“Can you upgrade the storage capacity. From a 128GB to 500GB. On this computer. What is the highest you can upgrade it to. Will it slow down the computer.”
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Yes, you can upgrade to any capacity as long as it's the correct form factor. It will not slow the computer but you will need to migrate the OS.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you can upgrade the storage capacity. I just did that with mine. It has a placeholder for a 2.5" SATA drive, but you'll also need a connector that plugs into the motherboard for that, so it's basically useless. Mine had a Lite-On M.2 SSD model: cv8-8e128-hp, which appears to be an M.2 SATA SSD with a B+M key (two slots missing pins). I purchased a $65 Western Digital WDS500G2B0B 500GB SSD along with 2 USB to M.2 SATA B+M key adapters. I cloned the 128GB drive to the 500GB drive no problem. Now I have more storage for only $65. Try to avoid M.2 NVMe drives (M key, only 1 slot missing pins), as I believe they're not compatible since this slot can use a SATA M.2 drive. But I haven't verified NVMe compatibility yet. For this price, it probably doesn't have it. I'm not sure on the largest capacity that you can install, but at least a 500GB works. And no, it won't slow down the computer, and it may make it just a wee bit faster depending on the brand of SATA M.2 SSD you install.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.According to HP technical support this computer does support an M2 pcie nvme storage card up to 512 megabytes.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, you cannot upgrade the storage capacity.
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