Upgrade to NVMe M.2 SSD

[Wills49]

I have recently installed a current SSD ( 250GB) replacing the original WD Blue 1TB HDD which failed after only  three and half years.

.I am wondering whether the motherboard would support the installation of a NVMe M.2  SSD?

Many thanks

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[Wills49]

My PC is a HP Desktop  Pavilion 570  P054NA and I am using Windows 10

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You will need to check a few points, because we do not have all the information here

your motherboard has an M2 port

Lubin motherboard specifications.

One M.2 socket 3, key M
but it's not precise enough I think

you can compare with other models (same motherboard)

570-p009kl PC Product Specifications

128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive

HP Pavilion 570-p024nb Desktop PC Product Specifications

256 GB PCIe NVMe TLC M.2 Solid State

 take a look

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-570-p000-desktop-pc-series/13823514/product-info

also try the scan

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[Anius]

Yes. As per spec of the motherboard, it has

One M.2 socket 1, key A

One M.2 socket 3, key M

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yes, and ?

I answered the question
The first being for wifi, I did not mention it!

[Wills49]

Many thanks for all your replies today.

Could you explain what key A and key M mean?

Thanks again

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no need to search for key A since you cannot install m2 SSD in this location
see this

https://www.atpinc.com/blog/what-is-m.2-M-B-BM-key-socket-3

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[Anius]

Key type means the type of "notch" in the connector for the card. They are there to prevent incompatible hardware from being installed. ( So if it fits , it will work).

Look at the picture in this article. they show the different types. So  M key type will not fit in a B key. and so on.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/understanding-m-2-the-interface-that-will-speed-up-your-next...