Adding extra SSD/HDD to laptop

[micwoj92]

I bought this laptop, but unfortunately 256GB might be not enough, i want to know if i can add an INTERNAL SSD or HDD to this laptop. Is it possible?

[Huffer]

See pages 50-55 of the Manual here:

Manual

You have a 256 gig M.2 SSD disk in the laptop. The laptop will hold up to two drives at the same time, a 2.5 inch SATA SSD or hard drive and also an M.2 SATA disk. The M.2 can be mounted in the hard drive bay with an adapter board (see page 54) or there is a separate M.2 slot just to the right of the hard drive bay. The picture barely shows it but you can see the M.2 insertion slot on page 52 to the right of the hard drive connector and you can also see the mounting screw there as well. I do not know which way your M.2 disk is mounted inside the laptop but my guess is it has the M.2 adapter plate inside the hard drive bay in the lower left corner. 

If that is the case you could move the M.2 to the other slot but to use a hard drive you would have to also buy the hard drive mounting hardware. The easy way would be to get another SATA M.2 disk and put it in the other mounting position and have 2 x M.2 disks at the same time. 

Bottom line it is going to be necessary to open it up before you decide what you need to buy to add to it. 

This is a bit complicated I know so post back with any more questions. 

[micwoj92]

"you would have to also buy the hard drive mounting hardware." 

Could you recommend me any?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

No recommendation the only thing you can use is the parts from the Manual. You need all three of these:

(15) Hard drive connector board 924995-001

$22:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=38C05EA6ECE6497FA78A6FC6EAB1A9EE&SearchIn=P...

(18) Hard drive bracket 924980-001

$18:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=38C05EA6ECE6497FA78A6FC6EAB1A9EE&SearchIn=P...

(1) Hard drive connector board cable 924927-001

$20:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=38C05EA6ECE6497FA78A6FC6EAB1A9EE&SearchIn=P...

[micwoj92]

I did read the whole manual and it seems that this (mine) type of laptop does not support dual storage, anyway thanks for help.

[Huffer]

It actually does but not easy to figure out. 

[Landdlord]

Since adding a new SSD/HDD is not possile, you can upgrade your 256GB disk to a larger HDD or SSD with a third party tool. Many software in the market has Disk Clone feature. And I prefer the free software AOMEI Backupper. Try it yourself.