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To add a 2.5 inch wide 7mm thick laptop hard drive or SSD you would need these 3 parts:
(3) Hard drive brackets
Left 934983-001
Right 934984-001
(4) Hard drive connector/cable (not illustrated) 930596-001
HP Parts Store actually has these in stock if you follow the links above for a total price of $61 US.
The M.2 SSD is a SATA variety and an NVME/PCIe type will not work. The issue for you is how the M.2 you have is installed.
Your laptop can be configured with an M.2 in one of two ways. There is a separate dedicated M.2 slot and then there is also an option to have an adapter plate where an M.2 connects with a cable into the same bay where a 2.5 inch drive would go.
So if your M.2 is on an adapter plate you would have to move it over to the main slot circled in red and then get a different adapter plate and cable to install the 2.5 inch HDD or SSD. Or you could move the 256 you have over to the main slot and then add another SATA M.2 without needing any adapter equipment.
But I sense your 256 is already in the dedicated M.2 slot so you need some kind of adapter board to add any kind of storage disk. Anticipating your questions, the speed of a 2.5inch SATA SSD is the same as a SATA M.2; no speed advantage either way you go.
A 500 gig SATA M.2 is about $100:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-SATA-Internal-MZ-N6E500BW/dp/B078218TWQ
A 500 gig 2.5 inch SATA SSD is about $80:
So if the parts to install a 2.5 inch disk cost at least $61 you can do the math here after you open it up to see what you already have as to which way is better for you to go.
Post back if you want any more help but please accept as solution if its the info you needed.
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To add a 2.5 inch wide 7mm thick laptop hard drive or SSD you would need these 3 parts:
(3) Hard drive brackets
Left 934983-001
Right 934984-001
(4) Hard drive connector/cable (not illustrated) 930596-001
HP Parts Store actually has these in stock if you follow the links above for a total price of $61 US.
The M.2 SSD is a SATA variety and an NVME/PCIe type will not work. The issue for you is how the M.2 you have is installed.
Your laptop can be configured with an M.2 in one of two ways. There is a separate dedicated M.2 slot and then there is also an option to have an adapter plate where an M.2 connects with a cable into the same bay where a 2.5 inch drive would go.
So if your M.2 is on an adapter plate you would have to move it over to the main slot circled in red and then get a different adapter plate and cable to install the 2.5 inch HDD or SSD. Or you could move the 256 you have over to the main slot and then add another SATA M.2 without needing any adapter equipment.
But I sense your 256 is already in the dedicated M.2 slot so you need some kind of adapter board to add any kind of storage disk. Anticipating your questions, the speed of a 2.5inch SATA SSD is the same as a SATA M.2; no speed advantage either way you go.
A 500 gig SATA M.2 is about $100:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-SATA-Internal-MZ-N6E500BW/dp/B078218TWQ
A 500 gig 2.5 inch SATA SSD is about $80:
So if the parts to install a 2.5 inch disk cost at least $61 you can do the math here after you open it up to see what you already have as to which way is better for you to go.
Post back if you want any more help but please accept as solution if its the info you needed.
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Yes I think that is your best option; glad to have helped.
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