Successful Power Supply and Graphics Upgrade on M01-F3006 (Ryzen 5 5600G)

[bhiga]

Thanks to Wb2001 and those who commented on their power supply cross-reference post - it gave me the confidence to try - and succeed!  Upgraded to 500W power supply and installed a Sapphire Nitro Radeon RX580 PCIe graphics card.

I should note that while the HP website specs say the M01-F3006 has the Erica9 motherboard, my systems (I have two purchased from Office Depot) both have Erica8 stamped on the motherboard.  Also, as far as I can tell, all four front USB ports are USB 3.0, while the rear USB ports are 2x USB 2.0 and 2x USB 3.0

(Not pictured) Remove the black "shield" by removing the screw on the drive case, then lifting that end until it flips up and hinges on the tabs at the bottom of the case, then take it out.

The 500W L05757-800 unit.  It's wider and longer, but fits into the case fine, screw holes and all.

Replacement power supply - 500W and includes 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors. DO NOT install the power supply yet! It'll be in the way when you try to maneuver the graphics card into place as it's a very tight fit.

Remove the old power supply by disconnecting P1 (2x2 Molex), P2 (7-pin), and P3 (2x2 Molex), then removing the screws at the back (mine only had 3 screws).  At the other end of the power supply, push down on the lever to unlock it and slide the PSU toward the front of the case to remove it.

DO NOT install the new power supply yet!  You'll need to empty space to maneuver the graphics card into the case - it's a tight fit.  Don't worry if the card doesn't quite align with the slot, we don't want to install it just yet anyway.

It might not line up at first, that's okay.

(Not shown) get a stick or screwdriver and pry/wiggle off the shields covering the slot(s) the graphics card will fill.

Now install the new power supply and make sure you connect P2 to the motherboard.  It's going to extremely difficult to connect after the graphics card is installed with the heatsink/fan hanging over it, so do it now.  While you're at it, connect P1 and P3 so you don't forget later - just make sure they're not in the way of where the graphics card is going.

Flip open the card retention bracket, then slide the card forward toward the front of the case and tilt the back side of the card down enough so you can get the card bracket under the back lip of the case and into the slot holes.

 

The card edge should line up with the PCIe x16 slot now, push it into place.  You may need to bow out the bracket side of the case slightly to get the card under the rear lip.  Make sure the card bracket lines up with the holes.

Notice how the top of the card is now under the lip where the card retention bracket latches onto.  A taller card would definitely be a no-go here.

Flip the card retention bracket closed.  The little bumps on the retention bracket should keep the card in place, and the case cover will hold the retention bracket closed.

Now there's a small gap at the front end,  yay.

Because of the height of the card there isn't enough space to route the PCIe power cables  over the card, so I slid them through the gap at the front and under the card, then over to the back.  It's still quite the bend, it wouldn't work for the newer 16-pin single-connector style, it'd pop out or break.  Yellow/black is the 8-pin, blue/brown is the 6-pin, your colors might be different.

Now it's time to put the black "shield" back in... Uh-oh.

Maybe if I push on it gently.... Nope.

Out came the heavy-duty snips and a file.  I shouldn't need to say it, but MARK where you're going to cut and DO NOT do your cutting/filing over/around the case - the last thing you want is some random metal shavings frying the result of all your hard work here!

I didn't cut out the piece, I just snipped and bent it flat then filed the edges so they won't slice things (like my fingers) up.

 

And the view from the backside... with three out of four screws in the power supply, just like its predecessor. 😁

System info.  Note that I upgraded to Win 11 Pro and upgraded RAM to 32GB, but neither are relevant for the PSU and GPU upgrade.  Sorry for the poor pictures, it was easier to go through my KVM though that degrades the image quality.  The actual output to monitor is fine.

One final very important thing!

Make sure you set the Default Graphics option to use the discrete GPU rather than the iGPU, else you won't see the benefit of the installed graphics card!!

 

UPDATE: A side-effect of the graphics card's heatsink being right up against the case is that the case itself is absorbing a good amount of the GPU heat.

To alleviate this, I installed a 70mm fan onto the black "shield" so it pulls more air into the case from the side - there's already a spot with fan holes and tabs to position the fan.

I used a SATA power to fan power adapter cable to get power for the fan, and since the adapter I got has a 3/4-pin fan pass-through connector, I put some heat shrink tubing on the open end to prevent the exposed pins from shorting on anything.

And there it is, mounted before putting the side panel back on.

It's not burning, but it does get pretty warm, especially on the top.  Definitely not the place to put anything that would be negatively affected by heat, and make sure there's enough space around the case so the heat radiation and exhaust can be removed, as the discrete GPU generates WAY more heat than the iGPU.