HP 17-cn1053cl - Can I use Samsung 870 EVO to replace the HDD drive that came in the laptop.

[JimS1960]

I recently purchased a refurbished HP 17 cn1053cl laptop. It came with a 5400 RPM  HDD. Can I replace it with a Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD?

P.S. - I plan on using an M.2 NVMe as my boot drive and want to use the other dive simply for storage.

Thanks in advance. I truly appreciate any and all help anyone can offer me.

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[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Yes, it would be fine to replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SSD.

Below is the link to the service manual:

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

[JimS1960]

Thank you! I appreciate the help and the speedy response.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.