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12-11-2020 07:21 PM - edited 12-11-2020 08:11 PM
Hello,
I recently bought a HP OMEN GT13-0414no desktop which has a 512 GB WD (black) PCIe® NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD. I would like to add a drive, e.g. a 2TB SSD or similar.
I don't have any experience with NVMe's, and haven't changed or added any drives since SATA HDD's were the go-to solution. I would generally prefer to use a standard SSD drive, but if I need to go NVMe that's allright.
How can I find out if there any available slots on the motherboard, or where I should mount a drive? F.y.i. it seems it has a Intel® Z490 motherboard, and is stated to have the following slots available for upgrade/addons in the manual:
3 M.2; 1 PCIe x16; 1 PCIe x1
So my question is - if possible, where can I mount an extra SSD, and which kind of drive would fit my system?
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Even
EDIT:
It seems there are also two pre-wired open slots for HDD/SSD drives. Manual says 3,5''. Am I locked to 3,5'' SSD (which are super expensive for some reason) if I don't want to use HDD?
12-21-2020 12:05 PM
HI@EvenH, Welcome to the HP Support Community!
Yes ,2 TB SSD can be added in socket 3. Please find the Interactive System Board Viewer
Expansion slots
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One PCIe x16 Gen 3 socket (for the discrete graphic card)
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One M.2 socket 1, key A
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One M.2 socket 3, key M (for SSD card PCIe x4 Gen 3)
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12-23-2020 11:58 AM
Hi,
Thank you for reply! Using this I have found some pre-routed cables to a HD rack. What kind of SSD can I connect here? It seems like they suggest 3,5'' HDD. Is it possible to use a 2.5'' SSD in the same slot?