HDD upgrade

[Sarswat]

I want to install new SSD .what kind of SSD this system supports? does it have m.2 nvme port? Or i have to install 2.5 inch sata SSD?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

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

If you want to upgrade to a SSD, you will need to replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SATA SSD.

Below is the link to the service manual...

c04409502.pdf (hp.com)

[Sarswat]

does it support windows11 ?  will it work smoothly after installing 2.5" sata SSD ?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Your notebook should run much better with a SSD.

I removed all of the 2.5" mechanical hard drives and installed 2.5" SSD's in all of my notebooks and they work much better.

Your PC's does not meet the minimum W11 processor requirements that Microsoft established for W11.

Nor does it have a TPM 2.0 security chip, which is another hardware requirement.

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors | Microsoft Learn

You could try one of the W11 hardware check bypass methods to install W11, such as this.

Windows 11 22H2: Upgrade unsupported hardware - YouTube

That would be your only option...

The above video worked fine for me on 3 PC's and on 3 it did not.

There is also a way to clean install W11 22H2 on your PC if the in-place upgrade hack fails to work.

I had to do that for the 3 PC's where the in-place upgrade hack did not work.