HP Pavillion x360 Hard drive upgrades

[Jmsnoopy650]

I have an Hp Pavillion x360 Convertible that i bought a 1TB SATA SSD hard drive to upgrade from the 128GB SSD the part i didn't realize when i bought it was that i have an M2 2880 hard drive in it. I want to add the 1 TB SATA as a second hard drive. I realize i need to get the ribbon cable, shield, and rubber gasket to install it. What else do ineed to do to have the computer recognize it as a second hard drive? Also, in the future will i be able to upgrade the 128 M2 SSD to a 1TB or 2TB drive without any issues?

[Huffer]

The M.2 can be upgraded and yes you can probably install a hard drive in addition to the SSD. However, we need the exact model number to be able to locate exactly the parts you need and the correct Manual. 

[Jmsnoopy650]

HP Pavillion x360 Convertible Model 14m-cd0003dx

[Jmsnoopy650]

Can they both be SSD's?

[Huffer]

Service Manual:

Manual

See pages 23 and 40

(4) Hard drive cable L18218-001

Hard drive rubber sleeve
Full-featured models L18225-001

HP Parts Store does not stock these parts:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=F88F6CDE98DA447391CE1B517B1F79C9&SearchIn=P...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/L18225-001-Hp-Hard-Drive-Caddy-14M-CD0001D/163247428862?hash=item26024e14fe...

eBay sellers have stepped in however:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hard-Drive-HDD-Cable-HP-Pavilion-X360-14M-CD0001DX-450-0E807-0021-L18218-00...

Yes the drive installed in the ruber sleeve can be a 2.5 inch SATA SSD but if you plan to use it as pure storage an SSD is a bit of overkill as a mechanical drive would do fine. Mechanical drives are still quite a bit cheaper even as SSD prices come down. 

Post back with any other questions and please accept as solution if its the info you needed. 

[Jmsnoopy650]

Thanks for the replies. I have looked up the parts and i do have a copy of the Manual. I'm a little leery of ordering from that eBay listing as it is not a genuine HP cable as far as i can tell. Here is a link to another source that lists a genuine HP cable.

https://www.compupartsolutions.com/l18218-001

As far as using the SSD as a storage drive, you are correct it is overkill. But i bought it already and cloned it so i think i'll be stuck with it. I don't think they'll take it back once it has been written to. So i might as well put it to good use. 

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

I don't make any money off this so I have no problem where you order the parts. I would not hesitate to buy from the eBay seller but I also use compuparts quite often and they are reliable. And yes if you already have an SSD by all means its a sunk cost and you should put it to work. Of course I knew none of this and spent my uncompensated time trying to fill the need as presented and I think you got the solution here and should mark it as such and I wish you good luck with your laptop. 

[Jmsnoopy650]

No offense taken or meant to be implied. I appreciate the time you gave to reply. Thanks again.