Where and how do I know how any TB my motherboard can take, if I want to upgrade my SSD?

[Ch0so]

Good evening,

I'm trying to find information on how many TBs my motherboard can take If I were to upgrade the SSD I already have. Apparently I only have one M.2 slot, and can't just add another SSD, but have to completely switch out the current one, If I'm correct.

I talked a little bit with customer service but they just told me to find out the maximum storage capacity my motherboard has, but I need help finding that info as I can't find it anywhere. I'm currently running out of my 512Gb storage and would like a 2TB SSD if possible. I've been looking into the Kingston NV2 Gen 4 M.2 SSD 2TB.

So to summarize my questions

1)Have I got it wrong that I only have one M.2 slot, which is occupied by my current SSD?

2)If not, where do I find info on my motherboard's maximum storage capacity to switch out the current SSD?

3) If it can take a 2TB SSD, will the Kingston NV2 Gen 4 M.2 SSD 2TB work?

Thank you beforehand !

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the product specs for your PC.

Victus by HP 15L Gaming Desktop TG02-0457no PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

You are correct in your assumption that if your PC already has a M.2 NVME SSD installed, there is no available slot for another one.

Your PC has the Reno2 motherboard which has an Intel ADL H670 chipset.

The Intel chipset specs for the chipset PCIe generation is confusing.

It indicates both Gen 3.0 and Gen 4.0, so I don't know whether or not a Gen 4.0 SSD will run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds.

Intel® H670 Chipset

The parts list for your PC does not provide any information other than the model number.

HP PartSurfer

However, the parts list for this model which has the same Reno2 motherboard indicates that HP offered PCIe Gen 4 x 4 NVMe SSD's in that model.

HP PartSurfer

So, you may want to take a gamble on the Gen 4 SSD running at its full speed in the slot.

What I can't answer and what no one I know of can answer is how large a capacity NVMe SSD you can install.

There aren't any programs I know of that will report that info.

Usually, the sky's the limit as long as the memory chips are located on one side of the SSD and not both.

The Crucial memory/SSD report indicates that they sell NVMe SSD's up to 4 TB in your PC.

HP - Compaq HP Victus 15L TG02-0457no | Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | Crucial.com

So, I would conclude that the 2 TB drive you want to purchase should work just fine.