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‎07-01-2023 04:17 PM - edited ‎07-01-2023 05:12 PM

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Product: HP ENVY 15.6 inch Laptop PC 15-ep1000 (322X6AV)

Hi everyone 

 

I`m trying to add a Samsung EVO 960 1TB (PCI-E) as a secondary drive to a free m.2 slot (there is a free one on the motherboard), but the drive isn`t recognised neither by Windows nor BIOS 

 

More info about notebook: 

MB: dag3fcmbec0 rev c
Model: 15-ep1013dx
Product: 4P7A2UAR#ABA

 

Steps i have done:

  1. Tried to add secondary ssd - it haven`t recognised in BIOS
  2. Looked for product specs - there are no specs for 11th gen or i haven't found it, only for a previous gen
  3. Looked a forum for same issues - there are a few mentions about the same problem, but nothing about the solution
  4. Updated drivers for drive controllers from either HP or Intel website
  5. Tried to update BIOS from HP website (F.14 Rev.A) 

Please help - is it even possible to add a second 1TB PCI-E SSD drive to this model?

 

If no, please clarify:

  1. Can i use 2TB PCIE-E SSD as a primary drive? 
  2. Is a M.2 slot - 4x4? or 3x4? Generally, can i use a pci-e 4.0 ssd with its full potential? (such as samsung evo 980 pro 2TB)  

I would be very grateful for any help

 

P.s. Also, i have a previous model of this notebook (i5 10th, 1660ti) and have no issues with secondary ssd, so it's quite a surprise 

 

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