Adding an SSD to my HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop

[Redfox700]

Hi, I'm looking to add an SSD to my HP Pavilion gaming laptop - model name is 15-cx0020ca. I currently have a 1TB HDD and a 

128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD and was wondering if I had space available to add an additional 500 GB SSD and if so what would be compatible. I was looking at adding a Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 NVMe 500GB SSD or the standard Samsung 970 EVO would this be a good option / do I even have an available slot? Also are there any additional parts that I will need to add this SSD. Any help appreciated, thanks.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

In order to upgrade either the 1 TB HDD or the 128 GB NVMe SSD, you would need to replace them.

There are no additional slots to add any other storage devices.

Below is the link to the service manual...

HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop Maintenance and Service GuideIMPORTANT! This document is intended for HP a...

I would imagine that if you want to install a Samsung 970 NVMe SSD in place of the existing one, it should work fine.

[Redfox700]

Ah okay, thanks. The problem I then have is that my OS is on the SSD I currently have installed and I'm not sure how to move this over to a new SSD. Also are there any SSD options that won't be compatible with my laptop?

Thanks, again.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

I would use the HP cloud recovery tool to reinstall W10 on the new SSD.

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool (Windows 10, 7) | HP® Customer Support

I would imagine that any decent brand NVMe M.2 SSD should work.   I do not know of any that are known not to work.

[Redfox700]

Appreciate it thanks. As I think I should be able to just move everything I want to save over to my HDD. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.