adding another hard disk

[sames101]

I have a HP LAPTOP DW3000, and it came with a 513 HDD and it's terribly slow, so I was wondering if there is a place to add an SSD or do I need to replace it. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Please post the full model number and product number of your notebook.

Use this guide to find that information...

How to Find Your HP Laptop Model Number (Video) | HP® Tech Takes

[sames101]

15 dw3028nk

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Below is the link to the product specs for your notebook.

HP Laptop 15-dw3028nk Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

According to the specifications it comes with a 1 TB SATA mechanical hard drive and yes, those are pretty slow nowadays, so I don't know where you are getting the 513 GB of drive space from, unless that is all you have left out of the 1 TB.

8 GB of memory is adequate, but 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) would be better.

You could install a M.2 2280 NVMe SSD and use the 1 TB hard drive for storage only.

That should speed things up quite a bit.

HP only has the service manual for the older 15-dw0xxx on your notebook's support page, but it should help you with opening up the notebook and installing a NVMe SSD.

HP Laptop PC 15-dw3000 - Setup and User Guides | HP® Support

There is also this service teardown video for the older model series:

The 15-dy0xxx model series uses the same service manual.

Removing & replacing parts for HP 15-dy0000 Laptop PC | HP Computer Service - YouTube

[sames101]

so you mean I can just add a SSD without removing the 1tb hdd that's already there ?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Yes, that is correct, and a NVMe SSD is even faster than a SATA SSD--up to 5x faster.

Look at chapter 5 of the service manual for how to install a SSD, or the service video starting at minute 5:11.

[sames101]

okay, thank you so much, I appreciate your help. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Glad to have been of assistance.