hp Envy 15-ae107nl - is it possible to add an m.2 ssd

[minoccio]

Hi. I wish to add an m.2 ssd to my laptop, that curenntly have only a 1Tb HD. Is it possible? And if it is, would you tell me what kind of M.2 i can buy? I have this options, in the exact personal preference order:

1) M.2 NVME 256gb

2) M.2 AHCI 256gb

3) M.2 SATA

Thank you for your answer

[visruth]

Hi,


M.2 2280 SATA-3 SSD slot is available for upgrade.

Page 1, 2, 20, 42, 43 in the Manual

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04691689

Major disassembly should be done to do the upgrade.


Regards

Visruth

[erico · Accepted solution]

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@minoccio wrote:

Hi. I wish to add an m.2 ssd to my laptop, that curenntly have only a 1Tb HD. Is it possible? And if it is, would you tell me what kind of M.2 i can buy? I have this options, in the exact personal preference order:

1) M.2 NVME 256gb

2) M.2 AHCI 256gb

3) M.2 SATA

Thank you for your answer

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#3 M.2 SATA. Make sure that it is a (TLC) memory type. "models with i7 processors and 4 GB discrete graphics memory only"

[minoccio]

Reading other users posts and some Amazon reviews , it seems that the m.2 sata slot was disabled by HP

[visruth]

@minoccio

A member has done it before, please go through this. His model is : Envy 15-ae100nl, similar to yours.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Envy-15-ae100nl-Can-I-insert-a...

[minoccio]

Thank you for answer. Unfortunately, the user didn't obtain to have his m.2 ssd working. It seems a confirmation that the m.2 slot is disabled

[visruth]

Hi,


Which user? In the thread I linked above,

@-Giro- the original poster, has posted like this:
"..for first this is an image of my M.2 SATA SSD (Samsung 850 Evo 500GB)
I've installed OS on it and work as .....SATA3 drive."

I think M.2 SATA-3 SSD upgradation is successful for the member.


Regards

Visruth

[minoccio]

YOu are right... the user says that at the end obtained to install Windows on his Sasmung evo, but he doesn't say how he did, and another user, with same model as mine, 15-ae107nl, said that he tried Crucial mx300 and Samsung evo and no results. I don't know what to think

[-Giro-]

I don't know if It works on your model,, but this is mine:

[erico]

Prep the drive by booting to a USB Windows installation flash drive and using the command line.

Use the diskpart utility to setup your M.2 flash drive.  

The desktop I am typing this on has Windows 10 Pro Insider edition on a 256 GB  Samsung NVME M.2 SSD.

I described how that is done in a sticky in the notebook hardware\upgrade section of the forum. The details on how to do it are there.