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    HP Folio 1040 G1 add 2nd SSD M.2 2242 drive

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by yaonyc, Feb 15, 2015.

  1. yaonyc

    yaonyc Notebook Consultant

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    Hello HP experts,

    I been reading the HP service manual and see that there is a slot for the WWAN card. It can be service removed /added.

    If that is the case, much like the Elitebook 820 G1, Would it be concievable that instead of a WWAN card, you can add a 2nd SSD drive m.2 2242 size? The largest capacity is 256GB for this.

    That would be pretty darn cool to have an 2nd SSD drive in this Folio G1 :)
     
    yaonyc, Feb 15, 2015
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    rtdias Newbie

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    It would indeed. Personally I've added a 128gb microSD card to the side slot, and it works great.
     
    rtdias, Mar 22, 2015
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  3. Oubadah

    Oubadah Newbie

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    Is the main/factory installed SSD in this model MSATA or M.2? It says MSATA on the HP page, but all I'm seeing is a full length M.2 drive in all the photos.
     
    Oubadah, Mar 22, 2015
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  4. Guid.NewGuid

    Guid.NewGuid Notebook Enthusiast

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    It is M.2. If you are looking to upgrade, note that you a 1-sided card. It has to be completely flat on the back side, which is hard to find.
     
    Guid.NewGuid, Mar 24, 2015
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  5. Oubadah

    Oubadah Newbie

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    Thanks for the info. The Crucial MX200 CT250MX200SSD4 looks like it should do the trick in my case.
     
    Oubadah, Mar 25, 2015
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    Actually, I'm going to avoid the MX200 because I'm not willing to play the early adopter lottery with SSDs. Also, it seems to be based heavily on the MX100, which seems to have had ongoing issues.

    Does anyone have any recommendations for single sided M.2 SSDs compatible with the 1040 G2?

    The Intel 530 is single sided, but only up to 180GB, and I want 240GB minimum.
     
    Oubadah, Mar 27, 2015
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    Guid.NewGuid Notebook Enthusiast

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    After trying (and failing) a couple of 512GB drives, I ended up just going with the HP part (256GB) which I found on Amazon for a good price. Item was listed as:

    SanDisk X110 256GB SSD HDD NGFF M.2 SATA SD6SN1M-256G-1006 725341-001 6Gb/s 19nm MLC Hard disk Drive 2280 22x80mm For HP Laptop Notebook
     
    Guid.NewGuid, Mar 30, 2015
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