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‎03-28-2023 09:43 AM - edited ‎03-28-2023 09:45 AM

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Product: HP ENVY m7-k010dx Notebook PC

I want to install a SSD on my HP ENVY m7-k010dx Notebook PC. I'm not sure what type of SSD will work for my particular model. If possible I would like to install one via the optical drive slot. Would that be slower than if I installed it internally?

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‎03-28-2023 12:18 PM

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@Geohofer 

 

The specs of your machine is

 

               https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c04350104

 

It has 1TB 5400RPM hard drive  now. You can upgrade it to 1TB or 2TB using standard 2.5" SSD's on market today; one example (very popular):

 

              https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-250gb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e250bw/

 

Regards.

BH
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‎03-28-2023 01:19 PM

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Sorry for not clarifying, but I want to add an additional harddrive. Either on the motherboard (if it has a slot) or with the optical drive. 

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‎03-28-2023 05:39 PM

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@Geohofer wrote:

Sorry for not clarifying, but I want to add an additional harddrive. Either on the motherboard (if it has a slot) or with the optical drive. 

@Geohofer 

 

Sorry, no where for you to add. Your machine supports only single HDD for storage. You can

 

(a) Replace HDD with SSD first (as mentioned above)

(b) Remove ODD (Optical Disc Drive).

(c) Format old HDD and put it to a caddy and use old ODD slot for storage

 

Note: Put new SSD to ODD slot won't work the right way.

 

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