HP 15-CS Laptop - How To Remove HDD and Install SSD

[@dquez9]

My i5-cs0053cl is identical to this, but doesn't have the dual fan setup...but it has the space for it. Has anyone upgraded to the dual fan that is shown on this video? I know 2 fans would be louder but also cooler I'd think...

[@unicorns8418]

the blue one has a gpu in it and the silver one is just integrated graphics the blue one is also more expensive

[@fahed_sebai]

It's not louder at all, and my laptop never heats, so it's a win win situation

[@unicorns8418]

@Fahed Sebia Where did you find the fan header part for the dual fan setup the default silver hp with integrated graphics doesn't have the gpu fan header.

[@admirmehic8552]

@@unicorns8418 Blue? Silver? What are you talking about? I also have only 1 fan and supposed integrated graphics.

[@unicorns8418]

@@admirmehic8552 That means it's the silver one

[@dn120721]

My upgrade went as per your demo except the recovery step process failed at about 10%. I was able to hook up the old HD via a USB housing and clone it to the SSD. Everything works great and the PC is nice and "snappy fast". :) Thank you very much for posting this. Fantastic demo.

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

Very well done. I have installed SSDs in PC towers but never a laptop... Big help for me. Much appreciated. Thank you.

[@josepablocruz6812]

I just changed my HDD to a SSD 870 EVO following this steps for the same laptop, it’s indeed faster, thanks a lot.

[@AdventuresGV]

Thanks for taking time to document this. The opening case part was extremely helpful!

[@HookItUp]

Your very welcome

[@wolfhowlex]

I wish you had made this video earlier. I got mine just a few months before you posted this and there were no videos on it at the time. Guess who had to learn the hard way . On the bright side, almost two years later im still in love with it. Still fast as a whistle with no problems. Although Im sure ill need to replace the battery soon.

[@wolfhowlex]

I dont remember making this comment but guess what. Im in the process of replacing this pc's battery right now lmao

[@Pozuda]

@@wolfhowlex How is it holdin up?

[@wolfhowlex]

@@Pozuda I have a full blown desktop PC now, However I absolutely abused this thing. I still have it and occasionally use it for watching movies on the big screen, meetings, and other old editing tasks. I used it to its core. The only think ever wrong with it is that the battery went bad. I got it replaced, and it still gives me a weird error message when I turn it on, but as long as I have it plugged in, its still a great laptop to this day!

[@Pozuda]

@@wolfhowlex Amazing stuff! Mine is in the exact same situation, except it makes cricket like noises if I turn up the speaker 25% volume or above.

[@wolfhowlex]

@@Pozuda OH that's strange. Mine doesn't have the defect, and I accidentally spilled water in it one time 😅

[@walkerdaniells9537]

Damn man I have opemed up so many laptops and this one stumped me for a while......thank you for making what SHOULD be a powerful laptop, actually that. Ive had 100% disk use for too long and now it is finally the machine I always needed it to be.

[@waffles602]

Thank you for this! My OEM disk drive was killing performance, to the point I was ready to buy a new laptop. But decided to replace with an SSD after your comments about the OEM drive. Decided right then and there to try an SSD and recover. 100% fixed the issue.

[@charleshines8523]

If you can go with NVME it will feel like a different laptop

[@Agret]

Taking apart a similar but not indentical HP laptop and your video helped me with those screws hidden under the feet. Wouldn't have thought to check them myself. This laptop had 1 screw under each of the four feet so had to remove them all. Thanks from Australia. 🦘🐨

[@luke4001]

You just saved me $150 from having a pc center do this… thank you! Excellent tutorial, layman’s terms, slow enough to understand. One questions, should I disconnect the battery before removing the drive?

[@robertmccracken6930]

No, you don't need to.

[@dannymunevar4480]

Awesome! This computer was a great price at costco for an i7-10th gen, lots or ram, and slim. 5400 rpm hd ruined this computer though. $75 later for a 500gb ssd and its super fast. I had no idea windows recovery was so good for swapping to a smaller HD! Thx for that tip!

[@HookItUp]

Completely agree!!. That's the exact reason I picked it up and swap out the hard drive.

[@channelnameanddescription8999]

Dude you are a life saver, was replacing my hdd and I followed every single step and it worked god bless

[@foscamramos7390]

This is one of the best tear down videos ever. You sir, are awesome!!

[@frustr8dgolfur]

By far the best instruction I have seen out of at least 9 - 11 videos that I've watched. My laptop is very similar. 14" version and I actually am sitting here having purchased the same SSD yesterday. I did make the recovery stick today. Great detailed steps here. Bought another RAM chip to stick in the empty slot I have. I see you have two, probably 8G each.

[@angelmcclelland599]

what RAM component? is it universal, the sticks? I wanna make sure they are compatible with my own. I have the same build. "15-cc563st"

[@farommaxx]

how to put An SSD disk and recover to factory windows. a whole new life for my HP15-cc533nz! Thanks a lot dude for this well done video tutorial !

[@HookItUp]

It's crazy how much faster it is, it feels like a desktop.

[@FeelingShred]

do you guys recommend this model? does it have overheating problems? I want one for running Cities Skylines, which is not heavy on graphics but makes the CPU run at 100% all the time

[@IslandSpirit35]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I just received my Samsung 1TB SSD and USB stick to make the recovery OS and popped in the new drive just like your video shows and BOOM....I have a new fast laptop. THANK YOU SOOOOO much. Outstanding job.

[@soshiangel90]

A very helpful video. I have no intention of doing it myself but I love to know what the professionals will be doing when I take it to them. This was clear and easy to follow and showed me that for someone used to doing it there isn't too much they could easily screw up. Also...boy the difference a couple years makes! I'll be getting the 870 EVO 1tb (maybe the 2tb) and also at microcenter it's $65 (2tb is $120)

[@lukewilliams3779]

Thanks for the video. Really struggling to get the back off even after removing all the screws.

[@helheim8028]

Luke Williams how did you get it off I can’t seem to figure it out

[@brando485]

There are snap clips all way around. Gotta carefully go around entire back

[@boboskee]

Thanks, that was EXACTLY what I needed. My HP Pavilion just went out of warranty, so now it has an SSD.

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Lmao, mine too and hdd immediately took a dump.

[@serenityedits1857]

@@mikeschmidt4800 yeah my died today. But it started with long boot times and programs crashing left and right. Ill have to save up for an ssd i guess

[@Toonmedic]

Thank you so much for this video. I followed it to the tee, and now my laptop is a beast. I could not be happier, thank you again!

[@Darkhold_User]

great demo, just one more question: if you want to keep all your documents that you had before you upgraded your laptop, how do you do that?

[@Elephame]

Thank you so much for this video! It made a daunting task so much easier! Honestly, the hardest part was removing the back of the computer!

[@douglashendrix1006]

What size was that flash drive used to create the recovery drive?

[@nateythree8694]

I was gonna ask the same question...

[@PatHiggins-Mayo]

Lovely tutorial. Question.. I have a wired printer attached to the laptop and initially used the accompanying cd to install the software. If i made a bootable drive, would that transfer the printer software over as i cant find the cd and Brother doesn't show it on their homepage anymore.. Thanks in advance

[@michaelevans1600]

Great video. Thank you for showing how to get into this laptop without breaking anything. Taking the laptop all the way to recovery was also helpful.

[@HookItUp]

Thanks!, Glad to help. Yeah the recovery makes the whole process very quick and easy, and believe it or not a lot of people don't know about it.

[@stevematthews7813]

Great video and exactly what I was looking for. The back on my laptop didn't come off nearly as easily as your video showed and I may have given up if I didn't see your video. Thank you so much!

[@bassirougningue2613]

Thanks for this instruction video, just one question. for making the recovery ,What size is required for the USB drive ?

[@ameliedaphne8208]

Thx a lot wat about installing an operating system on ur hard disk. Should we do as you said in the video

[@RiteshSingh-wz9ex]

thankyou for this video i have one query that while upgrading can i add another ram of same sepcifications upside down in the same slot? that whether i can add the new ram along with the previous one- is there space for 2 or just one? or i just have an option of replacing the previous ram with the new one?

[@jc9561]

Great video, so easy to do w/o extra cables etc to buy. FYI - you might wanna add a close up of the 'clips' on the undercarriage so we know what we are looking for when opening up the computer. I ended up breaking one on my computer -no big deal, its still snug. Thanks again.

[@MagnumForce51]

The SATA ribbon cable is reletively easy to remove from the motherboard, Just lift up on the retaining tab and pull it out. I'd recommend you do this before attempting to pull the harddrive out and disconnecting the main SATA end. Less likely to damage cable/motherboard connector. ;)

[@chilechocodiva]

Thank you for this tutorial. I was actually looking for a video that would show me how to open the laptop so that I could access the battery. This showed me exactly how to do that. But what a pain in the rear! Do you (or anybody else) have any idea why HP made the laptop so difficult to open?

[@NH-hf8yp]

Well done thanks, would additional RAM help with laptop speed?

[@adriandaveignacio6943]

Now I know what's inside my Laptop. I can't still open the back cover because it's still under warranty. Thank you for this video.

[@digantasarkar2150]

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[@HookItUp]

Thank you, I'm glad I can help, I looked up for videos on it before I did it for the first time and I couldn't find anyting, that's why I made this video

[@IAmWord]

Will this install all the previous software and files on the old computer? I'm watching the recovery and it looks like a brand new Windows install.

[@NanookoftheNorth1]

A recovery drive will only restore the OS, if you want the contents of the entire drive you have to clone it. Clonezilla is free Samsung Magician is free too but you need to clone to Samsung drives. Acronis True Image work well but you need a paid version unless it comes with your new drive.

[@mothi-here]

Hlo sir Can u tell me What are the name of other two cabel, which is in side of the hhd cable ... And what they used for

[@rxtr1172]

one of them is to read the usb and the other is to procces data from ssd to motherboard

[@mothi-here]

@@rxtr1172 no One is for keyboard backlight And other is for sd card reader

[@rxtr1172]

mothish velaan nah mate. The backlight is above the motherboard that is with the keyboard.if u look close enough u can see the usb reader on the right

[@mothi-here]

@@rxtr1172 no no .... Backlight cable is at the side of keyboard cable

[@manojneelisetty7150]

It's really nice video...could you please let me know what kind of toolkit i need to open the laptop back cover

[@josephfrancis1502]

Hi thanks for this info can you tell me where the Cmos battery is located? Thanks

[@mherrera7111]

I have an Hp Pavilion 15-cc023cl and it looks almost like this one. But I followed all your steps and it works like a charm. I really recommend replacing your hdd with an ssd.

[@davidbosworth639]

Fantastic video, thorough and explained simply and practically. Cheers

[@malcolmstephenson556]

Short, Sweet and to the point! Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much for a great job 👌

[@BikeLifePinas]

this is quite helpful. I have a new version of this one for 2020.. so I think this gives me an idea how to deal with mine. Thank you

[@veerpalsingh4390]

Hi. You should perhaps point out the M2 SSD port which is just above the 2.5" HDD. Also. Could you please list the part number of your HDD flexcable and the fans? I broke my SSD port so I'm going to use the HDD port but there is no cable included and the one I ordered didn't work...

[@IslandSpirit35]

FANTASTIC JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My HDD 1TB in this laptop just died and I will give this a try. Outstanding job. Thank you. I subscribed too.

[@addirey]

I have bought the NVME M2 SSD and will take out the Hdd and follow the same procedure as showed in the video. Thanks for the video 👍

[@markdawson25]

Just leave the 1TB HDD in there for storage. It's a great Toshiba drive.

[@PearComputingDevices]

It's not a bad device. Our client bought one and we did this, but our client client wished to use Ubuntu and it worked like a charm. Very fast over all for a consumer product. But yes certainly this thing was held back by a spinning hard drive. But, it's also much cheaper then the Envy or probook series. Good job!

[@HookItUp]

Thank you. What is Ubuntu ?

[@PearComputingDevices]

Hook It Up Ubuntu Linux, it's an open source operating system. I prefer Mint Linux personally but we have a lot of business clients now moving to Linux in their environments given the risks involved with Windows 10 and Intel. Others are having us setup Windows 10 with Linux environments pre-installed that can work with their Linux servers. I can't blame them. It's free and you can study and modify the software itself to meet your needs/wishes. You control your computer again, vs Microsoft controlling your stuff. it's good stuff!

[@aryanvaid3795]

Hmm where I’m from this costs just as much as the envy. How much does it cost for you

[@PearComputingDevices]

@@aryanvaid3795 I would honestly think your right on this. The Envy is a good value when you consider it's construction.

[@aryanvaid3795]

R.a. Wheeler yup the envy feels premium even it comes under the budget category

[@broinsocali]

Nice video. Might upgrade my laptop. How do I find out about my hard drive in my laptop?

[@The_Badge_98]

Does anyone know where I can buy a new motherboard online for this hp pavilion 15-cs...really need help...

[@sujinkesavan2509]

@Hook It up There is a M.2 adapter slot available. So why didn't you bought a M.2 ssd card and keep the old HDD in the laptop as storage??

[@nicknwo4life]

Thank you, I was having trouble getting that back panel off, you show how perfectly, thanks again

[@PL-lt3wz]

Thank you for a great tutorial video on changing the internal drive of a hp laptop.

[@KOL0WASO]

Thank you ! Does this upgrade lets the battery to be alive for more time?

[@miguelestrella8806]

How did you put both fans on the laptop? on the minute 5:46 . I'm pretty curious about that and I would like to know if I can buy them in some place in order to upgrade my cooling on my laptop.

[@MrRamguerrero22]

For traveling, can you insert a sim card with this laptop pc for internet access?

[@bdatta1982]

Fantastic video, done so well, explained everything in layman's way. Very useful. Thanks so much Sir!

[@chuckdee901]

There is an active Free NVME M.2 SSD Slot right beside the hard drive you removed. You could have just used that and leave the initial HDD as storage as well.

[@long5401]

there is an active free for nvme or sata ???.

[@marcobertotto3719]

@@long5401 nvme is supported

[@iangoodsell]

Chuck Dee great tutorial, thanks!

[@unicorns8418]

A ssd is faster though the computer only has a 5400 rpm hdd

[@c-qc-q2021]

@@MysticCaravan Does the mechanical hdd always spin or will it spin down if not accessed for awhile, assuming an m.2 ssd is added.

[@christopherlenahan3906]

lol, just baught a used cs-3023ca. waiting on delivery and looking up upgrade paths... Heya Warped Perception :), got your voice in the first sentence :) haven't even looked at the digits. Thanks for the help man.

[@Gerbboaa]

Tu video me sirvió mucho. Gracias! Oye note que tu tienes dos ventiladores. La mía solo tiene uno. Puedo saber dónde compraste el otro o que modelo es?

[@quamehleti9817]

Please do more of hardware videos I love this video it has helped me a lot thank you

[@Romster41]

Thanks, very well put together tutorial. Now off shopping for an SSD

[@HookItUp]

Thank you, it's completely worth the money, it makes the entire PC blazing-fast. I'm thinking that's how they keep the cost of the laptop low. But I'm glad it helped

[@curtisj2165]

I'm off to buy one too

[@mothi-here]

@@HookItUp sir. Pls reply What are the name of other two cable which is in the side of hhd cable ... And what's their uses

[@rockrocks009]

Does is have a NVMe slot aswell in case i want to keep my original?

[@ottmargonzalez3485]

I have the same question, as I saw this laptop has a NVMe slot at left of the HDD

[@ottmargonzalez3485]

But I don't sure

[@josemanueljuarezhernandez1408]

Good video, greetings, friend. Excuse me could you tell me what is the part number of the heat sink?

[@oluwajuwonjoseph1866]

i found this usefull, but please can i pair both ssd and hdd together, using the ssd as boot drive?

[@intestinal47]

Does it have adjustable battery charging control software?

[@carlocruz4814]

Hi, I just got a HP 15 CW1010LA, it comes with a 512gb PCIe drive which is a samsung mzvlb512hajq. It should have the 2.5 hd bay empty so I want to put a 1tb samsung Evo 860 there as a second drive. I have a question, maybe this laptop comes with the sata flex to connect the new drive or will I have to buy it too? And if so, what are the specs of that flex cable? Or does the 860 evo 2.5inch come with the flex in the box? I hope you can help me. Thanks!

[@AhmedSalah-cs8jk]

I like your video, You don't how much you help me. You keep my time and safe my laptop 😅. I LOVE YOUR VIDEO ♥️❣

[@thezenxilin4916]

Do you have a video of how to clean/replace this computers fan

[@JuanPabloJonesR]

I want to add a second hard drive for an HP hp-15gw0013la for that I think I would need a bracket and rubber piece like the one that you showed on your video, do you know where I can get those parts to upgrade my pc, thank you.

[@lalalaurensmith]

These instructions were great to get the bottom off to clean my fan Thanks

[@davidokusanya4354]

Thanks for this, is it possible to add a Graphics Card to this pc

[@hazimyassir976]

Please, Which one you think would last longer, pavilion or probook?

[@HD-mm1iz]

@Hook It Up, do yo unot have to remove the DVD/CD drive first, before remove screws and the bottom of the laptop?

[@chilodaone]

whats the name of the cable that connects the hard drive to the motherboard? i need a replacement for mine but i dont know how to find it

[@jeanpaultomaz6111]

I have the same lap, i will be installing a Crucial NVMe 2280, but eventually i want also to swop the mechanical HDD for a SSD 2.5 ,but i´ve read that there is some kind of trick to it, because not all SSD work in dual channel with all NVMe, here i thought that dual channel was only for RAM, any advice there you can share?

[@murarimadivada8107]

I noticed at 5:50, when u have the slot available for M.2 Nvme - SSD, why did you replace the HDD ???

[@muhammadharisbinmohdhafiza2696]

Such a great video! Thank you so much! But, may I know that the battery code for this series is HT03XL, right?

[@zulfugarhuseynli4858]

Extremely Detailed tutorial! big THANKS!

[@FlorinS2011]

Hello sir. I have a new hp 15-dy1024wm notebook and I need to add an internal SSD storage disk. My favorite is like yours, the EVO 860. We opened the notebook for adding + 8 GB of RAM and I only saw a big empty space there, no enclosure seat for the disk and no connecting ribbon/bracket similar to the one in this video. Could you be so kind and indicate me this SSD ribbon bracket part number, brand whatever could help me to buy? There is not any base to hold any disk, any enclosure or side disk supports as you are showing, the 2 ones by side, could you please indicate me how could I find this? Many thanks in advance.

[@adraidok]

Would be great to have more information on the hard drive's actual sata connector or where to find parts. I ordered two and none of them fit.

[@VictorLeEPICVIC951]

Man, what a difference! I'm planning on adding an optane drive, since that costed a lot less than an SSD for me

[@alexpadillayt]

Ssd are faster

[@markdawson25]

@@alexpadillayt Actually, Optane drives are NVMe which is much faster than SATA SSDs

[@alexpadillayt]

@@markdawson25 thank you for the information

[@joeneubauer3208]

Were you able to add the M.2 / NVMe and make it the primary boot? Some of the HP docs seem to indicate it can only be a secondary drive.

[@VictorLeEPICVIC951]

@@joeneubauer3208 I haven't tried that out, honestly. However, I'm pretty sure that you can make an NVMe drive, but that will probably void a warranty.

[@amirulhafeezjohan]

May I ask something, I did exactly as your video shown but when I am doing the part 10:11 recovering your PC, it goes randomly around any percentage and it says like "there was a problem resseting your pc... " and it went back to 9:55 choosing the recovery drive... And it goes again and again, now I'm totally stuck and screwed

[@SpurgeonFleischer]

Hey man great video... I'm going in for this laptop but a different model... HP Pavilion - 15z-cw100 CTO This model has the Hdd slot empty... Was wondering if you had any links to the brackets and the right connector from the motherboard to the ssd... Would be super grateful if u could help, ordering soon

[@markdawson25]

Your service manual can be found here: support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-15-n100-notebook-pc-series/5436989/model/6422017/manuals... page 84 mentions " The hard drive cable is part of the Hard Drive Hardware Kit, part number 732071-001."

[@thebestboi9216]

Hello, I have a question. Can the RAM be upgraded too. Is there a slot for it and if so how much and what brand would you recommend

[@hmac6893]

Yes! I just upgraded to 2x8GB. Same removal obviously but watch out. On my model the base was attached to the main body via a connector which I didn't know about and I gave it a tug which wasn't great. Memory replacement then had to be done with the base propped open so I could use two hands. Try to pry open the two springs either side of each slot both to remove old and insert new RAM.

[@Your.Majest.y]

Clear, right to the point. I like the different angle recording, well done. I just have a small question here. Is it okay if i rely on the partition recovery located in my hard drive instead of making another one on an external drive? ( I couldn't access the "create recovery drive" setting for some reason, it does not open at all)

[@gauravsinhparmar3283]

thanks for such an amazing video on SSD upgradation, but should't we loss the W10 license or key for the original one ? also can we use the NVME M.2 for C drive ?

[@HookItUp]

your welcome, you shouldn't lose the key if you make a recovery drive first.

[@marcobertotto3719]

No, you loose the key only with a new mainboard. However it's faster cloning the whole disk.

[@Toad8701]

Can you tell me will the recovery. Mem stick save the programs also, or is it just the windows10

[@danilbogomolov5743]

Спасибо за видео, очень полезно. Но я столкнулся с такой проблемой: при покупке ноутбука меня заверили, что стоит два кулера. Через год решил поменять термопасту и при разборе ноутбука я увидел, что у меня в нем стоит один кулер, побольше, чем на видео. А должно стоять 2. Подскажите, пожалуйста, модель кулеров на этом нотбуке?

[@marcocatalano3239]

Hi, is it possible to have the exact measurements in millimeters of the screws for the display hinges of a Pavilion 15 cs3054nl? thank you.

[@oxdoc]

This is exactly the video I was looking for. Absolute legend!

[@matmagnelli]

Thanks it was very useful! Cheers from Argentina (south America).

[@mycarealtor]

Trying to find a battery replacement for my HP 15-cs0073cl. Not finding a brand that specifically lists this model. Any recommendations?

[@HJDL]

Hi, where would files be stored on this laptop if it didn’t have a hard drive? I have, I think the same model but it has no drive. Had it a long time and it isn’t booting up properly and I’d like to get some files. Hope I can get it sorted

[@juliosantana1623]

It could possibly have an m.2 ssd. It should be located slightly north of the hard drive slot.

[@davidcisneros8886]

What screw driver did you use to remove the screws? thanks

[@abieavenue]

Can you use both hdd and ssd?

[@kelvinkobe571]

Hey, how do I get to know if my laptop has an ssd slot? The Pavilion you used in this video, does it have an M.2 slot?

[@Doggieman1111]

Thank you for this extremely detailed tutorial!

[@marcocatalano3239]

Hi, is it possible to have the exact measurements in millimeters, of the screws, head diameter x length, for the display hinges of a Pavilion 15 cs3054nl? thank you.

[@hitarthshah]

hi, thanks for the video, its very well explained. i have a hp pavilion 15-cs2033ni, with a crucial 500gb NvMe, 32gb RAM ( also crucial ), i was trying to add an additional ssd (Samsung 860 pro - 500gb). on doing this the system doesn't start. on pressing "ESC" i get the message at the bottom left of the screen "but" there is no BIOS menu on the screen. on taking out the Samsung ssd, the system is normal. could please you assist with this problem

[@Kirmo13]

You need to press f10 to enter the bios menu. That's the button on my hp pavilion 15-cs laptop. From there I think you know what to do: just reorder the boot order so that the nvme comes before the new Samsung ssd. Was the ssd slot empty before you added the ssd? What connector did you use? That might also be the problem.

[@TheTrain2002]

does anyone know how the rubber feet feel after put back on? I have been wanting to upgrade my laptop but I do not want the feet coming lose