Does my laptop have an SSD slot?

[Sun12]

Product : Hp Pavilion Notebook 15-ab125AX

Operating System : Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi,

I'm going to upgrade my laptop installing an SSD and don't know what to buy. I never opened it,so I don't know if it has an SSD slot (M.2, or whatever).

I am thinking of buying a caddy and SSD.But don't know which company of SSD to buy.Will it be better if I replace the DVD Driver with Caddy or install the SSD in Hard Disk Drive place. 

Please suggest me with quickly

Thanks

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

HP Pavilion Notebook (AMD) Maintenance and Service Guide

Chapter 1 provides the supported drive types.

Your notebook does not have a M.2 slot to install a SSD.

You can replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SSD.

I recommend one of the Crucial MX500 2.5" SSD's in a storage capacity that fits your needs and budget.

[Sun12]

If I use caddy and install the ssd. Then will it affect the speed of SSD.

Or it will be better if I replace the Hard disk with SSD.

Please tell me.

And Thanks for your suggestion

[Sun12]

Can I use any storage of 2.5inch SSD for my laptop?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

It is usually better if you replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SSD because the optical drive may not be connected to a SATA 3 port, and that would degrade the performance of the SSD.

Now if you wanted to install the 2.5" mechanical hard drive in a DVD caddy and use if for extra storage, that would be fine.

Yes, you can have 2.5" SSD storage from 250 GB - 2 TB.