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‎06-30-2025 12:17 AM

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Product: Victus by HP 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop 15-fa2000 (A8VY0AV)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

I have a question regarding my notebook, model 15-fa2000. I checked inside and noticed a second SSD slot. I'd like to know if this second slot is functional and can be used 

 

Is the second M.2 slot enabled and functional? 

and What type of M.2 SSDs are compatible with my laptop

 

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‎06-30-2025 04:35 AM

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@kokomanjjk,

 

This HP document indicates that 15-fa2xxx models come with two M.2 slots with each slot supporting a gen4 NVMe SSD, so I don't see any reasons your secondary M.2 slot is not functioning.

Victus by HP 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop 15-fa2000 series specifications | HP® Support

 

Generally, M.2 NVMe SSDs have no capacity limit. You can install a gen4 NVMe SSD of any size you want, 1 TB, 2 TB or more. Just be sure that it is single-sided and doesn't come with a heatsink to ensure it fits in the M.2 slot.

 

If you install an NVMe SSD in the second slot for data storage, you need to initialize the drive first.

Initialize New Disks | Microsoft Learn

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