hp 17-dn0053 with internal hdd, replace with ssd

[dwmc2]

HP 17-cn0053 with 1 TB HDD internal.  Want to replace the HDD with a 1 TB SSD.  Before I open up the machine, is there a SSD slot?  (or only a SATA HDD connector?)

If the HDD is SATA and there is a SSD slot, then I can clone externally with a cable.  If both SATA and SSD, I can clone internally.  If only SATA, I'm up a creek.

The HP "teardown" video shows only the SSD slot and apparently assumes all 17-cn00 devices have SSD.

Thanks for any direction.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

HP only has the service manual for the 17-cn1xxx model series.   Your notebook is very similar.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

According to chapter 1 your notebook does have a M.2 slot that supports NVMe SSD's.

And here is the service teardown video for the model series.

Removing & Replacing Parts | HP 17-cn0xxx Laptop | HP Computer Service | @HPSupport - YouTube

At minute 4:26, it shows how to remove and replace the M.2 SSD.

At minute 6:30, it shows the procedure to remove and replace the 2.5" hard drive.

[dwmc2]

Thank you very much.   It might be helpful to others if the 17-dn0053 video were provided to 17-cn0053 customers as an alternative since it does show the HDD.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome. 

[dwmc2]

Sorry.  My previous reply did not make sense.  I somehow missed the hard drive section in the video.