Laptop - 14s-fq0072no ssd upgrade

[FxBob]

Hi.

My daughter is running out of space since she started taking a lot of high quality pictures and videos, so I wish to upgrade the 512 Gb m.2 ssd to something bigger maybe 2 Tb.

Which ssd's are compatible and how big is the maximum ssd I can put in?

Best regards

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Your notebook's M.2 slot is PCIe Gen 3.0.

While a Gen 4 NVMe SSD will work, it will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds from the Gen 3 slot

Unfortunately, there are no programs you can use to determine how large a capacity NVMe SSD you can install.

Theoretically, the sky's the limit as long as the drive is single-sided.

The Crucial memory report for your notebook's model series indicates that they sell NVMe SSD's up to 4 TB in storage capacity.

HP - Compaq HP 14s-fq0000 | Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | Crucial.com

Below is the link to the service manual:

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

[FxBob]

Thank you for your reply. It is very helpfull.

As I understand it all PCIe 4th generation nvme SSD's are compatible with PCIe 3rd generation nvme sluts. And also I think all mainstream SSD's are single sided. So I am asuming that I can chose freely amongst 4th gen nvme SSD's. Even though theur full potential cannot be utilized they are working faster than 3rd gen. and the prices are similar.

Do you happen to be able to recommend a tool kit for opening the laptop?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Yes, that is correct, and the prices are not much different between the Gen 4's and the Gen 3's.

And you can always transfer the faster Gen 4 drive to a newer model notebook in the future.

Maybe a kit like this that has tools to help remove the bottom cover without marring the plastic.

JOREST 33 Pieces Precision Mechanic Screwdriver Set, Mini Tool Kit with Torx T1 T2 T3 T4 T5, TR6 T7 ...

[J_Man_Tax_Guy]

With lots of videos and pictures I would add a 4TB ssd as they are low cost now compared to 9 years ago at a price of $1,499 plus tax. Now you can get the ssd for around $319 depending on the manufacturer.

[Wayshower11]

I am not sure if you laptop is an HP Envy., If so, here is what i recently installed.  I just added a 4TB Samsung 990 Pro to my HP Envy laptop and it works great. I opted for a 4th Gen as the price differnce was just slightly more over the Gen 3 and there is better proccesing onboard the 4th Gen SSD.  For 2TB capacities, there are more options available than the 4 TB capacity. I chose Samsung as it has onboard DRAM where Crucial did not. 

Installation was easy too. I just watched a couple YouTube videos and I was set.  I liked this one the best because it showed that I do not need to remove the entire bottom rubber strip to take the back cover off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsR3JlZVwew

Please note, when taking the screws out from under the bottom rubber strip. you only need to peel back the left and right corners enought to expose the screws (about an inch) and you DO NOT need to remove the entire bototm strip as there are no screws located in the middle of the strip. The top rubber strip needs to be fully removed as screws are all across the top. 

Hope this helps!

Richard

[FxBob]

Thanks again.

I never looked at Amazon when searching for tool kits, so your suggestion was very helpfull. I first decided on a slightly larger kit that only cost 1 euro more, but ended up with an even larger kit with some tougher metal mixes for the various bits. Price somewhat higher but this kit should last me "forever":

Vastar Precision Screwdriver Set, 68-in-1 Professional Electronics Repair Kit for Electronic Products with High-Quality EVA Storage Case

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07XTCJGR3/ref=pe_27091401_487024491_TE_item

Thanks again.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.