My laptop HP Pavilion - 15-bc406tx supports NVME or not

[Ripum]

I want to know if my HP Pavilion - 15-bc406tx supports NVME m.2 ssd or not please help me!

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Ripum 

Its specs

          https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06074517

You should be able to add M.2 NVMe SSD drive to your machine using

                  https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/970-evo-nvme-m2-ssd/MZ-V7E2T0BW/
                  https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-delivers-next-level-ssd-performance-with-980-pro-for-gaming-...
                https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p2-ssd
                https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p5-ssd
             Or similar from reputable vendors.
                       One example (compatible drive, can use smaller/larger capacity)

                                    https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p2/ct1000p2ssd8/ct17267978

Regards.

[Huffer]

Yes. Here is the Service Manual:

Manual 

Notice this Manual covers more than one series. The -bc3xxx series does NOT support NVME. The -bc4xxx also does not expressly say it will but it DOES support an Optane module, and for an Optane module to work the laptop must ALSO support NVME SSD as a standalone or as dual storage with 2.5 inch SATA SSD or HDD. So this falls into BEST EDUCATED guess category but you will not find any actual HP employee who will even go this far as you have previously seen. I think you are the same person who has posted this question and received a couple different answers previously.

[Ripum]

Here is the list of the hardrives shown in the manual

Hard drive Supports all 7.0 mm/7.2 mm/9.5 mm, SATA, 2.5-inch hard drives
Support for SSD + HDD
Supports M.2 SATA storage
Accelerometer/Hard drive protection support
Single hard drive FonƭgurDtions
1 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm
Dual storage FonƭgurDtions
2 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm hard drive + 256 GB SATA, TLC, M.2 solid-state drive
1 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm hard drive + 512 GB SATA, TLC, M.2 solid-state drive
1 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm hard drive + 128 GB SATA, TLC, M.2 solid-state drive
PCIe NVMe TLC M.2 solid-state drive
512 GB, NVMe, TLC

So this one supports NVME or not

[Ripum]

I actually ordered the WD blue SN550

So, will my laptop support it or not as per the manual here us the list of all the drivers my laptop supports

Hard drive Supports all 7.0 mm/7.2 mm/9.5 mm, SATA, 2.5-inch hard drives
Support for SSD + HDD
Supports M.2 SATA storage
Accelerometer/Hard drive protection support
Single hard drive FonƭgurDtions
1 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm
Dual storage FonƭgurDtions
2 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm hard drive + 256 GB SATA, TLC, M.2 solid-state drive
1 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm hard drive + 512 GB SATA, TLC, M.2 solid-state drive
1 TB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm/7.2 mm hard drive + 128 GB SATA, TLC, M.2 solid-state drive
PCIe NVMe TLC M.2 solid-state drive
512 GB, NVMe, TLC

[Huffer]

It will, but you are misreading the Manual. The list of drives you quote is for the -bc5xxx series not the -bc4xxx series. As I said this Manual is divided into multiple sections for different series of laptops. I wish HP would not print its Manuals like this but they are designed for techs, not the general public. 

[Ripum]

Hp Pavillion 15-bc406tx supports NVME M.2 SSD. I installed the SSD and it is working just fine.