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‎08-11-2024 04:27 AM

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Hi all,

Upgrading the SSD shows to be impossible as the BIOS seems to be fixed to only allow a Modell SanDisk SD9SN8W-256G-1006, I have not found a way to upgrade the BIOS so that they allow placing any other drive other than using an adapter and swaping the DVD/CD drive for a second drive. The Laptop was perchased secondhand and shows little promise using it as hoped as the upgrading options show to be extreem limited. Or is there a solution? P.S. There seems to be no way to register the device by HP support as the SN is not recognized.

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‎08-11-2024 05:03 AM - edited ‎08-11-2024 05:03 AM

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There might be some differences in the 255 G7 notebook versions please look at this video and see if it matches what you've got

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6a6vMI1Lx8

 

According to the author the M2 SATA-III drive shown in the below picture can be replaced with an NVME type

 

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HP 250/255 G7 - M.2 SSD and 2.5" HDD/SSD Upgrade Guide - 6BN96EA
HP 250/255 G7 - M.2 SSD and 2.5" HDD/SSD Upgrade Guide - 6BN96EA
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Guide to upgrading or fitting an M.2 SSD to the HP 250/255 G7 laptop, and how to upgrade or add a 2.5" HDD or SSD to the system. The laptops M.2 slot can take both SATA and PCIe NVME SSDs, such as the Samsung 970 Pro: https://amzn.to/2Tl5bzc Adding a 2.5" SSD or HDD to non-2.5" bay equipped models
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‎08-11-2024 06:39 AM

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@BeemerBiker 

 

A NVMe SSD will only work in a HP 255 G7 that has an AMD Ryzen processor.

 

255 G7's with the AMD 'A' series processors only support M.2 SATA SSD's.

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‎08-11-2024 06:46 AM - edited ‎08-11-2024 06:47 AM

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Thanks Paul

 

@Jurgster  

this video shows a 255 g7 upgrade that uses the M.2 SATA-III type drive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-k2kanSx0

 

If you have the "A" series then the recommended M.2 SSD would look like this one (which is listed in the comments of that video)

https://www.amazon.com/Ediloca-Internal-Compatible-Ultrabooks-Computers/dp/B0B7QYZF9X?crid=2GGJHSEKH...

 

It is NOT an NVME type M.2

 

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