M2 ssd drive bootable for 17-by1003ca

[wmzhang824]

If add a M2.2280 ssd to the laptop, is this ssd can be bootable by installing WIndows 10 OS 64bit onto it? Thanks.

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

@wmzhang824 , welcome back to the forum.

The answer to your question is, yes!  Here is the Maintenance and Service Guide for the laptop:  http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06148960

On Pages 45 and 46 is a list of compatible M.2, SSD's, and instructions for installing them.

Here is a HP Knowledge Base article that will help you with transferring the OS from your hard drive (HDD) to the SSD:  https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Knowledge-Base/Upgrading-Desktop-to-a-SSD/ta-p/7304861

For your laptop, you would install the M.2, SSD, into the socket on the motherboard and follow the instructions in the article.

Please click the Thumbs up + button if I have helped you and click Accept as Solution if your problem is solved.

[wmzhang824]

Thanks, but from the doc you suggested, the biggest M2 sdd is 512GB NVMe. I would assume it also supports 1TB M2 ssd. Please confirm. Thanks

[old_geekster]

@wmzhang824, yes, I don't know of any reason why a 1 GB M.2 wouldn't work just fine.  The 512 GB is simply the largest SSD that HP furnishes.  I like Samsung SSD's.