Hp laptop 15 da0032wm hdd to ssd upgrade

[Akuji36]

Hello I have a go 15 da0032wm laptop I want to upgrade data hard drive to ssd hard drive. 

I plan to add an  m.2 pic nvme ssd  1 tb hardrive

and replace existing sata drive.

I bought it from back market (they sell reburished laptops); one of their techs said

I need a 2.5 hdd to ssd converter. Can you

give me a specific model name and number of a suitable converter?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You don't need a converter to install a M.2 NVMe SSD, and a 2.5" NVMe drive caddy won't work, because that does not use a SATA controller.

The 15-da0032wm PC has a M.2 slot that supports NVMe SSD's.

See chapter 1 of the service manual for the supported drive types.

h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06691790.pdf

[Akuji36]

Hello Paul

You have been a big help.

One more question for you:

I read somewhere that  the SSD I plan to install

can be installed into my present system; however, I may have to

remove then16 gig optane memory.

If this is true will it greatly affect the speed?

thanks again 

Akuji36

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

I overlooked that your notebook came with the Intel Optane memory.

Yes, if you install a M.2 NVMe SSD, you will need to remove the Optane memory and just use the hard drive for storage.

You can't simply remove the Optane memory drive.  You have to follow a procedure.

See the link below, last two sections...Disable the Optane memory in the Intel RST software, and disable it in the BIOS, if applicable.

HP PCs - Installing and Using Intel Optane | HP® Customer Support

Normally it is true that a NVMe SSD will provide blazing fast speeds over SATA, but unfortunately it has been reported by other disappointed forum members that have the 15-da0xxx model series, that the NVMe 3 x 4 SSD's only use 2 of the 4 PCIe lanes, so they only reach around half of their maximum rated sequential read/write speeds.

The good news is even with that handicap, the NVMe SSD would be around 3 x faster than a SATA SSD.

I think the NVMe SSD will still be faster than what you have now.