SSD M.2 Upgrade

[SohamC]

I want to install SSD on my HP BS541TU laptop. So i wanted to know the type of SSD my laptop is compatible with. And kindly suggest some SSDs.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05493257.pdf

Chapter 1 has the supported drive types.

Your notebook's M.2 slot supports SATA SSD's only, not NVMe.

This model series provides the best performance for the price, in my opinion.

250 GB

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500 GB

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[SohamC]

Okay I got it. Thanks a lot!!!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[SohamC]

 Does this mean that I cannot use the 500GB M.2 SSD ?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You should be able to use a 500 GB SSD with no problem. 

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

[SohamC]

But the laptop did not came with SSD installed, only a HDD was installed.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

I don't understand your concern.

You could probably have a 2 TB hard drive and a 2TB M.2 SATA SSD working together if you wanted to. 

[SohamC]

Okay, I was just worried after I saw the manual. Thanks for clearing the doubt.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

HP normally only offers a few drive configurations, and when you start getting into the larger storage capacities, it makes the notebook too expensive for most people to afford.