SSD SATA 2 Tb instead HDD 1Tb on cs2111nl

[MaxAgo59]

Hi to all.

On a HP cs2111nl with SSD + HDD instead of the original mechanical HDD (Toshiba SATA 1 Tb) I tried to mount a 2 Tb Samsung 870 Evo SATA SSD but without success because at power on the pc freezes (no logo)!

I have tried with 2 new Samsung SSDs.

As memory x programs I have a 256 Gb NVMe.

The question is: has anyone ever mounted on this model as 2nd disk a 2 Tb SSD?

I would like to try the Crucial MX500 2 Tb. Has anyone mounted this 2 Tb disk together with the 256 Gb NVMe? Have you had any compatibility problems with HP cs2111nl?

Thanks

Max

[banhien]

@MaxAgo59 

I did similar to that with not one but few different machines in including HP machines and no problem at all. Did you make any damages when disconnecting and connecting old HDD & new SSD ? Can you put back the old 1TB to see if its work ?

Machine only has Unidad de estado sólido PCIe® NVMe™ TLC M.2 de 512 GB from the beginning, when did you put 1TB Toshiba in ?

Regards.

[MaxAgo59]

Good morning banhien.
The pc originally has a 256 Gb NVMe SSD and a Toshiba MQ04ABF100 HDD (1 Tb). It was born that way. The Toshiba mechanical drive is going (many retries) and I tried to replace it with a higher performance 2 Tb Samsung 870 Evo SSD. It does not see it! At boot it doesn't even show the logo, and even if I attach it externally with SATA/USB interface it doesn't see it. On the strength of the Samsung name I replaced the SSD with another identical one and got the same result. That's why I'm asking about Crucial or the 2Tb (the original mechanic is 1Tb and I wouldn't want it to be a limitation of the BIO, which is upgraded anyway). It is true that on the Pavilion technical manual it states that with 128 Gb NVMe you can have 2 Tb mechanical drive, and with 256 Gb NVMe you can have 1 Tb HDD. But BIOSes update, then we know the business techniques...
Thank you
Max

[MaxAgo59]

I forgot ... right now I am temporarily using (in addition to the 256 GB NVMe in which I only tend programs) an old 500 Gb Seagate mechanical SATA drive. No problem, so either it is a volume limitation or a type limitation. Or of brand.

[banhien]

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@MaxAgo59 wrote:

I forgot ... right now I am temporarily using (in addition to the 256 GB NVMe in which I only tend programs) an old 500 Gb Seagate mechanical SATA drive. No problem, so either it is a volume limitation or a type limitation. Or of brand.

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@MaxAgo59 

Totally strange, it works with 500MB, 1TB but not 2TB. In theory, it works with higher than 4TB. At this stage due to physical (size) limit, vendors can only squeeze that much to the current chips, we can see 8TB or 16TB in the near future. Both Samsung 870 and Crucial MX500 are very popular I'm using both BUT why one your machine, sorry I don't know.

Regards.

[MaxAgo59]

Hi banhien.
I didn't do any damage neither to the flat cable of the Pavilion nor anywhere else.
The machine was born with a 256Gb NVMe SSD drive and a 1Tb HDD.
The old original Toshiba mechanical 1 Tb HDD was remounted in the Pavilion cs2111nl and still works (many retries...I also did chkdsk /f /r /v) but it is not reliable. In the meantime, I found a Crucial MX200 250 Gb SATA SSD. This SSD works normally when interfaced with an external SATA/USB powered adapter and plugged into the Pavilion's USB port; but if it is mounted INSIDE THE PAVILON NO! It locks the Pavilion to Boot (no logo) as did the 2 Tb Samsung 870 EVO SSDs. I have deduced that the problem lies in the cs2111nl not accepting a second SSD type drive.
I will purchase a 2 Tb mechanical HDD (WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda?). I just hope there are also no limitations ALSO for the 2 Tb capacity !!!(remember the original is a 1 Tb mechanical).
Also on amazon there are 2 Barracuda and I don't understand the difference (ST2000LM015 vs ST2000LMZ15).
Thank you for your cooperation and help.
Max

[MaxAgo59]

PS: In the BIOS did you made some specific settings? In cs2111nl isn't possible to change some voices...

Max