Second SSD Under Graphics Card?

[ECH5]

Hello.....my HP Envy TE02 has a large RTX3070 graphics card which seems to cover the second SSD (expansion) slot.  The SSD slot appears intact and unused but sits under the graphics card's internal fan.  Has anyone successfully installed a second SSD in this slot with the graphics card above it?

Thanks in advance!

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@ECH5,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Your HP ENVY Desktop PC TE02-0000i (3Y3Q8AV), as fitted with a BlizzardU motherboard with SSID: 894B (HP p/n: M81915-604 "Motherboard,BlizzardU,Intel ADL+Z690,WIN") is fitted with two M.2 NVMe SSD slots.

In order to fit an M.2 NVMe SSD hidden beneath your GPU, you'll have to remove your graphics card first, install the drive, add a slim 2mm Copper Heatsink (70x20x2mm) like the example below, and reinstall your GPU.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[ECH5]

Thanks!

[NonSequitur777]

@ECH5,

You are quite welcome!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

@ECH5,

Another heatsink option for your M.2 NVMe SSD would be a graphene coated 2mm copper heatsink, such as this purchase option: Amazon.com: NVME M.2 Heatsink SSD Heatsink: Graphite Covered Pure Copper Heatsink Thermal Pad for 22....

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777