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raincloud40 May 7, 2021 @ 2:49am

Need advice for a 2.5in SSD

I recently purchased a HP TG01-0023w system.

It comes with a 256 GB NVME 2.0 SSD.

I'm looking to buy a 2.5inch internal SSD that is 1TB or greater.

Can anybody recommend a 1TB 2.5in internal SSD that supports easy cloning in replacing the 256GB NVME as the boot drive?

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iceman1980 May 7, 2021 @ 2:52am

Originally posted by raincloud40:
I recently purchased a HP TG01-0023w system.

It comes with a 256 GB NVME 2.0 SSD.

I'm looking to buy a 2.5inch internal SSD that is 1TB or greater.

Can anybody recommend a 1TB 2.5in internal SSD that supports easy cloning in replacing the 256GB NVME as the boot drive?

No because HP use BIOS whitelists you'll have to get "approved" hardware from them.

raincloud40 May 7, 2021 @ 3:10am

Originally posted by Product ∏:
Originally posted by raincloud40:
I recently purchased a HP TG01-0023w system.

It comes with a 256 GB NVME 2.0 SSD.

I'm looking to buy a 2.5inch internal SSD that is 1TB or greater.

Can anybody recommend a 1TB 2.5in internal SSD that supports easy cloning in replacing the 256GB NVME as the boot drive?

No because HP use BIOS whitelists you'll have to get "approved" hardware from them.

From research I've done HP ended whitelisting in 2019, correct me if I'm wrong. This is a 2020 manufactured comp.

iceman1980 May 7, 2021 @ 3:12am

Originally posted by raincloud40:
Originally posted by Product ∏:

No because HP use BIOS whitelists you'll have to get "approved" hardware from them.

From research I've done HP ended whitelisting in 2019, correct me if I'm wrong. This is a 2020 manufactured comp.

No they are most definitely still enforced. Only 4 vendors exist that are known to not whitelist.

ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and Acer.

I am not 100% sure as I would personally myself discuss with HP directly over the phone. If it in fact has a whitelist you are out of luck and I highly advise you talk with them before doing anything.

Last edited by iceman1980; May 7, 2021 @ 3:17am

_I_ May 7, 2021 @ 3:17am

do not replace the nvme ssd with the 2.5in sata

get a 1tb nvme m.2 ssd and reinstall the os on it
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#D=1&sort=price&page=1&A=960000000000,18000000000000

and/or add a 2.5in ssd
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#sort=price&A=960000000000,18000000000000&f=3&t=0

Last edited by _I_; May 7, 2021 @ 3:19am

raincloud40 May 7, 2021 @ 3:49am

Originally posted by _I_:
do not replace the nvme ssd with the 2.5in sata

get a 1tb nvme m.2 ssd and reinstall the os on it
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#D=1&sort=price&page=1&A=960000000000,18000000000000

and/or add a 2.5in ssd
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#sort=price&A=960000000000,18000000000000&f=3&t=0

Sorry, but I don't care about a decrease in drive speed, only compatible increased storage. The NVME is out of the picture at this point. At this point, I'm thinking the Crucial BX500 if anybody has experience with this particular HP model.

Last edited by raincloud40; May 7, 2021 @ 3:58am