HP 250 G8 No 2.5 HD Bay!

[basharalfatly]

Hello,

I have just bought HP 250 G8 with 256 SSD nvme. I would like to add 2.5 SSD, but when I opened the case, I discovered that there is no 2.5 hard drive bay, data connector and cable!!

Is this normal?

Thanks

[banhien]

@basharalfatly 

That is normal. I've got 5 machines from 3 different vendors namely HP, Microsoft and Dell which do not have room for adding 2.5" HDD/SSD.

I'm typing on an HP machine (840 G5) now, it does not have 2.5" bay and it does not have SD card reader therefore I have to use USB card reader permanently to store many HP manuals

Regards.

[basharalfatly]

In the specs, it is mentioned that there is SATA.

Also, when I watched this video https://youtu.be/-r0cVp2cKcs I could see there is bay and connector!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @basharalfatly 

The notebook comes configured with either a 2.5" mechanical hard drive, or a NVMe SSD.

HP 250 G8 Notebook PC

You would have to find and buy the parts to add a 2.5" drive to the notebook.

It would be much easier to just replace the NVMe SSD with one having a larger storage capacity.

If you want to try your luck with finding the parts you need, you can refer to chapter 3, page 18 of the service manual for the parts required to add a 2.5" drive.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

Hard drive board  L52024-001
NOTE: The hard drive board cable is available using spare part number L52025-001.