Add 2nd 2.5" HDD to 15-EF1072NR

[Abratex]

I just purchased this laptop for my wife along with an additional 2.5" HDD to expand its storage. However after browsing some videos and information on the board setup I am not sure it will work. It does not seem to come with either the cradle or a SATA cable to connect the harddrive to the motherboard. Would I be better off returning the 2.5" and getting a larger M.2 to replace the current one in the system? 

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Abratex 

Its specs

          https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c06695747

The series does not support dual storage therefore no slot for 2.5" HDD/SSD. It is much better to return the 2.5" drive and buy a larger (capacity) M.2 NVMe SSD drive. Please use same brand of the existing drive (I believe it is a Samsung drive) or

               https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/970-evo-nvme-m2-ssd/MZ-V7E2T0BW/
               https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p2-ssd
               https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p5-ssd
         Or similar from reputable vendors.
                 One example (compatible drive, can use smaller/larger capacity)

                         https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5/ct1000p5ssd8/ct18439506

Regards.