ssd not recognized

[Jeady]

Hello, i wanted to upgrade my pc with a m2 ssd but it is not recognized by my pc.

It does not appear in disk management. I updated my bios but it didn't change anything.

My pc is a Pavilion 14-bk003nf

I got a PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 

I also tried to connect the ssd to another pc and it worked just fine.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

According to chapter 1, page 2 of the service manual, only M.2 SATA SSD's are supported, not NVMe.

HP Pavilion 14 Laptop PC* Model numbers: 14-bk000 – bk099 Maintenance and Service GuideIMPORTANT! Th...

That is why your PC does not recognize the NVMe SSD you installed.

If you want to install a M.2 SSD, you need one like this:

WD Blue SA510 1 To, SATA SSD, jusqu'à 560 Mo/s, Comprend Acronis True Image for Western Digital, Clo...

[Jeady]

First, thanks for your reply 🙂

When i read the page you mentioned in the manual, it says it only supports up to 512gb of m2 ssd though ?

Also, i'm pretty confused, what are tlc and value in "M.2 SATA-3 configurations" ?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

The drive capacities listed in the service manual are just what HP offered in the model series, not the maximum capacity supported.

If you want to install a 1 To or 2 To SATA M.2 SSD, that would be fine.

The 'TLC' and 'Value' are the performance specs of the drives HP offered.

TLC should provide better performance than the 'Value' SSD.

Here a definition of what Triple Layer Cell means.

Multi-Layer SSDs: What Are SLC, MLC, TLC, QLC, and PLC? (howtogeek.com)

The WD Blue is probably the fastest M.2 SATA SSD in the market.