HP Spectre x360 dead SSD drive

[bufyroo]

I'm pretty sure my SSD drive is dead.  I did manage to get data files copied with a data recovery program.  When I tried PC Recovery to reinstall windows 10...I get error saying it cannot be completed.   I am assuming the drive is dead.  Now I cannot get past the "retry" screen.  So would anyone have a recommendation for a replacement 512 SSD drive?  

Installed in x360 computer...... thanks

512-GB, 2280, peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe)-3×4, non-volatile memory express (NVMe), super speed (SS) solid-state drive with triple-level cell (TLC)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

According to the parts list your notebook has one of those combination NVME SSD's + Intel Optane memory.

HP PartSurfer

Those are fairly hard to come by, and pretty expensive.  I could only find the part on eBay.

L54618-001 - For HP - 512GB Pcie Nvme + 32GB 3DXPOINT Drive SSD | eBay

What I recommend you do is to go into the BIOS and disable the Intel Optane setting (if your notebook's BIOS has such a setting), and buy a standard NVMe SSD.

See the link below for how to disable the Intel Optane memory setting in the BIOS, if applicable (next to the last subject on the page).

HP PCs - Installing and Using Intel Optane | HP® Customer Support

I think this PCIe 3.0 x 4 NVMe SSD would be a good choice...

Amazon.com: Samsung Electronics (MZ-V8V500B/AM) 980 SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid St...

[bufyroo]

Good grief.....that link for HP parts has this price! Wow...

L54618-001 In stock  SSD 512GB PCIe NVMe+SSD32GB 3DXpoint 328.19

Not good.  LOL  I found these two HP SSD's on Amazon.....But the Samsung  link you sent looks good too.  I think I have already disabled Optane memory.  Guess I will have to make a decision about which one to try.  Thanks I am really dumb about SSD drives.  This computer x360 is my first experience. 

https://www.amazon.com/HP-EX900-512GB-NVMe-Internal/dp/B08DDK42VJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF...

This one is faster...

https://www.amazon.com/HP-EX950-Internal-5MS22AA-ABC/dp/B07MZG2LF7/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=HP%2...

[bufyroo]

Price for HP L54618-001 SSD on ebay is $128.  I wonder should I order original part? That's a big price difference from HP's price. 

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Th HP 950 is a bit faster than the Samsung 980.  Also a bit more expensive.

I guess you will have to decide what to do.

You can play it safe with the original part (but it is a slight hassle to configure with the Optane memory--however, I did give you the instructions to configure), or just go with a plain NVMe SSD, install W10 with no muss, no fuss, and for less money.

[bufyroo]

Thank you.  I'm not looking for the cheapest....just the best solution.  Don't really want to worry with optane either.  Think I will go with the HP 950 on Amazon.  thank you for your help. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.