OMEN by HP - 15-ce008nw, required ssd specifications

[ArtemOrlov]

Hello, everyone.

Now I have a 1 terabyte HDD in my laptop, OMEN by HP - 15-ce008nw. As far as I know, there is an option to add a m2 drive to the laptop. I would be very grateful to get the specifications that the new ssd should meet, i.e.: maximum capacity, form factor (like 2280 or something), maximum speed and maybe something else important that I don't know about. I'm sorry if someone has already asked this question, but I wanted to make sure just in case.

Also. would Kingston NV2 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 (SNV2S/1000G) be a good choice?

Thank you in advance for your response.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Yes, your notebook has a M.2 slot that supports a M.2 2280 NVMe SSD.

See chapter 1, page 2 of the service manual:

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Since your notebook's M.2 slot is only PCIe Gen 3.0, the Gen 4.0 drive will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds from the Gen 3.0 SSD slot.

This table shows the maximum transfer speeds each PCIe slot generation can provide:

PCIe Speeds and Limitations | Crucial.com

Normally there is no limit to the storage capacity of an NVMe SSD you can install, as long as it is single-sided so it fits in the SSD slot.

The NVMe drive capacities listed in the manual are normally just what HP offered in the model series, not the maximum capacity supported.

For example, the Crucial SSD report for your notebook indicates that they sell NVMe SSD's up to 4 TB.

HP HP OMEN 15-ce008nw | Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | Crucial EU

The drive you want to buy should work fine.

You may also want to look into the Crucial P3 PCIe 3.0 which has the same read specs for a Gen 3.0 SSD:

Amazon.com: Crucial P3 1TB PCIe Gen3 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s - CT1000P3SSD8 : Electroni...

[ArtemOrlov]

Thanks for your answer. It really helps. Have a good day 🙂

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You have a good day too!

[ArtemOrlov]

Hello. I'm sorry to bother you. I found the following information:

The "x4" in "PCIe 4.0 x4" indicates that the SSD utilizes four PCI Express lanes for data transfer. Each lane in PCIe 4.0 can handle up to 2 GB/s, so with four lanes (x4), the maximum theoretical bandwidth is 8 GB/s.

Could you tell me, in the specified model of laptop, will this ssd be able to work together with the hdd at the same time? I mean, will there be enough lines for data transfer? I would be grateful for an answer.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

It shouldn't be a problem.

The NVMe SSD uses a different drive controller than the SATA drive uses.

Besides, even if the NVMe slot was only 3 x 2, a Gen 3.0 NVMe SSD that has a maximum read/write speed of 3,500 MBPS would still be around 3 time faster than the fastest SATA SSD on the market.

So, either way it is a win-win to install a NVMe SSD to use as the boot drive for the operating system and programs.

[ArtemOrlov]

Thank you so much for fast answer. Always prefer to check) Have a good day 🙂

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance, and you have a good day too!

[ArtemOrlov]

Good afternoon. Sorry to bother you again. When installing the ssd, there was a problem: the fixing screw is missing. Could you please tell me what size screw is needed? Thank you in advance

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Chapter 5. page 37 doesn't indicate the screw size needed for the SSD.

I'm going to assume that it is a Philips M2 x 2.5 or 3.0 mm screw.

That would be a metric screw 2 mm in diameter by 2.5 mm or 3.0 mm in length.

That is what most HP notebooks use.

If you look at this manual chapter 5, page 41 of this Omen 15" model series, they label the screw size as 2.0 x 2.5.

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