“Can I add a solid state drive to this laptop? Not instead of, but in addition to! That means two hard drives in laptop. If yes, are there any problems or drawbacks? Thanks”
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Yes, as long as you add an M.2 SSD. There is an open M.2 2280 slot right next to the existing SATA drive. If you need to add a second SATA drive, there's a connector on the opposite end of the laptop that I think HP provides a mount kit + special cable for but I can't see where to buy those parts at. I don't think there are any major drawbacks, but airflow isn't great in that location and I noticed my M.2 SSD would get up to 53C when under heavy load.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes you can, and it mounts just above where the CD/DVD drive is. The HDD Hardware kit P/N 813796-001 $22 and the connector cable P/N 813795-001 $24. from HP. You can verify those part numbers with an online HP rep, and they will typically give you a 15% discount if you let them take your order.
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