Folio 1040 G2 M.2 PCIe compatibility

[AlphaFoxAlpha]

Hi!

Is there anyone out there who has tried fitting a M.2 PCIe SSD into a Elitebook Folio 1040 G2? I have searched the manuals and google and found no clear answer, if PCIe SSDs are supported by this notebook or not.

Greets,

Franz

[banhien]

Hi,

It supports M.2 SSDs as default as shown on page 1:

Supports M.2 SSD SS 2280
Serial ATA III
Supports the following M.2 SSDs:
512-GB
256-GB
256-GB, TLC
256-GB, SED, OPAL2

Source:  http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04551595

Regards.

[AlphaFoxAlpha]

What does that statement mean: Supports M.2 SSD SS 2280

 1) supports only M.2 SATA SSDs

 2) supports only M.2 PCIe SSDs

 3) supports both M.2 SATA and PCIe SSDs

[ITSystems]

Hi there,

I'd like to know the answer to this question as well. 

"

What does that statement mean: Supports M.2 SSD SS 2280

 1) supports only M.2 SATA SSDs

 2) supports only M.2 PCIe SSDs

 3) supports both M.2 SATA and PCIe SSDs"

[ICT_Rommelag]

Hello there,

the HP Folio 1040 G2 does only support M.2 SATA III SSDs. 

I try it by myself - Samsung 960 Pro NVMe .... doesn´t work @ this device

[doa00]

I fitted a NVMe PCIe and although the BIOS did not boot it, it was detected in Linux. I was able to run fdisk and install a Linux distro on it.

[dsga1]

hello -- I own an Elitebook 1040 G2 and have it open in front of me.

The M.2 connector has THRE different types.   In addition, the SSD itself has various lengths.

The three M.2 connector types are as follows:

1)   B key

2)  M key

3)  B + M key.  

these are NOT interchangeable.   example:  an M key SSD will NOT insert into a B + M slot.

the specific SSD type for this 1040 G2 is as follows:

B + M key with 2280 length.

for reference:

[dsga1]

something like either the following will work fine in Elitebook 1040 G2 with the  B+M key M.2 SSD with 2280 length

Samsung  PM871 512GB SATA III M.2 SSD

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-512GB-SATA-III-PM871a-M-2-SSD-6Gb-s-80mm-2280-NGFF-MZNLN512HMJP/312...

Hynix SC300 512GB M.2 2280

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hynix-SC300-512GB-M-2-2280-SSD-SATA-III-Solid-State-Drive-HFS512G39MND-3520...