Victus 16.1 number of PCIe slots

[Emach00]

Hi there, I have a 512 Gb Victus 16.1 laptop. Does the mobo have a second open PCIe slot I could slot a secondary NVMe drive into? 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You would have to provide the full model number or product number of your notebook because some Victus 16" notebooks have support for 2 NVMe SSDs and some only have support for one.

[Emach00]

Hi Paul,

Thank you for the prompt reply. Product SKU number is 7L8F5UA#ABA. 

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

You have a HP Victus 16-s0000 16.1 inch Gaming Laptop PC.

The notebook only has one M.2 slot for a SSD, so if you want more storage, you will need to remove the 512 GB NVMe SSD and replace it with one having a greater storage capacity.

The information in the service manual is bit contradictory.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

Chapter 1 indicates one M.2 SSD is supported.

But if you look at chapter 5, page 41, it it has an illustration of the motherboard with two NVMe SSD locations.

However, if you look at the service teardown video, it clearly shows that there is no M.2 SSD on the left side of the notebook as shown in the service manual.

Removing & Replacing Parts | Victus by HP 16.1 inch Gaming Laptop PC 16-s0000 | HP Support - YouTube

You get a good view of that if you watch the procedure on how to remove the system fans.