Is my HP ProBook 430 G2 compatible with Nvme 1Tb ssd?

[abdishakourY]

Hello!

My laptop is HP ProBook 430 G2 with 1tb HDD. I want to know if it's compatible with upgrading to Nvme ssd 1tb? If no, what alternative options can i specifically upgrade to?

Thank you so much in advance!

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual.

HP ProBook 430 G2 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide

Chapter 1 has the supported drive types.

Your notebook does not support M.2 NVMe SSD's.

The manual does seem to indicate that there is support for a M.2 2242 SATA SSD.

Those are the smaller length drives, not the commonly used M.2 2280 form factor.

This is an example of a M.2 2242 SATA SSD.

It appears to be very expensive.

Amazon.com: KingSpec M.2 SATA SSD, 1TB 2242 SATA III 6Gbps Internal M.2 SSD, Ultra-Slim NGFF State D...

Since that drive would not perform any better than a 2.5" SATA SSD, you may want to consider just replacing the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SATA SSD, which will cost much less.

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s,...

[abdishakourY]

Hello Paul!
Thank you for helping me out. One last thing to ask, how effective is it compared to my current HDD? What do you think? Cuz I don't want to spend on a drive which is not way better than my current one

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

A 2.5" or M.2 SSD would perform much better than a 2.5" mechanical hard drive.

I replaced all of the mechanical hard drives in all of my HP and Dell desktop and notebook PCs to SATA SSD's.

Best thing I ever did.

I even replaced the mechanical hard drives on my older HP PC's that have SATA II drive controllers with SATA III SSD's knowing full well that they would not perform at the maximum speed, but they were still way better than the mechanical hard drives.