Storage drive upgrade

[Torrxx]

Can anyone please help

I have a hp pavillion all in one pc 23-q170na, I would like to upgrade the hard drive to SSD but dont know if it is sata3 connection or not without opening up the pc

The mother board is a Crusher-U and the existing hard drive is a 2TB Wetern Digital wd20ezrx-60d8pb0

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Your PC has a 3.5" mechanical hard drive according to the specs.

HP Pavilion 23-q170na All-in-One Desktop PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

You can replace the 3.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SATA SSD using a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter.

I like this one because it is the same size as the 3.5" drive and should fit where the existing drive goes now.

ORICO 2.5 to 3.5 Inch HDD SSD Mounting Bracket Hard Drive Adapter Removable Mounting Frame for 2.5 I...

Your PC's SATA drive controller is SATA III (6.0 GB/S).

[Torrxx]

Thank you Paul, your info is very much appreciated, just need to find a good Sata 2TB ssd now

Thanks Again

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

If you want a recommendation, this would be the model I recommend:

WD Blue SA510 2TB SATA 2.5" SSD with up to 560MB/s read speed : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessorie...

[Torrxx]

I will take a look at that

Thanks again

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime. 

Glad to have been of assistance.