Can i install M.2 NVMe on my omen 15-ce018nm

[Ithilien]

Hello i was just  wondering wether or not  my laptop has M.2 NVMe slot or just a regular M.2 Sata slot.

This is probably the weakest version of this Omen generation having only:

-Intel i5 7300HQ

-8Gb RAM 2666 MHz

-1050 4Gb

-7200 RPM hard disk

I wanted to upgrade to a Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 simply because its best option available  for money i can gather and  i know  that NVMe drive isnt some huge necesity but im just  up for buying it anyway since im looking to get best possible thing for the money.

Thank you in advance for your answers from what i collected this model indeed  can have NVMe drive for up to 512 GB but id rather ask to be sure.

Cheers!

[Photoray002 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Ithilien 

Yes an M.2 SSD will increase your performance quite a lot!

Prices have come down recently compared to what they were a few years ago fortunately.

That Samsung is a nice drive and they are one of the fastest overall in the SSD world. But they are about the priciest out there too. I would say, if you can find a good deal on it, go for it. Amazons link... 

An alternative would be something like a Crucial drive which, although is not as fast on a benchmark, will not be noticeable to the naked eye when it comes to overall usage and is half the price. Either way will work fine.

I posted the links to the 1TB versions because if you are a gamer, you will want as much capacity as you can get. Games will fill up a drive quite fast.

True, you can install the actual game itself onto a separate HDD, but you will be defeating the purpose of accessing fast loading times.

Here is your manual if you need info on accessing the drive. Page 37

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05819688

[Ithilien]

Thank you for your answer in manual it says  that  there can be combined Hard disk 1 TB with NVMe m.2  and thats all i wanted to know  since im going to get  Samsung 970 EVO  cheers!

[Photoray002]

Well, you edited your original post after I answered. So yes the M.2 slot is NVMe and can be installed along with the HDD.

[Ithilien]

Gotta ask one more question of you mate and that is  from my old HDD that is inside  i must erase  Windows but i can keep other data  (i know its stupid question but i just want to make sure i dont screw smth up when installing windows and starting it all up since i read up that there are problems with starting windows on NVMe M.2 drives in HP Omens Cheers!

[Photoray002]

First and foremost, I would disconnect the HDD and leave it disconnected while installing Windows to the SSD. This will make life much easier when installing. If you are using the same capacity SSD that is the HDD, you could use the HP USB Recovery media method to reinstall Windows to the new SSD. You would need to create your HP Media first if you have not done so yet onto a 16 GB pen drive. This would put the recovery and diagnostics tools partitions back onto the new drive. Otherwise you can use an ISO version direct from Microsoft and skip all that.

Yes you should clear the OS from the HDD after you have verified your SSD will run windows ok. You will want to copy the data to another drive (the SSD or an external drive) for a backup first, then wipe the entire HDD (all partitions) before using it for storage.

Is this what you needed to know? Let me know.

[Ithilien]

yea thats exactly what i was wondering about, thanks for all the help  mate sry to bother u so much.

Cheers!