HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt reno motherboard support qty 2 PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

[humpy69]

does HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3055xt Bundle PC reno motherboard have 2 slots for  2 PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

i would like to add  a 2 tb Nvme for data , keep the 512 nvme for boot up/apps and use the HDD for backup .. i am a rookie so i do not know what the 2nd slot would look like or where it would be 

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

The Reno motherboard only has support for one M.2 NVMe SSD and one M.2 Wi-Fi adapter.

Both of those slots are occupied already.

When you look at the motherboard specs, you have to assume you are looking at a bare motherboard with nothing installed.

HP Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, Reno | HP® Support

[humpy69]

Thank you Paul i was seeing conflicting info out in the world ...

I don't suppose I can add a 2nd sata ssd drive either ??  config w/b new nvme 2tb boot/app/data drive, 2nd  2tb ssd sata drive for photos  and the original 2 tb hdd  for back up 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Looking at an eBay listing of the motherboard your PC does have two SATA ports and if if doesn't come with a DVD drive you can connect a 2 TB 2.5" SATA SSD drive in the SATA 1 port, which I assume is the light blue one.

HP TE01 Desktop Reno Motherboard Intel I5 12th N00594-601 M74218-001 M86349-001 | eBay

What I don't know is if there is any special mounting hardware needed to mount the SSD or if the SATA power and data cables are included with your PC since it only came with a 512 GB NVMe SSD.

The parts list for the model series does have the part numbers for the SATA power and data cables.

HP PartSurfer

You can probably find those cables for sale on eBay if your PC is missing them.

There are two types of power cables, so you have to look at the motherboard to see which one it needs.