Ssd compatability check

[arya1344]

Hey I want to upgrade my storage to ssd. My laptop comes with hdd and 16gb optane memory. No extra slot for ssd. So, can I replace the optane memory with Samsung 970 evo plus 512gb ssd which is nvme M2 ssd and pcie 3. Is my laptop compatible with the ssd I mentioned above

[banhien]

@arya1344 

Your machine is a CTO machine, I won't be able to find its specs but I know the series has dual storage options with M.2 NVMe SSD + 2.5" SATA HDD as shown on my HP Omen 15-dc0071tx machine

           

You say your machine has 16GB of Optane, what is other drive ?

You can replace 16GB of Optane using 512GB or 1TB of Samsung 970EVO but you have to disable Optane first before actually remove it. Please use the following clip s an example

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWNvsTT1YlQ

Regards.

[arya1344]

My laptop has a 932gb hdd and 16gb optane memory

In device manager -> diskdrives-> Intel Optane+932gbhdd its showing like that as a single device 

[arya1344]

Can I go for samsung 970 evo plus? 

 

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@arya1344 

Yes you can but machine won't run at Samsung published speed

Regards.

[arya1344]

May I know the reason why the ssd won't reach the speeds claimed by Samsung?

Is it the fault from laptop side or something?

[banhien]

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@arya1344 wrote:

May I know the reason why the ssd won't reach the speeds claimed by Samsung?

Is it the fault from laptop side or something?

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@arya1344 

No, it M.2 slot only runs at its speed, not Samsung speed.

Regards.