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‎12-11-2019 09:47 PM

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Product: HP Envy 15 J037TX
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I Have a HP ENVY 15 J037TX,

 

Questions :- 

 

01. Can I use 128GB mSATA SSD for primary OS boot drive ?

02. Can I install OS directly to mSATA SSD (128GB) -without using clone software  

03. I heard about capacity of mSATA slot 24GB and 32GB, then can I use more capacity mSATA SSD (128GB)

 

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‎12-11-2019 11:47 PM

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Hi,

The slot is designed as a cache slot, for accelerating a mechanical HDD in the notebook.

You can insert a larger SSD such as a 120GB or more and use it as extra storage. But, I do not believe you can use it as a boot drive.

The best idea is to replace the mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SATA3 SSD such as the Samsung 860 Evo or Crucial MX500 or something similar.

 

Hope it helps,

David

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‎12-12-2019 12:57 AM

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@Isuru_HeShanz 

 

I believe I sent you  link which shows your how, Please use the link on your other post

 

   https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/About-HP-Envy-15-J037tx-mSATA-...

 

Regards.

BH
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