M.2 SSD to the set because I mistakingly thought the optical drive port as an M.2. port.

Thanks again for your time.