HP notebook 15 bs-112tx ssd support and interface type

[bilal01]

I am trying to upgrade my storage by adding an SSD. I am not sure if this laptop has a m.2 slot. If it does there are a few options available like SATA interface SSD, NVME, PCIe.

Which one is supported kindly help.

[erico]

It doesn't have an M.2 slot.

For SSD upgrade you will have to use the 2.5" (7mm) 3D NAND SATA SSD format

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @bilal01 

All HP 15-bsXXX notebooks with the Intel 6th gen core processors and newer have M.2 slots that support SATA M.2 SSD's only, not NVMe.

See chapter 1 of the maintenance and service guide on your notebook's user guides page for the supported drive configurations.

HP Notebook - 15-bs112tx - Setup and User Guides | HP® Support

So, if you wanted to use a M.2 SATA SSD as the boot drive and the 2.5" drive for additional storage, that would be possible.

Look into one of the Western Digital Blue SA510 M.2 SATA SSD's.

Or you can as Erico posted, just replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SATA SSD.

Again, the WD Blue SA510 in the 2.5" form factor, or the Samsung 870 EVO 2.5" drive would be a good choice--the Samsung having slightly faster write speeds.

[bilal01]

Thanks Paul, this one is 8th generation core i5 and I heard from somewhere it does support newer NVMe but I am not sure. I don't want to replace 2.5 inch HDD drive, I want to install SSD in m.2 slot and boot from there.

Would it be possible to use newer 3rd gen PCIe SSD in this slot?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

A 100% absolutely no way of a NVMe SSD working in your notebook, even though it has the newest processor series offered in the model series.

For example:

Solved: Samsung 970 PRO NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD not working in HP Laptop - HP Support Community - 7248414

[bilal01]

S o I opened up my laptop and took some pictures of the motherboard and M.2 SSD port. It only has 1 socket which is present in the newer kind NVME while the SATA ssds have 2 sockets.

I am attaching the picture can you help me identify kind of SSD that will work with this.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Looking at the socket is not going to help at all.

Every HP notebook and desktop PC that I have ever come across has a M.2 slot that only has one key.

That is why you have to read the service manual for each product and see what it indicates.

Some M.2 slots support SATA M.2 SSD's only, some support NVMe SSDs only and some support both.

Some folks are of the mistaken impression that because a SATA M.2 SSD has two notches, that it is not going to fit in the M.2 slot that only has one key.

The one notch in the SATA M.2 SSD aligns with the one key in the slot and the second notch in the SATA SSD just doesn't make any contact with a few pins on the other side of the M.2 slot, but it fits just fine.

That is why so many folks have looked at the socket in that model series and made the wrong assumption that a NVMe SSD would work, and they found out that was not the case.

Please take advantage of their misfortune and buy a SATA M.2 SSD.

Now if you can buy a NVMe SSD with a guaranteed return policy, you can try one and see for yourself that it won't work.

[bilal01]

Thanks for detailed answer, I will go for SATA m2 in this case. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You will be glad you did.