[SOLVED] Install an M.2 NVMe SSD in HP Pavilion 15" AMD A10

[budikusasi]

How to install a NVMe SSD in HP Pavilion 15" AMD A10 beatsaudio?
Would there be a M.2 readily available slot/connector/socket and enough space?

 

[Darkbreeze]

What is the EXACT model of your HP unit including any applicable sub-model information? There should be sticker on the unit somewhere on the bottom OR under the battery in the battery compartment that has the exact model of your specific unit.

 

[budikusasi]

After digging in:
15 - p230AX

 

[USAFRet]

After digging in:
15 - p230AX

The specs here say nothing about an M.2 port of any kind.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04774989


Crucial says the same thing - SATA only.
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hP---Compaq/pavilion-15-p230ax

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yep, no M.2 support. And honestly, that's probably ok anyhow. Yes, the small footprint is nice for desktop systems or very small devices, but for a laptop, there isn't a lot of gains to performance from an M.2 drive anyhow, because the random read and write speeds are about on part with most SATA SSDs anyway. Sequential, much faster, but how often are you going to be transferring a 4GB file to another M.2 drive. Likely the answer is never, so you would never see those speeds anyway.

I'd just stick to something like the Crucial MX series, Samsung 850 or 860 EVO, SK Hynix Gold, Western digital blue, many of the Seagate SSD models or even some of the Intel or Sandisk higher end offerings. I'd pay close attention and look at reviews to avoid any of the budget DRAMless SSD models and I'd also recommend avoiding any SSD using QLC NAND as it doesn't have as good of longevity as models using TLC 3D NAND.

 

[budikusasi]

Actually the point is to get nice compact small storage size into laptop without m.2 availability.
How to achieve it with a workaround?

 

[USAFRet]

Actually the point is to get nice compact small storage size into laptop without m.2 availability.
How to achieve it with a workaround?

In that laptop, you don't.
2.5" SATA form factor is it. Same physical size as the HDD in it now. But a SATA III SSD would be way faster.

 

[Darkbreeze]

There is no workaround to get anything smaller into that device.