hard disk replacement

[maxin1]

I am using  Pavilion 15 ab254sa. Windows 10 (64-bit),  Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.40 GHz. 8gb ram.

Am i able to replace my hard drive with NVMe  SSD drive? Or which is the best type of  internal storage I can use  to speed up my computer.   Thank you

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

HP Pavilion Notebook (Intel)Star WarsTM Special Edition Notebook Maintenance and Service Guide

Chapter 1 has the supported drive types.

Only SATA drives are supported, even if your notebook has a M.2 slot.

On those earlier models, even though the manual indicates there is a M.2 slot, open up the PC first and confirm the slot is there before buying a M.2 SATA SSD.

If there is no M.2 slot, you can always replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with a 2.5" SSD and the performance will be exactly the same between two of the same brand SSD's, be they 2.5" or M.2.