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‎10-16-2021 02:45 PM - last edited on ‎10-17-2021 06:35 AM by Retired

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Product: HP Notebook - 15-ay011nq
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello dear friend!!
My problem is that I have a laptop (HP Notebook - 15-ay011nqPavilion 6530) with the serial number: [Personal Information Removed]

 

This laptop has only an HDD memory and I would like to know if I can upgrade that memory to an SSD.

 Product: Y0B19EA#AKE

Model: 15-ay011nq

If you can show me examples of memory to buy that would be great or just the COMPATIBILITY with the MOTHERBOARD.
I know that this laptop is very old but I do not have the money to change it now but this upgrade will help me with the performance by a lot

Thank you in advance!!!

 

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‎10-16-2021 03:40 PM

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Hi:

 

Your notebook only supports 2.5" solid state drives, not the M.2 kind.  There is no slot for a M.2 SSD.

 

This would be a good choice for you if you can find this model in Romania...

 

Amazon.com: Western Digital 500GB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to...

 

It provides the best performance for the price.

 

Below is the link to the service manual, where you can find the hard drive removal and replacement procedure...

 

HP Notebook PC (Intel) * Models: 15-ay000 – 15-ay099 * Models: 15-ay100 – 15-ay199HP 250 G5 Notebook...

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‎10-16-2021 05:03 PM

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Hello, thank you for your fast respone I found some compatible SSDs but now I do not know if my laptop needs an GPT or MBR partitioning if i intend to instal Windows on it

Do you know what to fake here?

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‎10-16-2021 05:21 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

You can reinstall W10 either way.

 

I suggest you install it in GPT. and in order to do that, just make sure you boot your W10 USB installation media from the EFI USB boot source, and not the legacy one.

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