finding m.2 port in laptop

[lxgoldsmith]

Hi all

I'm on a HP Pavilion 15-au023cl right now. I saw that there is a m.2 port in the manual.

manual - http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05228250

I opened up my laptop to fix a loose sata connector, and I couldn't find the m.2 port. I even looked under the hdd and battery.

Any suggestions?

 

[lxgoldsmith]

If it can be done on that model, no doubt someone will have done it, and posted video and/or a description somewhere.

yeah ... tell me if you ever find a video on how to upgrade a laptop by fine-tip soldering a port to the motherboard. Most pc repair companies won't even do it.

 

[Samer1970]

If it can be done on that model, no doubt someone will have done it, and posted video and/or a description somewhere.

yeah ... tell me if you ever find a video on how to upgrade a laptop by fine-tip soldering a port to the motherboard. Most pc repair companies won't even do it.

Here is a repair part for broken M2 (there are other heights and models this is just an example)

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=3801

and here is how you surface solder by hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uiroWBkdFY

and here is a Tutorial how to surface solder easy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9FC9fAlfQE

here are slots soldered

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0853.jpg

in tight places you can even use only hot air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZypXa9BDXHw

I am not insisting on telling you to do it , but saying most repair companies wont do it is simply false .. This is one of the simplest repair things to do .

The problem is in the Bios and any missing supporting parts , but can try the other machine bios , and look for missing parts (if they exist) by comparing the two motherboards..

Any ways was just an idea , no need to do it if you are not experienced .

another hot air soldering project :

Replacing HDMI in PS4 :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95C9iQasqd0

another hot air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z7nCAxS2Rg

 

[hang-the-9]

My point was that if it's sata3 and not pcie, then it would need to have a storage controller that's configured to handle two sata connections. Without a more in-depth knowledge of motherboard connections and storage controllers, I couldn't know that just soldering a m.2 port on would make the port usable.

well if you soldier an M2 slot and it did not work , you will loose nothing , just non functional M2 .

but make sure it is the right M2 slot.

Why would anyone risk damaging the motherboard on a functioning system, in addition to spending money to add in a drive connection that is not needed to have the laptop function? It's a lot easier to just get a larger main drive. Best way to get a broken system is to take a working system and try to "fix" a non-issue.

 

[Samer1970]

My point was that if it's sata3 and not pcie, then it would need to have a storage controller that's configured to handle two sata connections. Without a more in-depth knowledge of motherboard connections and storage controllers, I couldn't know that just soldering a m.2 port on would make the port usable.

well if you soldier an M2 slot and it did not work , you will loose nothing , just non functional M2 .

but make sure it is the right M2 slot.

Why would anyone risk damaging the motherboard on a functioning system, in addition to spending money to add in a drive connection that is not needed to have the laptop function? It's a lot easier to just get a larger main drive. Best way to get a broken system is to take a working system and try to "fix" a non-issue.

Why are you just picking this part of what I said ? read the whole thread please . I said before this ,OR let a technician do it for you .


There is no Risk when a professional personnel does it , when you send your hardware for repair , do you risk destroying it ? if a USB3 port get broken and you solder another one , do you risk destroying the notebook ? no .

besides , in notebooks you cant just have a bigger size you are limited to 2TB 2.5 inch , maybe he just wants that and to add an SSD to it .

The connector is just $5 ... plus an hour of work pay.

 

[hang-the-9]

Why are you just picking this part of what I said ? read the whole thread please . I said before this ,OR let a technician do it for you .

There is no Risk when a professional personnel does it , when you send your hardware for repair , do you risk destroying it ? if a USB3 port get broken and you solder another one , do you risk destroying the notebook ? no .

besides , in notebooks you cant just have a bigger size you are limited to 2TB 2.5 inch , maybe he just wants that and to add an SSD to it .

The connector is just $5

If you are opening up the system for no good reason, there is risk. Even if a "technician" does it. And the cost to do it is a waste, and you will lose the warranty on the system if it still has any. And yes, you can damage the motherboard while replacing a USB port on it. Slip with a tool and scratch some motherboard tracings, dead system.

If it's working, and there is no NEED to add/change something, better just leave it as is. There was a post maybe a month ago when someone tried to swap video cards between two higher end laptops, end result was two laptops that did not boot anymore, even after he put the cards back in the original systems. All because he wanted the other system to be 10% faster. Is adding 10% speed or another storage slot worth the risk of killing the system, or even the time and money spent on it? If it's your system, the answer would be no.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

@Samer1970 just drop it. You've now highjacked the thread and this will not be allowed to continue. No further responses from you are needed.

 

[Lutfij]

OP,
Please take no heed to modifying your components. If it didn't come with your laptop then it's not there for a reason. If it's been added there by a user then you should be patient and followup to see if the user had encountered any issues. Soldering also heats up the components and the surrounding PCB, like Onus has said, if you don't know what you're doing then it's best not to do it and avert a recipe for disaster. It's even worse when you give it to someone, who in this current world, can and will damage components and leave you with expensive paperweight as it's hard to find reliable folks in this industry.

Lawyers cant do squat if you end up with personal injury or with damaged hardware. Professional modders would think more than twice and provide explicit instructions(or a link to a certified, locally available, technician) on how to do it without asking you to find a certified technician.