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02-05-2019 03:56 AM
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02-05-2019 05:57 PM - edited 02-05-2019 06:11 PM
Hi ArneK,
Welcome to the forum.
I am not a HP employee.
Yes, you can add a 2.5 inch SATA SSD to your PC. You would want to copy or clone the existing HDD Windows installation to the new SSD. Then you can use the HDD as a data drive or store the HDD as a operating system backup drive.
Your motherboard has (six) 6 GB SATA ports. Two are probably in use (factory HDD and an optical drive).
You would have to check the HDD cage to see if there are open slots to add a second drive.
You may need to buy a 2.5 to 3.5 inch HDD adapter to mount the SSD in the HDD cage.
You can check Amazon or Newegg for various vendors. I have used this 2.5 inch adapter (Link) with very good results in OEM PCs.
Regards
02-05-2019 05:57 PM - edited 02-05-2019 06:11 PM
Hi ArneK,
Welcome to the forum.
I am not a HP employee.
Yes, you can add a 2.5 inch SATA SSD to your PC. You would want to copy or clone the existing HDD Windows installation to the new SSD. Then you can use the HDD as a data drive or store the HDD as a operating system backup drive.
Your motherboard has (six) 6 GB SATA ports. Two are probably in use (factory HDD and an optical drive).
You would have to check the HDD cage to see if there are open slots to add a second drive.
You may need to buy a 2.5 to 3.5 inch HDD adapter to mount the SSD in the HDD cage.
You can check Amazon or Newegg for various vendors. I have used this 2.5 inch adapter (Link) with very good results in OEM PCs.
Regards
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