Extra HD for HP EliteBook 840 G5

[TheBluesman]

The 256 GB SSD disk that comes with the system is way to small for my needs. Is it possible to add another SSD-disk or as a second option, can I upgrde the current disk with a larger capasity one?

:: Stein 

[REO51ST · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the HP Support Community  @TheBluesman 

Sorry but that model only has a single M.2 slot.

You can increase your 256GB SSD.

HP EliteBook 850 G5 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide:

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06189562

Look at page 2.

Remove/Replace videos:

https://h20574.www2.hp.com/Media/BF471BCC-399F-45D8-B7BE-83D1F704E712/com15_frus/com15_fru_frameset-...

REO

[aelaan12]

To answer your second part if your question:  Yes you can update the current drive to 1Tb is needed, all you need to do is prepare a cloud recovery USB thumb-drive to quickly restore the laptop or use Sure Recovery from the bios to reinstall the laptop using the Internet (will take at least 50 minutes, but I have super fast Internet).  Make sure you purchase a compatible NVMe PCIe 3x M.2 2280 SSD.  Do not go for a QLC drive (Intel 660p) even if you think that is a great deal.  The recommended drive is a TLC