Disk upgrade on HP Victus 15-fa0044nm

[LinuxAlex]

I want to know, if my laptop has the options to put in a SSD drive (i have 1TB SSD at home). I noticed on multiple YouTube videos this little empty spaces, that are cca. the size of a SSD drive:

This is not my PC on the image, it's a photo from this YouTube video.

I bought my PC on this site:

And another questions is, will the warranty remain, when I open the laptop for this upgrade? Or must this be made by a Servis?

Thanks in advance

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Chapter 1 of the service manual indicates that there is no support for any other drives but a single M.2 NVMe SSD.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

Chapter 3 has no parts to add a 2.5" drive (no cables, no mounting brackets, etc.).

In your screenshot, I don't even see the presence of a SATA SSD connector on the motherboard.

If you need more storage, you will have to replace the M.2 NVMe SSD with one having a greater storage capacity.

Regarding the warranty...This is a peer-to-peer forum. 

We do not work for or represent HP, so we are unable to reply on HP's behalf regarding the warranty terms and conditions.

I recommend you contact HP customer service and seek a definite answer from HP.

Stik s HP-jem | HP® Official Site

Chapter 5 of the service manual on your notebook's user guides support page indicates that installing SSD's or memory is a customer-authorized procedure, so off the record, I would assume that you will not void the warranty unless you break something in the process of doing the upgrades.

Do note however, that if your notebook ever needs warranty work, you must return the notebook to its original hardware configuration before sending it in for service.