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‎11-29-2019 10:51 AM

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Product: Pavilion 15-cs3003ca
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have a 15-cs3003ca laptop I got in Canada from Costco.

 

It comes with a 512gb m.2 SSD and inside it has space for a second hard drive of larger format (normal laptop HDD)

 

I have an existing sata laptop hard drive that fits, but there is no cable to connect the hard drive. 

 

On the mother board I see next to this space a small connector for a ribbon cable labeled HDD, but there is no cable, just the connector.

 

And I don't see how I would power the SATA hard drive from that small connector.

 

1: is it possible for me to add a second drive or am I **bleep** out of luck cause HP didn't include the cable with this model?

 

2: if it is possible, what kind of drive is required (does an older SATA 5400 RPM work or do I need to buy a new one?) And where can I purchase the required cables?

 

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