Additional HD SSD possible?

[Jørg71]

Hi, want to upgrade this computer with Kingston NV1 NVMe PCIe 1 TB, is this possible to just add it or do I have to replace the old one ?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

It appears that all of the PC's in that model series have the Baker motherboard.

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC TG01-1000i (8BG55AV) Product Information | HP® Customer Support

There is only one M.2 slot for a wifi card (which is occupied) and one M.2 slot for a NVMe SSD (which is occupied).

You would have to replace the existing NVMe SSD with one having a greater storage capacity.

Since you live in Norway, your PC would most likely be one of the model numbers on the list that ends in 'no'.

Those models are sold in Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden).

[Jørg71]

Thx, is there an easy way to do a backup before or even after the installation? The current HD 512Gb is 80% full.

and just one more question the Kingston Ssd would fit in my motherboard slot?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Yes, the Kingston NVMe SSD will fit in the slot just fine.

I use the free Macrium Reflect utility to create a system image of the existing drive and then you should be able to restore the image onto the larger capacity drive.

Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition

You want the software on the left side of the page under the Backup at Home section.

When you go from a smaller drive to a larger one, you need to do an extra step, so you don't have unallocated space when you restore the image.  Otherwise, it will be very difficult to merge the unallocated space with the rest of your C:\ drive since it won't be adjacent.

Upgrading to a larger hard drive (macrium.com)

Did you already buy that model drive?

How much difference is the cost between the Kingston drive and the Western Digital Blue SN570?

In the USA, the costs are similar, but the WD Blue drive is around twice as fast.

Amazon.com: Kingston NV1 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Internal SSD Up to 2100 MB/s SNVS/1000G : Electronic...

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN570 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb...

[Jørg71]

Again thx! Nope didn’t bought it yet. The system is my son’s pc and wishes a bigger HD to his birthday.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.