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HP Pavilion Power - 15-cb518tx

My laptop is an HP Pavilion Power 15-cb518tx.
MotherBoard is HP 836B.
I would like to know if my laptop supports an 4th gen m.2 nvme ssd? This is the SSD I'd like to purchase 

WD_Black™ SN850X NVMe™ SSD Gaming Storage, 1TB https://amzn.eu/d/e50mQf0

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Your PC supports NVMe SSDs.

 

While a Gen 4.0 SSD will work, it will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds from your notebook's PCIe Gen 3.0 slot.

 

This table shows the maximum transfer speeds each PCIe slot generation can provide:

 

PCIe Speeds and Limitations | Crucial.com

 

Below is the link to the service manual:

 

HP Pavilion Power 15 Laptop PC* Model numbers: 15-cb000 – 15-cb099 Maintenance and Service GuideIMPO...

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