What's the correct M.2, SATA or NVMe?

[thehumanwookie]

Hi

I was wondering what m.2 drives this laptop supports; SATA or NVMe, any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks 

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It supports both M2 SATA3 and much faster M2 PCIe NVMe SSDs. So, the best choice is the M2 PCIe NVMe.

On page 43 of service manual you can see the steps to replace the drive

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05493193

It will give a great boost in everyday performance of the PC.

Hope it helps,

David

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[thehumanwookie]

So to confirm; both SATA and NVMe M2 drives fit in the same slot?

[iomare]

Yes, they fit in the same slot.

Even if by looking at the pictures you might not think so as the slot has one notch and the M2 SATA3 SSDs have two notches. They will fit right in.

Regards,

David

[Patel999]

I did upgrade successfully with "Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD (item model number MZ-V7S500BW)",

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MFBLN7K

The specification suggest up to 256 GB NVMe but. for me even 500 GB NVMe M2 is working fine.

I did struggel with screw required to secure other end of the SSD, as in my laptop there was no screw provided.

After upgrade, ensure boot drive is enabled from NVMe M2 SSD. Overall performance has really improved.