Can I upgrade the HDD in my Touchsmart IQ504 to a SSD ?

[Leleo76]

Can I exchange my hard drive for an SSD? I saw an equal question in the forum, but the answer provides a link to a document to help with the update, but that link goes to an errored page. Thank you

[NonSequitur777]

@Leleo76,

Welcome to our HP Users Forum!

All right then, digging up information on your HP TouchSmart IQ504 was challenging.

To answer your question: yes, it appears you can swap out your HHD for an SSD.

Here are two helpful YouTube tutorials I believe are useful: "how to remove and replace the hard drive for the HP TouchSmart IQ500 series desktop PC": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZftlY9NDuU&ab_channel=HPSupport and: "HP TouchSmart IQ505 All in One Hard Drive Replacement": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KekDI45p6oI&ab_channel=TimsComputerRepair.

Besides a new SSD drive, you need a SATA to USB cable, such as this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SXTY64/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B073SXTY64&pd_rd_w=tTrKw&con.... You will need this cable temporarily in order to connect your SSD with your PC for the cloning process.

You may also need a "2.5 SSD SATA to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter Internal Drive Bay Converter Mounting Bracket Caddy Tray", such as this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZWX6PD/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01LZWX6PD&pd_rd_w=g6vEt&con....  

Next, you need cloning software. If your new SSD happens to be made by Samsung, use their "Samsung SSD Magician" cloning software, to be downloaded from here: https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/support/tools/ ("Samsung Magician Software for Consumer SSD - Magician Software").

Besides Samsung Magician, one of the most user-friendly freeware universal cloning software options available is Macrium Reflect Free, to be downloaded from here: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree ("Reflect 8 Free Commercial").

If you choose the Macrium cloning option, here is a step-by-step instruction link: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clone-a-hard-drive.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Leleo76]

I'll try this solution. Tks so much,  for your time!

[NonSequitur777]

@Leleo76,

You are most welcome!

If you don't mind reporting back after you're done. how it went.  If my response happens to work out to your satisfaction, please indicate below as an "Accepted Solution".

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777