M.2 ssd support

[nansur]

Hi, my laptop model number is HP Pavallion x360 14-BA152tx with 8th gen core i5, 8GB RAm  and 1TB sshd . Can anyone please tell me if my laptop will support the M.2 ssd? I plan to add an ssd over and above the existing 1 TB sshd that the computer shipped with,so that i can load windows and softwares on the ssd for better perfomance and store media files on the sshd. Should I buy an M.2 sata ssd or an M.2 PCIe NVMe type ssd? Is there any way to confrim the prescence of a free M.2 slot without opening the laptop?

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To be certain you probably would have to open the PC. However you can be quite certain since I believe the whole series has the port. Crucial which guarantees its upgrades shows the M2 SATA3 SSD for your model

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for//pavilion-x360-14-ba152tx

The SSD needs to be SATA as you can see on page 2 of service manual.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05474219

On page 44 of service manual you can see the steps to upgrade drive

You camn also watch these HP videos which can help

http://h20574.www2.hp.com/Media/A1072720-1D62-476F-AB76-1A6BFCCF51D1/buc_fru_frameset-en.htm

Regards,

David

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[nansur]

Thanks a lot David. 

I have one more question, my device is still under warranty. Does installing a crucial or samsung ssd void the warranty?

[iomare]

Your welcome.

Upgrading RAM and drives is an accepted practice and will not void warranty as long as you do not damage anything while performing upgrade. 

Let me know how it works out and if you need further help.

All the best,

David

[nansur]

Hello David, 

I was busy with work for a past few days. Today i went to an HP service centre and confirmed that an M.2 SATA III ssd upgrade is possible and they will do it without any installation cost if I buy the ssd myself.

But the technician told me that the ssd cannot be set as boot drive as the preloaded windows 10 software that i have got cannot be transferred to the ssd.

I have done some research myself, and found out about clonig software from samsung that lets me clone my HDD to SSD.

But in this forum, I found out that there is no option in bios to set the ssd as the bootdrive and windows automatically boots from the preinstalled HDD.

I have a few questions regarding the issue

1. How to set ssd as the boot drive and hdd as the storage drive? Can u please provide a step by step guide?

2. If I use the cloning software, Will my official windows licence be void? I do not have any windows activation key as my laptop was preloaded with Windows 10 and Microsoft office home and student 2016 (lifetime)version.

3.If I clone hdd to the new ssd and format my hdd, will it cause problem with booting?

Hoping for a reply