SSD compatibility

[Ipiupepe]

Hi all, my laptop is categorically lacking memory - only 256gb, I plan to build a new pc and the first thing from the assembly decided to buy is SSD ADATA LEGEND 960 M.2 2280 1TB (ALEG-960-1TCS) in order to slightly increase the life of my laptop before the pc will be ready, so I have a question, is there a connector for m2 ssd in my laptop model and is it compatible with the model of ssd I chose?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Your notebook only has support for one M.2 SSD, so you will have to remove the existing 256 GB SSD and install one having a greater storage capacity.

Assuming your notebook has a 256 GB NVMe SSD the 1 TB drive you want to buy should work fine.

However, since your notebook's NVMe SSD slot is only PCIe Gen 3.0, the Gen 4.0 SSD will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds.

This table shows the maximum transfer speeds each PCIe slot generation can provide:

PCIe Speeds and Limitations | Crucial.com

HP only has the service manual for the older model series available on the support page, but it should be of help to you for opening up the notebook to replace the drive.

HP 15-f2000 Laptop PC series - Setup and User Guides | HP® Support

[Ipiupepe]

Thanks for the answer, I did not expect that the laptop can fully realize this ssd, because it is bought for the future modern pc build. If my model has only one slot for ssd, then how do I transfer the necessary files from the old one to this new one, I would probably have to re-install the operating system on this new ssd.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

Yes, clean installing the operating system on the new drive and reinstalling your programs and files is one way to do it and that is what I do since it is not a problem for me.

However, if you have a lot of programs and files to reinstall, you can also clone the existing drive's contents to the new one.

You would need a USB 3/USB-C to NVMe SSD enclosure and cloning software to do that.

This would be an example of what type of device you would need:

Amazon.com: SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SATA SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E ...

For cloning software, you can use the 30-day trial Macrium Reflect software to clone the 256 GB drive's contents to the larger 1 TB drive.

Macrium Reflect Free Trials

Don't install the software until you have the drive and are ready to go, so the 30-day trial period doesn't expire before you use it.

Then you have to set up the software to be able to clone a smaller drive's contents to a larger one.

If you don't do that, you will have ~750 GB of dead space.

This person used Macrium reflect to clone to a larger drive...he writes to watch the video starting at minute 15:15.

Clone Windows to a New Bigger SSD for FREE | using Macrium Reflect (youtube.com)