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09-07-2020 08:11 AM
Hi:
If your notebook has a M.2 slot, it only supports SATA M.2 SSD's, not NVMe.
See chapter 1 of the service manual for the supported drive types...
09-09-2020 09:18 AM
That is very interesting.
I hadn't noticed that.
However if you look at chapter 1 and chapter 3, page 17, no mention of NVMe drives are shown.
(13) Solid-state drive
Solid-state drive board 856210-001
GNRC SSD 256 GB 2280 M2 SATA3 Value 865902-001
GNRC SSD 128 GB 2280 M2 SATA-3 Value 827560-016
The Crucial memory report also indicates that only SATA M.2 SSD's are supported.
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hP---Compaq/pavilion-15-au018tx
I wouldn't risk installing a NVMe SSD unless you can exchange it for free for a SATA one, because I really don't think a NVMe SSD will work.
I cannot think of any HP consumer class notebooks with Intel 6th gen core processors and Skylake chipsets that support NVMe drives.