Does the omen 16-k0250 support 2 x 2 TB Samsung 980 Pro ssd?

[Fred762]

Does the omen 16-k0250 support 2 x 2 TB Samsung 980 Pro ssd, and if yes, is it better to install ssd's with or without heatsink (maybe there is no physical space for it).

Second question:

A 1 TB ssd is installed but I want to swap it for 2 x 2 TB. Can the 1 TB ssd be copied to one of the 2 TB ssd's? I hav not opened my laptop yet, so the installed Windows 11 Home is not activated yet.

[banhien]

@Fred762 

This is a very tricky question, from manual

          https://kaas.hpcloud.hp.com/pdf-public/pdf_5972494_en-US-1.pdf

It ONLY has Primary storage. People may think it must have secondary drive but it does NOT mention DUAL storage as shown on page 2.

Regards.

[TzortzisG]

 Hi Fred76.

The Omen AlderLake refreshes come with dual Gen4.0 m.2 slots. If you take a look at your maintenance and service guide OMEN by HP 16-k0xxx MANUAL......   

.......only the option for PRIMARY STORAGE is mentioned. But when you take a look at the rest of its pages, you find out that it actually SUPPORTS SECONDARY STORAGE as well.

You can read this excellent review of your omen 16-k laptop and see its disassembly video.....  

- Does the omen 16-k0250 support 2 x 2 TB Samsung 980 Pro ssd, and if yes, is it better to install ssd's with or without heatsink (maybe there is no physical space for it).

Theoretically speaking, the 980 pros are a perfect match. However, these particular drives have been reported as having many issues with HP (even gaming) laptops on this forum, on Reddit, and other places. If you don't mind dealing with these kinds of potential issues, go right ahead. Otherwise, I'd say go for the ultra-compatible Gen4 Western Digital drives, or the SSDs from the Crucial HP OMEN 16-k0000 SSD Upgrades page..... Those are actually Gen5.

Doubt you can use a heatsink on these models. I think HP uses a heat spreader for SSDs on the Omen line.

- Second question: A 1 TB ssd is installed but I want to swap it for 2 x 2 TB. Can the 1 TB ssd be copied to one of the 2 TB ssd's? I hav not opened my laptop yet, so the installed Windows 11 Home is not activated yet.

You can clone your original drive to the new one with appropriate software, either provided with the new SSDs, or freeware downloaded.

[Fred762]

Hi Tzortzis,

Thanks for the elaborate and substantiated reply. Very useful! I did find the problems with the Samsung 990 Pro's: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-990-pro-...

(if you google "samsung 990 ssd capacity drops" you will find similar reports, but you will undoubtedly know that), but I was unaware of the 980 Pro's issues. I did find the Crucial website with the "compatibility chart" https://www.crucial.com/store/advisor that actually says you can even install 4TB ssd's in this laptop. Then I think "Either HP or Crucial are failing miserably in giving information", but of course I am only an IT-user, not a professional. I guess I'll have to go to the store to have the ssd('s) installed and cloned to keep my warranty. I could come back to you with more questions, if you don't mind.

[TzortzisG]

 Thanks Fred! Of course I don't mind. Anytime!

 I know that it seems kind of extreme, but I only use the SATA samsung m.2 drives on HP laptops, and I prefer the WD, Crucial or even Kingston PCIe drives. After the (awesome by the way) 980 drives came out, all sorts off problems started popping-up on various forums.  Also, bear in mind that 4Tb drives (or the even larger 8Tb) might, on some rare occasions, have compatibility issues.

Take care!