I just bought a HP Envy 5000 k118nr. It has a 256 GB mSATA already installed. I have a 1TB SSD that I need to install as a backup drive. When I opened the laptop to do this, the area where a 2.5 inch SSD would go was empty and there seems to be nothing to connect the SSD to after I put it into a chassis. I was told by HP that I would only need a mounting kit. I want to make sure I have everything I need. Does anyone have any input?
Need to install secondary SSD...
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I was going to use the SSD as the primary hard drive, but I need to get this computer in the users hands. I can get the machine back once I have all the necessary parts so I can make changes. I might just make an image of the computer, put it on the SSD when it's installed, and designate the mSATA as a secondary hard drive. The manual has instructions, but only for a model that already has a 2.5 inch SSD installed with all of the parts included.
If I understand your final objective it's to have the 1 TB SSD serve as the primary (boot) drive and the mSATA device a secondary drive. That latter device now contains the OS, right?
Presumably the laptop has a HDD bay where you will install the 1 TB SSD and you will need an adapter (or, as HP has indicated a mounting kit) to do so. These laptop HDD bays are usually designed for 2 1/2" drives with a height of 9.5 mm or 12 mm. No doubt the 1 TB SSD is the usual 7 mm for those types of drives.
Hopefully the HP Maintenance & Service Manual should contain info re the installation of the SSD. While you can sometimes purchase a rather inexpensive generic-type bracket to adapt the SSD to the bay in some instances the design of the bay is such that you need to purchase the manufacturer's proprietary "mounting kit" as HP as informed you. You should check this out further with HP.
Anyway, once the SSD is installed I assume you're going to clone the contents of the mSATA device to it and then set up the BIOS boot priority order to provide a boot to the 1 TB SSD. If that's your ultimate objective I hope you have no difficulty in establishing that boot order. We've run into some annoying problems with HP boot configurations with respect to designating a boot to a particular device when the laptop is equipped with two HDD bays. I trust you won't run into these same problems we've encountered.
Presumably the laptop has a HDD bay where you will install the 1 TB SSD and you will need an adapter (or, as HP has indicated a mounting kit) to do so. These laptop HDD bays are usually designed for 2 1/2" drives with a height of 9.5 mm or 12 mm. No doubt the 1 TB SSD is the usual 7 mm for those types of drives.
Hopefully the HP Maintenance & Service Manual should contain info re the installation of the SSD. While you can sometimes purchase a rather inexpensive generic-type bracket to adapt the SSD to the bay in some instances the design of the bay is such that you need to purchase the manufacturer's proprietary "mounting kit" as HP as informed you. You should check this out further with HP.
Anyway, once the SSD is installed I assume you're going to clone the contents of the mSATA device to it and then set up the BIOS boot priority order to provide a boot to the 1 TB SSD. If that's your ultimate objective I hope you have no difficulty in establishing that boot order. We've run into some annoying problems with HP boot configurations with respect to designating a boot to a particular device when the laptop is equipped with two HDD bays. I trust you won't run into these same problems we've encountered.
Ok, you definitely understand what I am trying to do here. They are both SSDs, so I would assume they are equally efficient. My only problem is available space, so I am thinking I will just use the 1TB drive as a secondary drive to avoid the boot order issue. With all of the other laptops I have installed hard drives in, there was a piece (with teeth) where you could slide the hard drive into place so it can communicate with the machine. (it is very apparent to me right now that the technical writing class I took didn't help me as much as I would have liked it to.) That piece is missing from this machine. When I chatted with HP to find out what to buy, she told me to go to Best Buy. Not very helpful. I just need the technical term for the piece that's missing. If I had that, and a chassis, I could make this work no problem. Thank you for your help.
Perhaps the solution may be easier than you think. It's actually conceivable that the HP laptop's bay is presently configured to house a 7 mm high SSD. Have you tried to do so with the 1 TB SSD?
Also, if that's not viable...I haven't checked lately but HP had (has?) their online parts catalog available online. If so available, could you check that to see if a bracket or mounting kit for a SSD for that laptop is available?
And perhaps a Google search along the lines of "Installing a SSD in HP laptop" might result in some positive results.
Also, if that's not viable...I haven't checked lately but HP had (has?) their online parts catalog available online. If so available, could you check that to see if a bracket or mounting kit for a SSD for that laptop is available?
And perhaps a Google search along the lines of "Installing a SSD in HP laptop" might result in some positive results.
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