HP ENVY Desktop TE01-3157c expansion slots

[aria123]

Family member purchased a HP Envy TE01-3157c with 1 TB SSD M.2 drive. We want to install a secondary 4TB HDD but I do not see any SATA ports listed on the MB specs. And Im afraid that the only M.2 slot is already taken by the 1TB drive that came with the PC. Can anyone tell me if there is an expansion slot for a secondary HDD and what type of exanpsion slot is available for it?

Per the specs sheet the MB has: 

• One PCI Express Gen 3.0 x16 - Graphics card is using this
• One PCI Express Gen 3.0 x1 - Cant use for HDD
• Two M.2 expansion slots
  • One M.2 socket 1, Key A ?? Not sure what can be plugged into this
  • One M.2 socket 3, Key M, (2280/2242) - Im assuming the SSD is already using this. 

I cant believe they would make a MB that cant support a secondary hard drive of some sort. Can anyone help me out here?

MB HP name: Reno SSID: 89B5

[banhien]

@aria123 

Its specs

       https://support.hp.com/hr-en/product/hp-envy-desktop-pc-te01-3000i/2100903605/model/2100903609/docum...

Yes, the M.2 slot is already in use for 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

It motherboard does not say much

       https://support.hp.com/hr-en/product/hp-envy-desktop-pc-te01-3000i/2100903605/model/2100903609/docum...

But our member said it has 2 SATA ports

          https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/open-SATA-ports-on-TP01-3003w/t...

Therefore you can add normal SATA drive to your relative machine

Regards.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi, @aria123 

Yes, the PC has SATA ports because this model has the same motherboard and comes with both a NVMe SSD and a 1 TB hard drive.

HP ENVY Desktop TE01-3147c PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

However, I would bet dollars to doughnuts that there is no SATA power or data cables to connect the hard drive to since yours did not come with a hard drive.

The data cable shouldn't be a problem, but you will have to order the specific power connector that goes into the motherboard.

Below is the link to the parts list for the above model.

HP PartSurfer

If yours is missing the power cable, you will need to order this part number

L68308-001

Cable - Pwr(2*2) to SATA(15p)ST,200+80mm,BL,Ro2

You can find this part number on eBay.

L68308-001 for sale | eBay

[aria123]

Thank you very much! They should really include the SATA slots somewhere in the documentation. Really appreciate your help!!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

HP used to include a photograph of the motherboards and I don't know why they don't do that anymore.

Makes it very hard to find out what options one has.

The parts list also has the SATA data cable listed as a hard drive, which I missed when I looked before.

It is 190 MM long which is about 7.5 inches long.

L71951-001

Hard Drive - ASSY,190mm,SATA DATA,ST-RA, Gray,Ro2 RF

L71951-001 for sale | eBay