SSD Upgrade for HP Envy x360 15-u010dx

[Libety]

Hi,

I have an HP Envy x360 15-u010dx and the original drive in this laptop is a Hybrid SSD, Slim, by Western Digital. Now i was doing some searching so I could upgrade this laptop's memory and harddrive, since the harddrive is now bottlenecking the laptop's performance. I could just replace it with a new of the same, but instead of doing so, i want to upgrade to a new SSD. Now i tried to fit a normal sized SSD in the laptop and its slightly taller than the current drive that I have. (Context to the story, the SSD drive i used to measure is an old SSD and is out of commission, and due to the keyboard platform being held in place with clips, i don't want to close the laptop and have to reopen it a bunch of times, as i can assure you, unnecessary clips will break). As i was searching online, i saw that HP had some kind of contraption when it comes to slim SSDs. I will post an image blow and the link where I found it.

https://support.hp.com/ph-en/document/c04351444 

(Honestly this just looks like an M.2 conversion to SATA, but I'm not sure what will or wont work)

So my question remains, will a normal sized SSD still fit in this laptop, or where can i find something that will, such as what is in the above image?

Thank you in advanced.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

If you wanted to convert to a M.2 SATA SSD, chapter 3, page 15 of the service manual has the part you need to look for.

c04341936.pdf (hp.com)

Solid-state Drive Hardware Kit
(not illustrated; includes cable, bracket, and screws)
HP part # 777653-001

Then you should be able to install a WD Blue SATA M.2 SSD, which provides the best performance for the price, in my opinion.

NVMe SSD's are not supported for your model notebook.

It also appears you can use a standard 2.5 x 7.0 MM SSD.

You can get a WD Blue SSD in that size too.

That was the drive size for the one you originally had.

See chapter 3.

[Libety]

Does HP still sell these parts directly, or what is the best place I could look for the part? I'm having difficulties navigating HP's website and stores.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

I googled the part number for that M.2 kit and HP does not sell it.

HP Parts Store - HP Computer Parts - HP Printer Parts - Compaq Parts

I checked ebay...nada.

So, you would have to see if you can find it on a 3rd party website.

I would just get a regular 2.5" x 7.0mm SSD.

[Libety]

Yeah, that was my back up plan, i wasn't sure if it was gonna cause issue due to the size difference since the height is an important aspect when it comes to slim computers