finding out if the pc has extra slots for ssd and ram

[Jayvion]

hello i I'm trying to upgrade my pc part and want to increase the storage. i haven't opened it yet since i still need my pc so i tried looking online for my pc type. cant find anything it would be great help if someone could tell me if their a  extra slot  for both ssd and ram or will have have to get an external drive and port my files to that one. and if you don't mind some recommendation for SSD and ram can help I'm new to building/ upgrading thank.

[Bill_To]

Greetings @Jayvion 

Welcome to the HP Forum.

I can't look at your PC's MB's specs. The HP MB spec site for your PC is broken.

It was easy to check HP PC MB specs back in the old days when one had access to HP PC MB specifications.

Check out this HP YouTube video on how to remove and replace parts in your HP PC. This video does not show how to install a second HDD/SSD but it should give an idea on how to do this.

Storage Upgrade:

Your PC's MB can probably do one storage M.2 NVME drive. I don't know for sure. You would have to inspect your PC's MB to ID a possible second, open M.2 storage socket. But I think your PC's MB has one M.2 storage socket and one M.2 WIFI socket.

This primary M.2 socket, having the OS installed, would be populated at the factory.

Did you check Windows File Explorer to see if HP has provided a second data drive? You may have this second drive now.

Your PC can do a 2.5 inch SATA SSD (recommended) for data if desired. You can do a second HDD but SATA SSDs are much faster.

Your PC provides a drive cage to add a second HDD or a second SSD. HP usually provides a spare SATA data cable and a spare SATA power cable. You would have to provide the screws to mount the SSD in the HP provided drive cage.

Memory Upgrade:

Your PC's MB usually has two memory slots. HP has probably installed one 8 GB memory module at the factory.

I suggest you use Crucial Memory for the best memory upgrade experience. Use the Crucial Scanner.

It is best to do a memory kit from Crucial for the best memory upgrade results. This means you should do a Crucial two stick memory kit and you would have to retire the HP 8 GB factory memory module.

Regards

[Jayvion]

Hello @Bill_To thank you for your reply   i opened the pc and  i just have a few question  i think i identified  the SSD slot would it be this image below

   

if so do i have have plug in the cable labeled  p13 to the ssd and that all  or is thier more 

i also found the ssd that came with the pc is thier any reason for me to replace (not now  but maybe way down the line)

for the rams stick i see it and saw videos on how to upgrade those thank  but what about these empty slot in the pc  what are they for  and some unplugged cables too 

thanks again 

[Bill_To · Accepted solution]

Greetings @Jayvion 

My pleasure.

Thanks for the images.

I build and repair PCs. I have never worked on your specific PC.

The first image is where you would mount a 2.5 inch SATA SSD. A 2.5 inch SATA SSD install will require a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch adapter. The adapters are available at Amazon.

A 3.5 inch SATA HDD can be directly mounted to the hard disk drive cage.

I have used Sabrent products in the past so you might consider the Sabrent product listed at the Amazon link if you do a 2.5 inch SATA SSD.

HP should provide SATA power and data cables which are now connected to your PC's MB. Each cable (power and data) should be near the HDD cage.

Watch this YouTube video on how to install and connect a 2.5 SATA SSD in your PC.

I would not know if the P13 cable connects to the SATA SSD.

The second image is the primary M.2 NVME SSD where the operating system resides. You could upgrade this component to a higher capacity drive if desired.

The third image shows one PCIe x16 slot for a discrete graphics card. The smaller PCIe slot is at x1. This slot could be used to add less demanding PCIe components such as a sound card or a network adapter.

Regards