SSD Upgrade on Omen 17=w253dx

[CJBASS]

I have a 128 gig ssd. I want to upgrade to a 1TB ssd.  Is this possible and any product recommendations?

[NonSequitur777]

@CJBASS,

Yes, very much possible as well as recommended. Looking at your laptop's specs, I believe your HP Omen 17-W253dx only has one M.2 SSD slot -please double check the specs on this.

Assuming the single M.2 SSD configuration, you need a USB to PCIe M.2 adapter in order to clone your original (boot) drive to the new M.2 SSD, such as this one: https://www.amazon.com/ZEXMTE-Adapter-Performance-Bridge-Support/dp/B07MTTCC4H/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2N265....  You screw in the new M.2 SSD, plug it into one of your laptop's USB 3.x slots, and it will see it as a secondary drive.

Then you need to download and install cloning software. I would recommend Macrium Reflect freeware.  You can get it from here, for example: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5442-macrium-reflect-free.html.  Macrium may prompt you to submit an email address, to which they'll send you an access/activation code.  It's all free, though.

As far as picking an M.2 2280 SSD, you want at least a 1TB drive, imo.  I personally prefer Samsung, such as this one: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-Plus-MZ-V7S1T0B/dp/B07MFZY2F2/ref=pd_vtp_1_sccl_3/144-5603939..., but there are of course many more outstanding options such as this Crucial M.2 2280 SSD: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-1TB-NAND-NVMe-PCIe/dp/B07J2Q4SWZ/ref=sr_1_15?crid=VVGUY657QK02&keywor....

Speaking of Crucial, you could follow their helpful how-to swap M.2 2280 SSD's in this nice tutorial: https://www.crucial.com/support/ssd/ssd-install.  There are many other how-to clips available on Youtube. Anyway, the Crucial tutorial shows a laptop configuration having two M.2 slots, that doesn't apply to you.  For all intents and purposes, the USB to PCIe M.2 adapter you're going to use is the temporary substitute. All these steps apply to a Samsung or whatever M.2 drive you pick too, of course.

Follow the cloning steps, and when all is done, you power down your laptop, open it up, remove or disconnect the battery, remove the original M.2 SSD and replace it with your new cloned M.2 SSD.  Your laptop should boot right up and you're done.

Hope this helps.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777