Could I keep the hdd and add an ssd

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HP Pavilion 15-ay041wm

The HP Pavilion is a 15.6" inch touchscreen all-purpose laptop manufactured by HP. It's model number, 15-ay041wm.

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I wanted to know if there was 1 or 2 slots for a 2.5” drive

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score 2 · Answer 1 · 2021-08-29T17:10:58-07:00

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Depending on your model it may have either an M.2 or a regular SATA drive.

Here’s the link to Service Manual. Download it and take a look:

Pages 60-62

What you can do is replace the CD/DVD Optical drive with a hard drive caddy that fits in its slot. This shows you how to remove the optical drive.

You will have to search the Web for the caddy. Make sure you get the right width to fit.

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