sata ssd cloning to nvme pavillon 14 ce

[olivoil]

Hi all, i am currently having a nightmare at trying to clone my factory sata ssd to an nvme ssd 970 evo from samsung.  i have tried all free version of sofware like macrium or aomei but whatever i do. when i replace the ssd i am haviing an error message faile to find boot file. Can someone advise how to deal with such issues please?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I don't think you can clone a SATA boot configuration to a NVMe boot configuration because they use totally different storage controllers.

See this discussion.  The person had the same issue you are having.

Solved: Re: HP Elite Slice NVMA M.s SS not booting - HP Support Community - 8328000

Use the HP cloud recovery tool to create a bootable USB recovery drive that will reinstall W10, the drivers and the software that originally came with your notebook on the new SSD.

Here is an info link for how to use that utility...you will need a 32 GB USB flash drive for this purpose.

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool in Windows 11 and 10 | HP® Customer Support

You cannot use the same recovery tool I posted in the link because that is only for supported HP business class PC's.

[olivoil]

Hi Paul, thanks for trying to help, well it seems that it works i ended paying for easeus service. it is the most cost effective as they charge monthly as opposed to macrium and aiomei. 

But your answers is right i can do it with a usb recovery drive but this require to reinstall everything and transfer the files from old ssd to new one. This method  is not free but works pretty well so far.

Thanks,

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[olivoil]

Hi Paul, one more question if you don't mind, please. If i want to upgrade my ram.  Can the hp pavilion 14 CE1510sa accommodate a 16gb ram or it has 2 slots for 2x 8 ram?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Your notebook has one memory slot, so you would have to remove the 8 GB memory chip and replace it with a 16 GB memory chip.

See chapter 1 of the service manual for the memory upgrade info.

Maintenance and Service Guide HP Pavilion 14 Laptop PCIMPORTANT! This document is intended for HP au...

This would be a compatible 16 GB memory chip for your notebook...

Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 SODIMM | CT16G4SFD8266 | Crucial.com

UK site:

Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 SODIMM | CT16G4SFD8266 | Crucial UK

[olivoil]

Thanks Paul 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.