-
1
×InformationNeed Windows 11 help?Check documents on compatibility, FAQs, upgrade information and available fixes.
Windows 11 Support Center. -
-
1
×InformationNeed Windows 11 help?Check documents on compatibility, FAQs, upgrade information and available fixes.
Windows 11 Support Center. -
- HP Community
- Desktops
- Desktop Hardware and Upgrade Questions
- Is it possible install ssd m.2 on HP Z800?

Create an account on the HP Community to personalize your profile and ask a question
02-13-2020 01:46 PM
I'm thinking about purchase these.
Samsung 970 EVO SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe
EZDIY-FAB PCI Express M.2 SSD NGFF PCIe Card to PCIe 3.0 x4 M2 Adapter
I have update the Bios to the latest version that's available for Z800. What are you thoughts? Will it work? I'm thinking of using it has a boot drive. What are some things that I should pay attention to when doing this?
Thanks!
02-14-2020 10:22 AM
Greetings,
Welcome back to the forum.
I am not a HP employee.
The Z800 looks to be a Legacy system.
You need native M.2 support to use a M.2 PCIe drive such as a Samsung 970 as a boot drive.
You can add a PCIe to M.2 adapter but may be limited to only using the 970 as a data drive.
There may be a workaround but I am not aware of any way to do this.
Regards
02-14-2020 02:27 PM
@Grzwacz, You are correct.
@chucklor, Thank you for your links. Your theory is excellent. but had an issue.
"A NVMe based M.2 SSD is different than a AHCI based M.2 SSD..... The BIOS of the Z600/Z400/Z800 does not support NVMe". The source of this comment can be found here.
HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
02-15-2020 09:41 AM
Apparently you did not fully understand the link I posted. You system does not accept NVMe as a boot device.
HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.