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‎08-24-2018 01:49 PM

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Product: HP envy 15-ae103na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi,

 

Im thinking of upgrading my laptop to a faster disk due to problems with my current one.

 

I wanted to insert a m.2 SSD.

 

Is my laptop compatible (does it have a slot for one) ?

 

current spec:

i5 6200U

12GB RAM

2TB HDD

 

Also, is it possible to add a m.2 ssd as well as having a normal sata hdd and have them run alongside eachother?

 

Any advise appreciated.

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‎08-24-2018 02:00 PM

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No. On your model series there is only an M.2 slot on specific models that have an i7 processor and a 4 gig dedicated video card. Yours has an i5 and 2 gig video card so it has no M.2 slot. 

 

See p. 1 here:

 

Manual

 

Your speediest option is a 2.5 inch SATA SSD which is still much faster than a mechanical hard drive. 

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‎08-24-2018 02:00 PM

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No. On your model series there is only an M.2 slot on specific models that have an i7 processor and a 4 gig dedicated video card. Yours has an i5 and 2 gig video card so it has no M.2 slot. 

 

See p. 1 here:

 

Manual

 

Your speediest option is a 2.5 inch SATA SSD which is still much faster than a mechanical hard drive. 

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‎11-30-2018 03:16 PM - edited ‎11-30-2018 04:26 PM

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Hi Huffer,

 

I have the same issue of determining if I can install it on a HP 8470W.

 

Thank you,

Brock

 

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