Adding a 2nd Solid State hard drive to existing HP Envy 17t-n000 CTO Notebook Model#(M8W97AV)

[FredricJLowe]

I have a HP Envy 17t-n000 Notebook.  It has a Samsung MZNTE512HMJH-000H1 512 GB solid state hard drive.

I would like to add a 2nd solid state hard drive to this.

Can I add a 1 TB solid state hard drive such as a Samsung 970 EVO.

I realize that this Samsung would be much faster than even the Samsung 860 EVO.

I would like to transfer my files and folders from my 12 year old antiquated Dell intel 2 quad core processor.  The hard drive has 49 bad sectos according to a test. 

I have this desktop backed up weekly on Acronis True Image 2020.

I am being advised this might be the smartest solution to just adding a 2nd solid state hard drive to the HP notebook as compared to buying a new desktop with an i9 processor and 2 TB Solid State hard drive.

Would I be able to just add any 2nd hard drive such as the ones mentioned above or would I be limited due to the hard drive that is already installed?

Thank you for any help you can all offer on this dilemma!

[banhien]

@FredricJLowe 

Your machine is a CTO machine. You can have dual storage with M.2 SSD + 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD therefore you can add 2.5" SATA SSD using

           https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-mx500-ssd
          https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/860evo/
    Or similar from reputable vendors.
           One example

                         https://www.crucial.com/ssd/mx500/ct1000mx500ssd1/ct11508215

But you need following 2 parts

• Hard drive connector cable part # 813795-001
• Hard Drive Hardware Kit part # 813796-001

Note: your existing MZNTE512HMJH-000H1 is also a SATA drive. Samsung 970 EVO won't work and (if supported) won't run faster.

Regards.

[FredricJLowe]

Thank you!!

Does CTO mean Configured to Order?

I do not understand why a 970 would not work vs an 860.

Could you please elaborate on this briefly?

If I can use the Samsung 860 or comparable Crucial brand, can I put in a 1 TB drive to complement the existing one or will I be limited to another 500 GB one.

[Repairatrooper]

The 970 appears to be only available as an NVME PCI drive which your system does not support. You system came with a an M2 SSD drive that is 6Gb SATA. You simply do not have the interface to support the faster drive. You should have no issue adding a 1Tb drive to this system if you use the cable and mount references by @banhien 

[FredricJLowe]

Thank you!!  I think I understand now.  The Samsung 860 is a SATA whereas the 970 is not.

If I use the Acronis 2020 True Image backup from my desktop, can I just reinstall files, folders and applications to the new SSD hard drive without installing the existing Windows 10 from the desktop? 

The reason I ask is that I had a lot of windows errors on the desktop Windows 10 Home Edition that I became aware of. Apparently they are all fixed , but if I already have Windows 10 installed on the existing solid state hard drive on the HP Envy notebook, I would like to have the Notebook bootup from the Windows 10 on the existing Solid State hard drive.

Is this possible?  I am trying to make this transition as easy as possible.   Or would I simply clone the new SDD?   But doesn't that also install the existing Windows 10 from the desktop?

[FredricJLowe]

I've been trying to learn about what all of you are suggesting.

For this 2nd solid state hard drive, is this a M2 2.5" SATA SDD or just a 2.5" SATA SDD?

Thank you.