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HP 250 G7: what SSD formats are compatible?

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Good evening everyone,

I recently bought this laptop https://microconcept.com/portables/portables-pc/hp-core-i5-1035g1-1-ghz-turbo-3-6-ghz-windows-10-familial-64-bits-8-go-ram-ssd-128-1-to-hdd-ecran-15-6-1920-x-1080-full-hd-graveur-de-dvd-uhd-graphics-wifi-802-11ax-bluetooth-5-0-gigabit-ethernet-technologie-intel-vpr.html

It has two hard drives (1 HDD + 1 SSD) that I would like to replace with two one-terabyte SSDs each.

My concern is about the format of these hard drives. In recent years, hard drive formats have multiplied, and I admit that I am a bit lost.

I haven't turned on the computer yet; everything is still in the box, and I'm worried about buying the hard drives only to find out that their format is incompatible with the computer.

Here are the two drives I plan to buy:

https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00544474.html

https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00464243.html

Could you please tell me if these will be compatible in terms of physical format?

Thank you in advance

Have a good evening

6 answers

  1. epango

    Your phone has an M.2 NVMe port. Nothing prevents you, in fact, from replacing your 128GB M.2 SSD with a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, like this one or that one.

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    1. polarbird Author

      thank you epango, I will check that out!

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  2. bazfile Moderator

    Hello.

    To find out which type of SSD is compatible, use this site https://www.crucial.fr/upgrades

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    1. epango

      Note: going through this site may be essential if you are not familiar with your PC's specifications, mainly the motherboard. Otherwise, just check the specifications for the SSD standards supported by the motherboard to choose the one that suits you.

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    3. epango
      @bazfile

      I didn't say that we can't use Speecy. I just said that if we know the characteristics of our PC, it's useless to waste time with SPEECY. However, he provided us with a link to the specifications, and we can see that the motherboard has an M.2 port with a dual NVMe (PCIe 3.0) + SATA interface. So in his case, the best solution is to replace his 128GB M.2 SSD with a larger capacity NVMe M.2 SSD. He wants a 1TB one. We can now find them at very good prices, like the two I suggested in my links above (intervention n°11).

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  3. polarbird Author

    Good evening bazfile,

    Thank you very much for your reply; however, I haven't been able to accurately identify my PC on this site, based on the information I have. I went to the HP warranty site to try to get more info from the serial number, but unfortunately, I had no success... I don't know what this product number corresponds to, as there seem to be many series 17...

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    1. bazfile Moderator

      The exact model is indicated on a label on the back of the computer.

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    2. polarbird Author
      @bazfile

      Thank you bazfile. I also searched the link you provided with the information from the label which is as follows:

      S/N CND1065HFX.

      product number 175S9EA.

      without success either.

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    3. bazfile Moderator
      @polarbird

      In general, on laptops when there are two hard drives (1 HDD + 1 SSD), one is a 2.5" hard drive or SSD and the other is an M.2 SSD.

      To learn more about your PC, use SPECCY.

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  4. corrado076

    good evening

    while looking on the hp site;

    ssd m.2 sata 3

    hdd 3.5 inches

    so the drives you chose are good:

    the link for the specifications

    https://support.hp.com/en-us/document/c06195752

    best regards

    on a computer if it doesn't fit, we don't force it.
    when we don't know, we can't guess.

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    2. epango

      "3.5 inch hdd". Obviously, it's a laptop, it can't be a 3.5" HDD, but a 2.5" HDD. Apparently, according to the information provided in the link you shared, this laptop has an M.2 SATA + NVMe (PCIe) port, the best solution would be to replace your current SSD with a higher-capacity M.2 NVMe SSD, at least one with 500GB.

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      1. corrado076

        yes sorry I was mistaken

        2.5 inches indeed

        my bad

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      2. polarbird Author

        epango, thank you for your response. Ideally, I need 2 terabytes in total, so I think I will get two 1 terabyte SSDs.

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    3. polarbird Author

      Thank you very much corrado076 and epango for your responses. Here is what LDLC replied to me when I asked the same question:

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