SSD M.2 COMPATIBILITY

[raaff]

Hi all, I'd like to expand an HP Notebook - 15-bw067ax
and I'm looking at Gigabyte SSD M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB

Specification :
Interface
PCI-Express 3.0 x2, NVMe 1.3
Form Factor
M.2 2280
Total Capacity
256GB
Warranty
Limited 3-year or 200TBW
NAND
NAND Flash
External DDR Cache
N/A
Sequential Read speed
Up to 1200 MB/s
Sequential Write speed
Up to 800 MB/s
Random Read IOPS
Up to 80K
Random Write IOPS
Up to 150K
Dimension (W x H x L)
80 x 22 x 2.3 mm
Mean time between failure (MTBF)
1.5M hours
Power Consumption (Active)
Average : R : 2200mW ; W : 2100mW
Power Consumption (Idle)
50mW
Temperature (Operating)
0°C to 70°C
Temperature (Storage)
-40°C to 85°C.
Do you know if it will work?

but when I see the mainboard like this:

Thanks a lot in advance

Raaff

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@raaff 

On page 3 of its manual which only says it has M.2 SATA 3 (not NVMe) options and Crucial also confirmed that

      https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/HP---Compaq/hp-15-bw067ax

Therefore Gigabyte SSD M.2 PCIe SSD NVMe won't work.

Regards.

[raaff]

but there is no m.2 socket on the mainboard does the m.2 socket have to be installed first on the mainboard?

[Huffer]

Yeah that's a show-stopper. You cannot have the port installed. You cannot have an M.2 disk. Your fastest storage option will be a 2.5 inch SATA SSD. 

[banhien]

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@raaff wrote:

but there is no m.2 socket on the mainboard does the m.2 socket have to be installed first on the mainboard?

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@raaff 

Very interesting, that means you have to buy the following parts:

Solid-state drive board 924992-001
Solid-state drive bracket 924981-001

Regards.

[raaff]

means I have to replace the hard drive with a Solid-state drive board 924992-001?

[Huffer]

Well yes if you have those parts you can install an M.2 SATA SSD in the place of the hard drive but that is an added, unnecessary expense because a SATA M.2 working through an adapter is no faster than a 2.5 inch SATA SSD. So you would spend extra money beyond the cost of the SSD for no reason. Just get a SATA 2.5 inch SSD and replace the hard drive with that.