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‎05-20-2022 11:31 AM

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Product: HP 15.6 inch Laptop PC 15-e2000 (2K3D8AV)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Hello, 
I am thinking of upgrading my laptop and there are some things I would like to confirm. 

I own a HP laptop (Model: HP 15s-eq) with the capacity of 256gb (SSD NVMe) and I plan to upgrade it to 1TB. Would a 1TB NVMe SSD be too much for my notebook or there is no limit in capacity?

Additionally, since the Windows OS stays on the old SSD after replacing, I would like to know if I need to buy or activate Windows 11 after upgrading. Or it just need a new, fresh install, no inconvenience? I don't plan on cloning my SSD.

 

Any reply would be much obliged. Thanks.

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‎05-20-2022 11:58 AM

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Hi:

 

You should be fine with a 1 GB NVMe SSD.

 

The service manual for the older model series shows that HP offered NVMe SSD's up to 512 GB.

 

Maintenance and Service Guide HP 15 Laptop PC

 

That was just what they offered, not the max supported.

 

If your notebook came with Windows the product key is in the BIOS.

 

You do not need to buy a new license to reinstall Windows on the SSD.

 

Your notebook may even be supported by the HP cloud recovery tool which you can use to create a bootable USB recovery drive that will reinstall W10, the drivers and the software that originally came with your notebook on the new SSD.

 

Here is an info link for how to use that utility.  You will need a 32 GB USB flash drive.

 

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool in Windows 11 and 10 | HP® Customer Support

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‎05-20-2022 11:58 AM

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Hi:

 

You should be fine with a 1 GB NVMe SSD.

 

The service manual for the older model series shows that HP offered NVMe SSD's up to 512 GB.

 

Maintenance and Service Guide HP 15 Laptop PC

 

That was just what they offered, not the max supported.

 

If your notebook came with Windows the product key is in the BIOS.

 

You do not need to buy a new license to reinstall Windows on the SSD.

 

Your notebook may even be supported by the HP cloud recovery tool which you can use to create a bootable USB recovery drive that will reinstall W10, the drivers and the software that originally came with your notebook on the new SSD.

 

Here is an info link for how to use that utility.  You will need a 32 GB USB flash drive.

 

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool in Windows 11 and 10 | HP® Customer Support

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‎05-20-2022 02:32 PM

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Thank you very much, your response has helped me significantly. 

In conclusion, there should be no limit in terms of storage? Meaning, I can go higher than 1TB?

 

Sorry, I'm just making sure. I'm worried that the manual to my model only states 512 GB.

Thanks in advance.

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‎05-20-2022 02:48 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

I wouldn't necessarily say no limit, but you should be able to go up to 2 TB if you want.

 

The Crucial memory/SSD report for your notebook shows that they offer drives up to 2 TB, so I would play it safe and go no higher than that.

 

Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | hp - compaq | hp 15s-eq series | HP 15-e2000 | Crucial.com

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‎05-20-2022 03:39 PM

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Got it. Thank you for everything. You were very helpful.

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‎05-20-2022 04:07 PM

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Anytime.

 

Glad to have been of assistance.

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