Purchased Laptop with 512gb SSD. Want to add additional 1tb hard drive. Can it be done?

[vb_bn]

Hi,

I purchased the HP ENVY Notebook 15-as032nr with only 512gb SSD. I want to add additional 1tb hard drive. Can it be done?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Yeah you have the 512 gig PCI-e NVME M.2 drive (lucky dog) and that goes in one slot and then there is also an open slot for a standard 2.5 inch hard drive or SATA SSD. See pages 30-33 of the Manual here:

Service Manual

It is probable that your laptop does not contain the hard drive mounting kit and cable shown on page 30-31 and this note is in the Manual:

The hard drive spare part kit does not include the hard drive rubber bracket or hard drive cable. The hard drive rubber bracket is available using spare part number 857797-001. The hard drive cable is available using spare part number 857806-001

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=F5105F025E184DADB5A6F058D84F0A48&SearchIn=P...

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=F5105F025E184DADB5A6F058D84F0A48&SearchIn=P...

An extra $66 for the caddy and cable seems a bit much but I could not find them for sale anywhere other than HP Store. 

This is not an easy upgrade; post back if you need more help. 

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[vb_bn]

Will this hard drive work:

Seagate 2TB Laptop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 2.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST2000LM007)

[Huffer]

Yes but you also need the mounting hardware discussed above. 

[vb_bn]

Yes. Thank You

[eichelmanii]

Did you have success? I would like to do the same.