Does hp8533 motherboard from 15-da1017nw notebook supporting PCIe 3.0 x4 interface?

[czarny]

Hi Hello

Patient Hp 15-da1017nw notebook with HP8533 motherboard.

Ive bought Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB m.2 ssd drive and installed into m.2 slot.

The think is it is to work on PCIe gen 3   x4, and unfortunately its working only   x2, so the speed is below expected.

Please see below HWinfo screen (stating maximum 4x...current 2x...):

Can anything be done to force it with x4 link width...? Can't find anything about motherboard in internet, neither nothing interesting in service manual...

I don't even know if that slot is supporting PCIe 3.0 x4 ?

[banhien]

@czarny 

The specs of your machine is

           https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06214025

You should be able to add M.2 NVMe SSD to your machine using

                            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://uk.crucial.com/ssd/p5/ct1000p5ssd8/ct19085442

Regards.

[czarny]

Yeah I am able, and i am already using however its working on PCIE 3.0 x2 what is about 50% of speed normally this SSD can do, because it can work on PCIE 3.0 x4.

Question is: Is m2 slot on motherboard hp8533 of my notebook running only PCIe 3.0 x2, or it should be able to run PCIe 3.0 x4 as well?