Upgrading Desktop or Laptop to a SSD

[old_geekster]

A SSD, as the boot drive, is the least expensive way to increase system performance of a desktop or laptop.  It is not as difficult as it may seem to do the upgrade.  The best way that I have found is, leave the hard drive disk (HDD) installed as it came from the factory.  Install cloning software on it.  Connect the SSD to another SATA port on the motherboard or M.2 socket.  Run the cloning software.  It will ask for the Target Drive and that will be the SSD.  Once the HDD has been cloned to the SSD you can go into the BIOS to change the Boot Order to the SSD and reboot.  The system should boot to the SSD.  Some manufacturer's provide the Migration software and other software to tweak the performance of the SSD once it is installed.  The HDD can remain as storage.

If you are upgrading the M.2, SSD, to a larger M.2 you will most likely need a USB to SATA/NVMe adater.

Note: Make certain to have the BIOS set to AHCI.  This will allow the SSD to function at peak performance.

[Villi_DeN]

Good day! I've ENVY 15-ae105ur and I decided to upgrate SSD, install 1Tb SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus, M.2, PCIe 3.0, TLC. Is this SSD suitable for my LapTop? Could you give me, pls characteristics of M.2 port?

[old_geekster]

@Villi_DeN , welcome to the Community.

Here is the Maintenance and Service Guide for the laptop.  You will find the information that you need on Pages 42 & 43.  You can use the Part Numbers of the compatible SSD's to find the correct ones.  I am not certain that the Samsung 970 EVO Plus, M.2, PCIe 3.0, TLC will be compatible.  The samples on the pages that I listed don't mention NVMe.  Samsung's Tech Support should be able to tell you if it is compatible.

[dv8-1180ed]

My HP DV8-1180ED needs to be upgrade with een Samsung SSD 2TB. How can i sure that's the right solution?

[ARCOSTA2]

Hi People,

I would like to upgrade my AIO All in ONE HP-24-CR0057C (805F2AA) from 256GB SSD to 1TB SSD but I don´t know if the current card is M.2 2230 or M.2. 2280..?. Thanks for your help or comments about it.

[old_geekster]

Hello @ARCOSTA2 !

It is 2280.  Here are the Motherboard Specifications.  Look at the section titled "Expansion slots" (One M.2 Socket 3, Key M, type 2280 for SSD (PCIe/SATA/Optane)) for this information.

[Ivan489]

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[Ivan489]

Cordial saludo

Será posible que mi portátil Portátil HP 14-cf1044la número de serie: 5CG0433FWJ pueda aceptar sin problemas una Unidad Solida Kingston M.2 Nv2 Nvme Pcie 1tb Gen 4x4

[old_geekster]

Hola Ivan,

Yo no comprendo el espanol.

old_geekster

[Ivan210]

Best regards
Will it be possible that my HP 14-cf1044la laptop serial number: 5CG0433FWJ can accept without problems a Kingston M.2 Nv2 Nvme Pcie 1tb Gen 4x4 Solid Drive or what would be the most compatible on the device.

[old_geekster]

It is best if you post your question in the open forum. This will help any other member who has the same or similar problem.

[sl4drs]

@Old_geekster how can I see if a graphics card is compatible with my pc?

[old_geekster]

It is best if you post your question in the open forum. This will help any other member who has the same or similar problem.