second storage drive (m2 ssd

[Braga3636]

I recently bought a  m.2 2280 with 250 gigs to my laptop (which has slot for it) to add it to my laptop which has already 1 terabyte hdd.

my problem is that when I insert the m2 the laptop doesnt boot at all but when i plug it out it starts normally. so what could I do to solve this problem.   

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

What kind of M.2 drive did you install?

NVMe won't work, only SATA M.2 drives are supported as set forth in chapter 1 of the service manual.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05485525

[Braga3636]

hi 

its SSD KINGSTON SA2000M8 , is supported? and if not what kind of m2 drivers do you recommend?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

If this is the drive you got, it is not supported because it is an NVMe drive.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Internal-Security-SA2000M8-250G/dp/B07VYG5HQD

I recommend you get this SATA M.2 SSD, which has the best performance for the price...

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-250GB-SSD-WDS250G2B0B/dp/B073SBV3XX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=WD...

[Braga3636]

Hello

if you let me i want to ask you another is (https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-860-evo-m-2-sata-250gb-mz...) compatible with my laptop?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Yes, that drive would be fine too.