What is the maximum compitable SSD size for HP 245 G7 Notebook?

[Kawaii-Neko-0]

Anyways, is there any recommendations products other than that WD Blue SA510 M.2?

Like, does WB Blue SN580 NVMe Gen4.0 or WB Blue SN5000 NVMe instead would work?

Thank you

[Paul_Tikkanen]

A NVMe SSD may also work since your notebook has an AMD processor.

However, a Gen 4.0 SSD will not run at its maximum advertised read/ write speeds from your notebook's Gen 3.0 SSD slot. 

[Kawaii-Neko-0]

Ah that's a relief, thanks!

Since i'm going to replace boot drive into the new one (as it's the only SSD slot i have), is there any step by step guide for this scenario?

Thank you!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

I found this video where someone installed a WD Blue NVMe SSD in a 245 G7...

UPGRADE TO NVME SSD | HP 245 G7 AMD RYZEN 3 3300U | WD BLUE NVME 500 GB

There is the service manual for doing the actual removal and replacement procedure and you can see if your notebook is supported by the HP cloud recovery tool which you can use to make a bootable USB recovery drive that will reinstall Windows, the drivers and the software that originally came with your notebook.

Here is an info link for how to use the utility.  You will need a 32 GB USB flash drive for this.

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool in Windows 11 and 10 | HP® Support

You can download the software from the Microsoft Store:

HP Cloud Recovery Tool - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

You can make the bootable recovery media now before you take the notebook apart to replace the drive.

[Kawaii-Neko-0]

Hey for example, there's no important stuffies from my old SSD and i basically want to just reset the laptop by changing the SSD

In that case, is it fine if i just change the SSD without creating backups?

If i do that, will my laptop just basically.. factory reset?

Thanks

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Yes, if you use the cloud recovery tool, it will make the drive you install like you just bought the notebook and was setting it up for the first time.

Did you make the recovery drive yet?

If you have, you should be good to go.

[Kawaii-Neko-0]

My SSD hasn't arrived yet

Is it fine if i do the cloud recovery tool you mentioned earlier first? Will my laptop run just fine if i do that?

Also, by you mean "recovery drive" is basically the cloud recovery tool you mentioned earlier right?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Yes, you can make the recovery media with the cloud recovery tool now using your existing setup.