HP Pavilion 15-au018wm support m2 ssd or not

[bhushanmahangar]

HP Pavilion 15-au018wm

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You will have to open up the notebook and check to see if there is a M.2 slot present.

Some model15-auXXX, have them and some don't.

The Crucial memory report shows SATA M.2 SSD's are supported, and so does the service manual.

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hp---compaq/pavilion-15-au018wm

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05228250

But, chapter 3 of the manual also indicates that there is a SSD board that has to be added to the motherboard to support a M.2 SATA SSD.

It would be there in the models that have both a hard drive and a M.2 SSD or for those models that only had a M.2 SSD, but it may not be there in those models that only have a 2.5" hard drive.

So, check first before buying. 

Many folks are disappointed when they buy first and open up the PC only to find the M.2 slot is missing.