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‎12-03-2017 08:59 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion Desktop - 570-p02
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Can I add second hard drive to HP Pavilion Desktop - 570-p026

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‎12-03-2017 10:21 AM - edited ‎12-03-2017 10:29 AM

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Hi,

 

Yes you can add a 2.5" HD or 2.5" SSD but then you would have to give up on using the optical drive since the motherboard only has two SATA ports.  If you take that option, then you could use an external USB connected optical drive if you really need optical media support.

 

570-p000 SSD location.jpg

 

Another choice would be to install a m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.  The 512 MB models should be sufficient and then you could use the existing HD for data storage.

 

 

 2280 m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD location2280 m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD location

 

HP ENVY 6055, HP Deskjet 1112
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB

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‎12-03-2017 10:21 AM - edited ‎12-03-2017 10:29 AM

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Hi,

 

Yes you can add a 2.5" HD or 2.5" SSD but then you would have to give up on using the optical drive since the motherboard only has two SATA ports.  If you take that option, then you could use an external USB connected optical drive if you really need optical media support.

 

570-p000 SSD location.jpg

 

Another choice would be to install a m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.  The 512 MB models should be sufficient and then you could use the existing HD for data storage.

 

 

 2280 m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD location2280 m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD location

 

HP ENVY 6055, HP Deskjet 1112
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
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‎12-03-2017 12:23 PM

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Thanks Big_Dave!

Unforfotunately I have 3.5" hard drive from my old compyter.

Looks I like I have to use external drive enclosure.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LS5NFQ2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

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‎12-03-2017 02:15 PM

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@UlhasS

 

A decent solution.  :smileyhappy:Too bad the USB 3.1 type C port is not a generation 2.:smileyfrustrated:

HP ENVY 6055, HP Deskjet 1112
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
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