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‎11-25-2018 02:14 PM

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Product: HP ENVY Phoenix Desktop - 860-170VR CTO
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello all.  I have a desktop with the following specs:

 

HP ENVY Phoenix 860VR Desktop

256GB M.2 PCIe (Non-SED) SSD (Samsung MZHPV256HDGL-000H1).

 

I am trying to figure out where is SSD hard drive is on the motherboard and if it is possible to upgrade/replace the SSD.  I appreciate any advice you can offer.  Please let me know if you need any further information.  Thank you!

 

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‎11-25-2018 04:35 PM - edited ‎11-25-2018 04:41 PM

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look at the quickspecs (motherboard section) your board has two M.2 slots one for the wireless and the other for the SSD

 

both are located between the two black pcie slots with the SSD being right next to the longer 16x video card slot

 

if you have a dual width video card installed, it will be covering/hiding the SSD, removing the video card will then allow access to the ssd

 

https://support.hp.com/za-en/document/c04951674

 

if you buy a retail ssd, most come with cloning software, but since you are trying to clone the existing SSD in the socket you will need to also buy a  external M.2 to usb 3.0 enclosure so both ssd's can be connected at the same time

the onboard ssd is a 2280 siz form factor using  NVME and is available up to 2TB in size

 

http://www.crucial.com/

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‎11-25-2018 04:35 PM - edited ‎11-25-2018 04:41 PM

HP Recommended

look at the quickspecs (motherboard section) your board has two M.2 slots one for the wireless and the other for the SSD

 

both are located between the two black pcie slots with the SSD being right next to the longer 16x video card slot

 

if you have a dual width video card installed, it will be covering/hiding the SSD, removing the video card will then allow access to the ssd

 

https://support.hp.com/za-en/document/c04951674

 

if you buy a retail ssd, most come with cloning software, but since you are trying to clone the existing SSD in the socket you will need to also buy a  external M.2 to usb 3.0 enclosure so both ssd's can be connected at the same time

the onboard ssd is a 2280 siz form factor using  NVME and is available up to 2TB in size

 

http://www.crucial.com/

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