Is there a slot to add a hard drive to model 17-cn0009na

[peweuk]

This comes with a pre-installed SSD and I cannot find any reference to this model which tells me anything about drive upgrades/additions.

My current HP had a facility to add an second HDd, but it had an HDD lready installed. not an SSD

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

The model series came configured with a single M.2 NVMe SSD or a 2.5" hard drive + NVMe SSD configuration.

You should be able to add a 2.5" drive, but you probably will need to find and buy the parts required to install the drive that are found in chapter 3 of the manual.

NOTE: The hard drive cable is available as spare part number M75893-001.

I don't see any 2.5" drive mounting bracket parts listed.

You may want to open up the notebook and have a look around before buying anything.

If it was my notebook and needed more storage space, I'd be replacing the 256 GB NVMe SSD with one having a greater storage capacity.

[peweuk]

Unfortunately, this model was not available and instead I bought the 17-cn2001na.

Does this use the same cable -  I cannot find a manual for it to check.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

HP does not have a service manual for the 17-cn2xxx model series.

The manual on the support page is for the older 17-c0xxx model series.

HP 17 Laptop PC 17-c2000 Manuals | HP® Customer Support

My assumption would be that the parts would be the same, and that is assuming that you can still add a 2.5" drive in the newer model series.

HP is moving away from offering 2.5" hard drives in the newer model notebooks.

[peweuk]

Guess I'll wait until the laptop arrives and then check it out further.

In the meantime, thanks for your input - appreciated.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.