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    Does HP Envy TouchSmart 15JXXX Series has access panels?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by maverick786us, Aug 4, 2013.

  1. maverick786us

    maverick786us Notebook Consultant

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    I've just ordered HP Envy 15 TouchSmart J00TX. I was thinking to use a Samsung 840 Pro series 18 SSD. If I replace HDD with this SDD, it will void the warranty. Herefore does this laptop has an access panel, so that I can use both the drives?
     
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    T2050 Notebook Deity

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    Yes you can change out the normal hard drive. But would suggest you get a mSATA drive, then you can keep both drives. The access panel is a "user acess panel", which means that is for your own upgrades, so no voiding the warranty.
     
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    Thank you. Are Samsung 840 Pro mSATA drives?
     
    maverick786us, Aug 5, 2013
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    No, the Samsung 840 Pro is a full size 2.5" SATA drive (albeit slimmer 7mm height).
     
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    So which drive should be best suited for this laptop?
     
    maverick786us, Aug 6, 2013
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    The Samsung 840 Pro works great, I put one in my Envy 17. Pretty much any modern SSD will work great nowadays.
     
    madmook, Aug 7, 2013
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    Thank you. But as stated in previous replies. If I use an mSATA SSD, I will be able to keep both the drives thus not affecting the warranty. However if I use Samsung 840 Pro then I have to replace the original hard drive. Although Its a good option to replace 5400 RPM HDD with a good SSD. But replacing it will void the warranty. So lets say I replaced the original HDD with a Samsung 840 Pro SSD and couple of months later I discovered some issue, and I had to take my laptop to service centre. But before taking it to service I replaced the SSD with original HDD. Is there a way HP engineers will discover this?
     
    maverick786us, Aug 8, 2013
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  8. madmook

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    The access panel is designed to allow easy user access, highly doubt that would void the warranty.
     
    madmook, Aug 8, 2013
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