Implement HP 1TB HDD with 16GB Cache SSD into another System

[xReinekex]

Dear Community,

I plan to replace the old System of my Girlfriend (HP Envy H8-1425eg) with a new Setup,

MSI B450 Gaming plus Max

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

2x8GB G.Skill Aegis 3200MhZ

RX 6700 xt

500 GB Kingston NV1 NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD

the only thing i plan to implement into this new system is the 1TB HDD from that old HP Envy.

Is there something i need to take special care of since it comes with that 16 GB SSD as a cache Drive.

Is it possible to implement both into the new System so the SSD is still a cache for the HDD to make it speed up a little?

kind regards

Marcel

[VH2000]

The new MSI Board has a ATX-Formfactor. Check if it fits.

The Power-Supply Connectors can be different. Check Voltage etc.

The old HDD is not a problem. You can use it as data-drive. Just delete the boot partition an C-Partition.

[xReinekex]

At this point i need to mention that i also got a new case and powersupply, so that's not the matter, i'm just talking about taking the old hdd and plug it into the new System. So the main question for me is to switch it with or without the ssd and if it will still work as a cache for the hdd if i place them both in the new system. 

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

You getting a Kingston M.2 drive for the operating system.

Just use the HP HDD for data. The 16 GB SSD cache drive is unnecessary and requires specific HP software to work with the HDD. I would even consider using a much faster 2.5 inch SATA SSD instead of the platter HDD.

Regards