HDD upgrade for Pavilion ce0505sa

[AndyG1]

Hi. My laptop currently has a 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD and I was hoping to expand to 500GB+

Looking inside my machine though, I can see there's an empty bay for a normal SSD, although there is no obvious way to connect it to the motherboard. There does seem to be an unused connector for a ribbon nearby though, which I've highligted below with a red circle.  Can anyone tell me if this is how an SSD could be connected and if so, the name/type? Also, is there any particular spec of SSD that is needed for this machine or will anything off the peg be ok?

[BrianTan · Accepted solution]

Hi Andy

Please take a look at page 25 of HP Pavilion 14 Laptop PC - Maintenance and Service Guide

Any 2.5" 7mm (height) HDD or SSD will work. You will need to procure the following items:

(3) Hard drive brackets L19469-001
(4) Hard drive cable L19172-001

These items may not be available for purchase on HP parts store

I bought similar cable and bumper (different part number) for my 14" laptop off eBay. Working well.

Hope this helps.

[AndyG1]

Hi Brian

Many thanks for your help - much appreciated.

I've tried sourcing those specific parts on HP & eBay but they're either not available or only from overseas and really expensive. I've found another cable that may do the job, but it's a different part number

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323283424163?ul_noapp=true

You said the parts you sourced had different numbers; were these for a different machine, or are these parts more generic and as long as they fit, they should work?

Cheers,

[BrianTan]

Mine's for a different machine (bought in December 2018). I got from eBay the exact part number as listed in my Support Guide, as they are No Longer Available in HP parts store.

Edit: This is what I got L23187-001

I don't know the pin-out spec for the disk drive connector, not sure if they are the same for different cables. May be other experts can help you there. Try starting a new thread.

Edit: I tried this site, http://partsurfer.hp.com/ no stock as well.

[AndyG1]

Ok, Cheers.

Think I'll risk a tenner on something that looks similar. Fingers crossed!

[BrianTan]

Good luck. Let me know how it goes.

[AndyG1]

Happy days!

Used a cable taken from a Pavilion 15-AB269SA which works absolutely fine. It seems as long as the cable fits and is long enough, then there's no need to source the exact part number.

[BrianTan]

Thanks for updating. Glad to know it works out ok.

Cheers

[jcrock]

did this work please as in same boat?

[TheDominator]

Hey everyone, I had the exact same issue! It's such a shame that HP have decided to discontinue both parts! I love my laptop! Anyways, I would just like to say that I found a compatible part that works without any issues.

This is the part I purchased: HP Envy 15-J 17-J 14-CE HDD Hard Drive Cable Connector 723379-001 6017B0416801

Here's a video of the upgrade: https://youtu.be/K7OLU40J8Os 

Hopefully this helps anyone that has faced a similar situation!