HP Gaming Pavilion - 15-cx0077wm PCIe ssd upgrade

[Pyyeskyaw]

HP 15-CX0077WM Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15.6 inches Full HD, Intel Core i7-8750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, Windows 10, 1TB HDD + 16GB Optane memory, 8GB SDRAM, Black

I wan't to upgrade my Laptop with a new m.2SSD harddrive.

. New samsung 970 pro M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4, NVMe 1.3 Upgade supports?

.Between these2 what are the differences?

which type of Hardware Connectivity  Interface on M.2 PCIe Gen 2 x4 or M.2 SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4, NVMe 1.3  with  HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-cx0077wm.

Hope it helps,😀

[banhien]

@Pyyeskyaw 

From your image, machine already has  16GB Optane memory installed. It specs confirmed this

      https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06156389

You have to remove Optane to give machine PCIe port for M.2 SSD. You can remove Optane and install the following M.2 SSD

     https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/pavilion-gaming-15-cx0077wm/CT14875067 (or smaller capacity)

You also need more work to be able to install M.2 SSD

  1. Used Intel Rapid Storage Tech program to disable the Optane memory.

  2. Shut down and remove the Optane card from the M.2 slot and install the WD SSD card.

  3. Then, used Acronis to clone the 1TB Hard drive to the 1TB SSD NVMe drive in the m.2 slot.

  4. Shut down and remove the 1TB Hard drive.

  5. Then boot into BIOS and make sure the SSD in the M.2 slot is the boot device.

  6. It took a few minutes on reboot.

Regards.

[Pyyeskyaw]

I want to replace the Optane card with a only Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M2 SSD,

Can i use M.2 ssd in HP Gaming Pavilion - 15-cx0077wm?