Upgrade HP Stream 14-CB116

[@chilunliu]

I'm following the tutorial, and have got to the point when I'm installing from the usb drive, it goes well up until it performs the first reboot, upon doing that the install just keeps looping from the point where you select the keyboard language and it doesn't get to the point where you can select a region/country :/

[@IvanDPopov]

There are quite a few tutorials on google that can help you get out of this loop, glad to see you got that far though!

[@chilunliu]

@@IvanDPopov thank you, I realised that the machine I have (ax005na) isn't capable of booting from the wwan port despite making adjustments to the bios boot order and upgrading/downgrading the bios. Instead I'm using a software boot loader called refind (had to load the files onto a usb flash drive), which allows the machine to see the nvme and boot from it. I've managed to get the Windows install to complete so again, thank you for the tutorial

[@IvanDPopov]

@@chilunliu awesome! Glad you got it working!

[@IvanDPopov]

I pinned this comment incase it helps other folks, thank you!

[@brandonwinarchick6731]

@@chilunliu I have a ax010nr and though I am still awaiting the arrival of parts, I fear I will encounter the same boot difficulty you faced. Once your install of Windows was complete, did you continue to require the use of the rEFInd bootloader usb drive or can the system now see the nvme natively?

[@otepfan8562]

This was painful to watch. Not because of the quality of the video or how the laptop was upgraded, the video and tutorial was incredibly good and I appreciate the easy to follow steps. This was painful because if Hp just made the laptop usable to begin with or put an SSD slot this video would be 14 minutes shorter.

[@IvanDPopov]

98k people feel the pain lol

[@morenoglager]

I'm very thankful, its been a great experience for a 63 years old. Its working perfect with win 11 on it. This is the kind of videos everybody should see to improve our knowledge before they kill right to repair. BTW One day you wont be able to change your electric car battery!. remember we are the resistance! keep up the good job

[@IvanDPopov]

Thank you very much sir! Very glad to help 🙂

[@morenoglager]

@@IvanDPopov oh it's running beautiful 😍

[@table124]

Nice job mate I like this stuff too

[@snickerdoooodle]

Thank you for your efforts to make this out-of-the-factory eWaste actually usable

[@IvanDPopov]

Welcome!

[@carlos22222aasj]

From México, Just upgraded an HP Stream 14-ax1xxx, 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD, everything working perfectly. Thank u so much for the tutorial!

[@IvanDPopov]

Excellent I’ll add it to the list!

[@sandraar3036]

Hola, una pregunta. Me podrías decir dónde conseguiste el adaptador?

[@carlos22222aasj]

@@sandraar3036 la mayoría lo compre en Amazon, desde los enlaces que aparecen en el vídeo

[@jjackson5558]

Hello Which SSD and Memory did you use, pls

[@madridgonzalo20]

@@sandraar3036Amazon

[@SamA-bi4ly]

Worked great on my Stream 14 -CB164wm. Updated BIOS to the latest (either F.21 or 23, can't remember), swapped the 4Gb DDR4 for a 16Gb stick, installed the nvme adapter and a Intel 512Gb nvme drive, TPLink USB wifi adapter, set BIOS to boot from network, reinstalled Win 10 on the nvme (deleted the eMMC partition first) and no issues at all. Much faster with just the memory upgrade (tried it first before I did anything more) and with the nvme drive boots much faster. It'll never be a speed demon but at least it's not snail slow anymore.

[@IvanDPopov]

Excellent! I’ll add that model to the list.

[@murphyclophus]

What happened to the wireless card? He didn’t put it back

[@frankmc4294]

@@murphyclophus OLD POST Unanswered Wireless card removed, replaced with adapter linked in description. SSD mounted on Adapter. Clone Old eMMC to new ssd. Set boot drive, inside BIOS, to boot from Network connection, this will now see the ssd rather than the old internal wifi card. It's just a location (Like the USB port) and dosesn't care what is there. USB WIFI aqdapter replaces the missing internal adapter.

[@sur.geek333]

I have this laptop a friend wants me to upgrade . I see the max ram upgrade is 8gb . Does your system actually see the 16gb as usable ram installed? Thanks

[@IvanDPopov]

@sur.geek333 yes it will but to make sure your question is fully answered kzbin.info/www/bejne/imebfatrbLBrhtksi=pNNP4SOoKYaQuZvw

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

1 year later: Ivan's tutorial is wonderful and I got mine to work a year ago. It's not a beginner project but no soldering is required. Just be careful with the case disassembly and the delicate ribbon cable connector.

[@IvanDPopov]

Thank you! So glad you got yours working

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

@@IvanDPopov One of the best video tutorials EVER!

[@pitaguy11]

Just upgraded my HP-14 with a Patriot P310 240 gig SSD. Great video. Thank you. I used Macrium Reflect, after installing the SSD, to clone the 64 gig eMMC. Worked like a charm. No need for Windows disks or install. Cheers. Just realized that you lose bluetooth as well as wifi, as both are on the card that was removed for the hard drive. I don't use bluetooth on this notebook as it is used for travelling, so no big deal for me. So just be aware of what you are losing when you do this. But gaining so much storage space was more important to me.

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad it helped!

[@jwidmann1]

I upgraded with these recommended parts on a AMD A-4 Stream 14DS0020DS. I opted for a 16gb RAM stick, which was recognized easily. The processor on this model has a heat sink with a long heat pipe that extends over the space behind the battery pack, and fills up the area where the author placed his m.2 drive. So I had to secure my m.2 drive to the battery pack, it allows enough clearance for the bottom cover and the m.2 sits right beneath the large center vent. This model has very little tweakability in the BIOS. There is no ability to update BIOS. I simply enabled the “network boot” option and then rearranged the boot order to have network boot be first in line. I started with a fresh windows boot USB, and Windows found and I formatted the m.2. So, the Stream 14 is no longer a useless brick with 32gb eprom. I now have a decent laptop for all the basics that actually has some elbow room. 16GB Ram, 256GB m.2. Technically it has everything needed to run Win11, including the security boot on the AMD chip, but so far, the A-4 isn’t on the MS list of approved processors. Maybe that will change. Thanks to the author for this upgrade. I was about to recycle this $200 waste of money. Now it may get a few years of useful service.

[@IvanDPopov]

That’s a good idea with network boot and something I forgot to mention I think! Good work!

[@mike.rattletrap]

Succes on Model 14-cb172wm. BIOS F.18 Thanks for sharing this! Update: Rando test parts replaced with Crucial 500G ssd and 16G RAM. Also updated BIOS to latest F.22 and all is well. Thanks again!

[@IvanDPopov]

Awesome 😎 very welcome!

[@davidcameron7642]

This also works on hp 255 g5 model with network boot enabled.

[@richardlane3816]

This is really kool vid. I have several laptops and one of my first buys was HP Stream and was using an External SSD to run Windows 11 via the USB and was really slow, even with 8GB's Ram as well as awkward having an external SSD dangling from the USB port or stuck on the lid with double sided tape. Already purchased an external USB WiFi adaptor, now all I gotta get is this gizmo and it''l be sweet. Thanks so much for this info, as been looking forever for this kinda vid to help sort this out, so thanks once again.

[@IvanDPopov]

Welcome!

[@pl2018]

Fantastic tutorial. I was able to revive this old HP Stream 14 laptop. Great work!

[@IvanDPopov]

Awesome! Glad to be of assistance!

[@antonlugo9479]

Hello Ivan - First thank you for posting this upgrade. It would have been nice to be told by HP that you were wasting your money with these laptops due to it tiny capacity. I did everything save for taking my Streamer out of S mode, which didn't concern me the extra stuff on Windows. My model is ax010ds. I verified every step. I took screen shoots of what appeared on my streamer which matched exactly what came up on your video. When I loaded Windows From the USB I created from the Microsoft website, it loaded exactly like your video. I deleted the 32G partition and then choose the NMVe to load Windows onto. I choose NEW and it went find. It began the windows process all the way through to completion. But instead of loading the windows it rebooted back to loading Windows 10 again. I removed the USB and restarted the Streamer. What I got now was "Boot Device Not Found - Please install an operating system on your hard disk - [3F0] " I used F2 and ran diagnostics and the storage device passed. I went to BIOS and enabled Legacy and attempted to load the system again. It came back "no boot device found." I reset BIOS to default and tried again; no dice! I reloaded windows from the USB to see if the NMVe was still showing, it was. I can see the NMVe partitions and 2 - 32g partitions. I'm at a loss what to do. I am considering unplugging the NMVe and seeing if I can load to the 32g internal drive, to see if the BIOS will recognize it. I don't know if I should delete the 32g and see if the NMVe will work. I had ungraded the BIOS for my system to v61. It was working with no issues with the NMVe installed. There is a new BIOS just issued v62. I've downloaded it to a USB, but not sure if I should load it? If you have a Patrion account, I'm happy to remunerate you for your help to get it functioning. There is another poster called "Tundra Time - HP Streamer Upgrade" that was able to get his functioning by using RefiNd. I don't quite get how that was accomplished. Perhaps you are aware of his post. He gave you PROPS for how to do the initial install and parts needed. However he wasn't successful loading like you did is my understanding. I await your reply. I am a subscriber. Thank you for reading and replying.

[@IvanDPopov]

Read the pinned comment string on this video it should help with that model

[@antonlugo9479]

@@IvanDPopov Thank you for the reply but... What pinned comment are you referring to exactly? Forgive my ignorance since this is the first time I've ever done anything like this. That includes making a comment on KZbin. I looked at the original pinned comment that list the parts, etc. Is that where I find the steps necessary, or somewhere else in your post? Maybe I need my hand held more so than others here. Like I wrote to you in my original post everything went well just like your video, until I loaded Windows OS from the USB. It went fine till the OS loaded but after that it just kept repeating the loading sequence. After pulling out the USB all I get is that no boot drive can be found. If you can bare with my repeated query and indulge me some more specifics I'd appreciate it. I have subscribed as you requested, before you requested it. Thank you in advance of your reply. Hope you had a great Fourth of July. Anton

[@IvanDPopov]

@@antonlugo9479 if you open up the comments section of this video you will see one is pinned from a user “chilun liu” in which he goes over some software he used to make it work on your model (or a model with similar issues) if you go through the whole comment tree of that post there are some other users that expanded on that solution and improved it for a permanent solution :)

[@IvanDPopov]

@@antonlugo9479 Kamron Kimbrough has an elegant solution from that comment tree, specifically

[@johnjr4872]

I tried to do the upgrade, but nothing is working at all. I followed the instructions presented in the video. I purchased everything that was in the description of the video and its still not working.

[@IvanDPopov]

What model laptop do you have and at what point do you reach failure?

[@dudedotmichael]

I have the windows 11 model stream 14. I slapped an 8gb in there with win 10 2021 ltsc and it's honestly not a bad laptop and is very responsive. FWIW the emmc on my model read/writes at 300/192mB/s and I didn't see a point in installing an nvme in the wifi slot as you are going to be bottle necked by the pci1 speeds.

[@IvanDPopov]

Until you run out of space, the nvme will run at almost twice the speed of the emmc on a 2.0 pcie, if it were a 5.0 (doubtful) you would get 800% faster on a 1x slot. Glad you got some better performance out of the ram though :)

[@MountainMan7.62x39]

Hey man, great video. Quick question for you. My Stream is model 14-cb0xx. From what I'm seeing the same process should work. However, my BIOS is F.55 and on HP's site they have absolutely ZERO drivers or software. The built in HP Support scanner says no available updates. Best guess, should I be good to go with this version of the BIOS?

[@IvanDPopov]

Most likely, the CB models seem to have no issues pretty consistently without the need to update bios, intel RST drivers may be needed for the setup to see the nvme drive

[@antonlugo9479]

Thank you Ivan for indulging my ignorance in getting this working. I am going to go to those posters and print out what they prescribed, I hope to repost with a thumbs up success. 👍AL

[@disenoaudiencemkt8031]

You are probably the only one I met that got my account back seeing lots of people recommending you

[@IvanDPopov]

🎉

[@Antonrojim]

Great tutorial Sir! It is possible to install a hard drive m.2 2230 form, directly in the wifi port without the adapter?

[@IvanDPopov]

No the wifi port is AE keyed and most m2 ssds are M so you will always need an adapter, msata ssds have a visually similar key to AE but they won’t fit an m2 slot

[@Antonrojim]

​@@IvanDPopov Thank you so much Sir! 🙏🏼

[@yamato6587]

Finally after 7 yrs it's in my recommendation

[@IvanDPopov]

🎉

[@Chriskinda96]

Got it working on my ax0xx! A few things: the wifi card also controls Bluetooth, so I had to get a Bluetooth adapter along with the wifi one. I'm using Linux Mint, and for the life of me couldn't get the wifi adapter to work (1st one in your description). 8 hours later, after trying every driver I could find, I downgraded the kernel one version... And it worked. Lol Also had a helluva time trying to boot from the nvme. I don't think the bios supports it. But I could see it as a storage device and the Linux Mint installer let me install onto it. SO what ended up working was installing Linux Mint on the original drive, then in the GRUB menu I can choose to boot from the nvme SSD. I changed the GRUB settings to automatically boot into the new SSD. And now I have 500gb! Thanks for the video dude!

[@IvanDPopov]

Oh nice, way to transform a windows stocking stuffer into the master race of computers! Lol 😂

[@madridgonzalo20]

Soy de Perú y compré todo en Amazon, gracias por la explicación, salió todo excelente , gracias Saludos desde Perú 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

"You made it!" (To quote Ivan Popov!) I did it! With your excellent video tutelage, I triumphed, prevailed, succeeded and otherwise overcame all of HP's attempts to thwart me from upgrading this overgrown smart phone. I think the earlier problem may have been that I didn't seat the connector of the adapter to the NVME socket very well. Works now! WOO HOO! Thanks, man! I Most Certainly would never have even THOUGHT about doing this without your video! IT CAN BE DONE! Like Arne Saknussemm said in Journey to the Center of the Earth: ""O daring traveler, you'll make it to the center of the earth. I've done so." HP Stream 14-cb161wm. BTW, I use a Patriot Memory P300 256GB Solid State Drive instead of the ADATA. They went up $10 ($46) probably due to you, my friend. Everyone is trying it. Everyone is buying it. I feel great! Maybe the coffee helped ;-) TO Others: The hardest part for me was getting the dang thing apart!

[@IvanDPopov]

Congratulations! 🎉🎊🎈🍾

[@LustigesDeutschland]

what adapter did you use?

[@IvanDPopov]

@@LustigesDeutschland adapter link is in the description

[@IvanDPopov]

@CLAUDIO ZECCHINO adapter link is in the description

[@cameronx2170]

@@IvanDPopov it’s outta stock

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

You're going to be the supreme expert on these machines! B-D

[@BONTIOE]

I have model similar to this and its really helpful when your old laptop only got 32 gb emmc and is showing signs of failing soon

[@IvanDPopov]

Indeed it is

[@BONTIOE]

@@IvanDPopov is there a video on making the bios boot into nvme rather than the emmc

[@IvanDPopov]

@@BONTIOE to do that look for the boot order part of the bios and set the nvme first

[@BONTIOE]

@@IvanDPopov thanks

[@ronn061]

Hola desde Mexico, pude upgradear una Laptop HP Stream 14-CB164wm con 16gb de memoria y 256gb de disco, el adaptador lo compre de Aliexpress y aunque es diferente al que recomiendas funciono muy bien, solo recomiendo usarla con base enfriadora porque tiende a calentarse, no exagerado pero si algo Thanks so much for the Tutorial, it helped me to upgrade this machine!!!

[@estebancutini]

Hola cual es ese adaptador que decis ? Gracias

[@nahuelpereyra3527]

Hola buenas, como se llama el adaptador que le pusiste? Aca en argentina sale muy caro el adaptador que recomienda en el video y hay otras opciones mucho mas baratas que no cuenta con ese flex.

[@IvanDPopov]

Very welcome glad it worked!

[@MrBram85]

Thank you for the video, this is the exact m2 adapter I was looking for to put in another laptop and mini pc

[@IvanDPopov]

You’re welcome!

[@GuadalupeVeronicaMontoya]

thank you very much from Mexico it works for me on laptop hp stream 14- ax1xxx very good contribution bro you are the best

[@zulefandom8170]

This is the most helpful video I've found to upgrade my pos stream, thank you so much. I was able to upgrade to 8gb ram & 512gb hard drive

[@benyblunco1]

I’m trying to get mines but it’s not recognizing my NVME can you tell how you did it I have 14-cb111

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad to hear!

[@vladg4540]

THANKS!!!1 Works great on HP stream 14-cb159nr. I actually had bad 4GB RAM, so 8GB fixed that issue. Also i used Ediloca EN605 1TB M.2 SSD, NVMe1.3 PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD Internal Hard Drive, M.2 2280 - Read/Write Speed up to 2150/1850 MB/s - Internal SSD.

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad to hear!

[@supertruckertroy]

its hard to find just simple detailed help. Most of the computer videos you need a master doctorate computer degree to understand. Stay in school kids Thank you for takimg the time to make

[@IvanDPopov]

Welcome!

[@supertruckertroy]

I actually got tbis laptop given to me. So if i invest a couple hundred be worth it to me. Besides a bigger ram is there any thing bigger or better than the uprades you have listed?

[@IvanDPopov]

You can do a larger ssd with up to 16gb of ram on the single stick slot, speeds are determined by the m2 slot for the ssd which tops out at around 450-500.

[@EndlessRoutes]

Same just gifted this laptop

[@supertruckertroy]

Hello again i was wondering if you might have any other options on that ADATA swordfish comparable or better says not available and the ones ive seen said like 1400.oo so not sure

[@supertruckertroy]

Or maybe let me ask it this way if you were gonna run say kali / linux as a os would you still use the same upgrades??

[@IvanDPopov]

Yes, any nvme ssd will work the swordfish was just the cheapest one I could find at the time, and yes when you get to the windows os installing part just so Linux, she should fly with that os.

[@nickrcph3284]

good day Ivan! after watching your vid I decided to upgrade my DS0035nr, my orders are on the way but my problem is I can't update my bios to the HP page no more support for drivers and software update it say's "expired"........is it possible to use your exe link for my unit?

[@IvanDPopov]

Hello, bios updates are ususally model specific so the one that I linked would most likely not work for yours or brick the device, if there is no bios update it may have been a one off version, I checked it myself and couldn't find anything but other similar models to yours seem to have worked even without a bios update, lets me know how it goes!

[@nickrcph3284]

@@IvanDPopov thank's bro I hope it works coz yours is NVME, I have NGTT, really appreciate your help.

[@RIV03]

Excellent tutorial, very didactic, works perfectly

[@IvanDPopov]

Thank you!

[@bdhslittleshopofhorrors]

A bit late to the party but a couple of questions. I know enough to be dangerous around computers! Would like to try this on my HP Stream 14-cb103CA . My computer indicates I'm not in S mode so I skipped that step. Problem is I can't get past the next step on the BIOS update . Went to the HP site to Identify product and once I get the software/driver response , there is only one driver available ( some kind of Windows 11 informational program ) . Current BIOS is Insyde F.14 2020-06-11 Ver 3.0 UEFI. I'm going to guess this means I won't be successful in updating the memory? Does this mean my model has a different motherboard? I did recently do a regedit to stop Windows 11 update requests . Could that be the issue? Thanks for any assistance

[@IvanDPopov]

Yea different mobo probably different hardware someplace so different bios, you don’t necessarily need to update it as long as the installation sees the ssd, if it does not try installing the intel rst vmd drivers during the install file: drive.google.com/file/d/1lqCLrlqNV1Zrnkl1JjWvWIDMHCmd1S0z/view?usp=drivesdk Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHbJfWePfMumgKM

[@bdhslittleshopofhorrors]

Update on the CB103-CA. Props to Ivan! Based on Ivan’s very informed (and timely) response , I thought I’d go ahead and give this a try . I primarily use the computer for Zwift and the dropped connections were driving me nuts. Issue might have been just the 4GB RAM but since I was going to open it up and I was down to 4GB usable on the hard drive , I figured there was nothing to lose by trying since the parts are relatively cheap. The short answer is Ivan’s awesome tutorial worked perfectly for my machine ( I see there was at least one other posting requesting info about the same machine so here you go! ). Notes as follows: 1) My laptop was never in S mode so that was easy once I figured out I didn’t have to do anything! 2) I could not find an updated BIOS but the M.2 adapter seems to be working just fine with the BIOS noted in my first comment. 3) The biggest pain was the boot disc. You need at least 8GB free to create the disc , Windows won’t show the USB drive you want to use until the 8GB are free. Took me awhile to figure that out. 4) The WIFI adapter I used is a bit bulky and makes using the adjacent ports difficult . I’m cycling in the basement so I wanted the best adapter possible, probably would have been okay with the less bulky one. 5) Broke some of the back case clips using what I thought was Ivan’s method, I would probably be a bit more care and use a spunger along the back by the hinge. 6) check your case before starting , if it's bulging , you likely need a new battery. I took the case apart three times looking for reasons why the case wouldn’t snap back together in the middle before the light went on. Battery seemed to work fine but was swollen. Add another $50 to the rebuild! 7) Not sure if there is anything that can be added to the tutorial regarding restoring data from your old drive . I created a backup but I was unsuccessful in getting it reinstalled. I wonder if there is any way you could pull the info from the old disc before you create the scratch disc . 8) it took some time to reload Windows ( I think I ran a total of 3 updates ) . Keep checking for updates because they don’t all appear right awayIf you can’t find hardware drivers, look under optional updates.I use an ANT++ dongle to connect my trainer and took bit to find that driver. Parts list as follows: Patriot 16 GB RAM - www.amazon.ca/dp/B07QQWDXXJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Kingston 500GB SSD - www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BBWJH1P8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Sintech M.2 A/E adapter -www.amazon.ca/dp/B07DZF1W55psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details TP-link AC1300 WIFI adapter -www.amazon.ca/dp/B07P6N2TZH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Thanks again for the great tutorial .

[@IvanDPopov]

@@bdhslittleshopofhorrorsawesome! I added your model to the list thank you for that very detailed write up.

[@bobrader1953]

Thank you for the tutorial, everything worked like a charm .

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad to hear!

[@armandolopez180]

I followed your example and I helped a student update their HP Stream, so thank you! Do you know if this would work on the AMD A4 version of this laptop? I've got another student who wants to improve his as well

[@IvanDPopov]

I checked the specs, it’s using ddr4 2133 ram so that seems to be upgradeable, and it has an m.2 wifi slot like the other one, no bios updates available though so you’d have to try and see if it works without it but it does say the wifi is upgradeable so it’s possible it comes stock without an active FIT and could work, glad to hear you were able to help a student! Best of luck let us know how it goes!

[@armandolopez180]

@@IvanDPopov Update: the AMD A4 version will definitely support 16 GB of RAM, but the SSD install is not possible! This particular computer downclocked a 2400 mhz module to 1866, and I forgot to see if I could fix that in the BIOS, but at least we know it can handle 16 GB​. As for the SSD, there is a heat pipe coming from the heatsink right where the SSD would go, which means there's just not enough space. Even if there were, you'd be putting an SSD right on top of a heat pipe, which would be bad news. As far as storage goes, it looks like your best bet is to configure a fast SD card as internal storage.

[@pifas0813]

i will check my hp stream model and i will messaging you back im be try to upgrade mine for years sir thanks for this great vid

[@thet4306]

Wow you can upgrade this computer I thought it would be like almost every cromebook but with win 10 and this computer can upgrade to win 11

[@IvanDPopov]

It’s pretty great

[@javiercarrilesruisanchez3073]

Tysm, did everything as described

[@deayancentenoellisca1237]

Thank you, this help so much I'm sure to share th

[@andrews8482]

Did it speed up the laptop and make it functional? I bought 2 of these for school kids and they were SO SLOW and basically unusable. They now are in a box in the storage room. But if $100 will make them faster and actually function, I'll do it. Still cheaper than a chromebook. But it they still suck (they have the celeron processor) then I won't waste my time. I would appreciate it if you told me about how much performance improvement you now have. Thank you.

[@IvanDPopov]

It’s quite a bit of a performance boost, on average your stock emmc hard drives (if not full) will run between 150-250mbps read and write speed max, the fuller they get the slower they will run, and ram will bottleneck any heavy applications like photoshop etc. with the upgraded ram you’ll see better application handling and with the ssd hard drives over a pci-1x connection you’ll have 450mbps and above on average read and write speeds, with the added space you’ll keep those speeds too as long as the kids don’t clutter up the ssds.

[@lisacoleman9021]

i love your video, thanx man.

[@IvanDPopov]

Welcome!

[@rubenrios9540]

hello I recently bought this HP Stream Laptop, 14-CB164wm, at a pawn shop. I didn't realize the hard drive was part of the motherboard. Came across your video & updated the ram to 16GB, definitely helped speed things up. Before I change the 2nd part of this I have a couple of questions. My BIOS ver. is F.19 I should be ok with this correct? My 2nd question, I take it the Bluetooth is tied in with Wi-Fi card I'll be removing & I need to get USB Wi-Fi adapter that has Bluetooth, would I be correct on that?

[@IvanDPopov]

Yes you are correct, you will need a Bluetooth wifi combo, and f19 is fine too.

[@rubenrios9540]

@@IvanDPopov Thank you, Got another question...🙂. As I delete the drives on the eMMC and lose the way the that hard drive came set up out of the box from HP, I assume that once I get Win10 installed on the new drive I can create a System Recovery USB with fresh install.

[@IvanDPopov]

@@rubenrios9540yes the install usb drive doubles as a system recovery tool, but you can always image the system to an iso file too if you want

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

Ivan, do you think this "Kingspec" drive would work without having to use the adapter? KingSpec 256GB 2242 PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 3D NAND SSD Solid State Drive- Internal SSD (NE-256) Thanks for a top notch tutorial! Really good, really clear and detailed! I subscribed.

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

Just answered my own question. No, It won't. Wrong connector configuration.

[@IvanDPopov]

@@BrewsterMcBrewster yessir you are correct in your second comment, need an a/e m2 configuration

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

@@IvanDPopov You really are The Man! Thanks for replying even though you didn't have to. You're a class act! Much Love!

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

I just finished ordering all the parts you listed and am going to do surgery next week when they arrive. I'll have your video right in front of me. Don't take it down! :-)

[@IvanDPopov]

@@BrewsterMcBrewster no I don’t think you are hosed quite yet, when you install windows you want to install it on the ssd not on the old smaller hard drive, so before you do that you have to have the hard drive installed, and initiated via partition manager, fresh ssds come disabled usually, so steps would be bios update>install ssd>initiate ssd 20:00 >install windows on ssd. I upgraded my two laptops to f18 and it works just fine, keep in mind, f18 on a pavilion (that topic) vs a stream (your laptop) are two very different bios

[@pichagi]

For anyone that is having problems not seing the nvme ssd appear in device manager or disk manager. I had that problem and for some reason, unplugging then replugging the battery fixed the problem. So if you wanna save yourself some trouble, unplug the battery before removing the wifi card and installing the ssd.....

[@IvanDPopov]

Indeed, this resets the cmos for hardware listing

[@herfordkingsly7979]

soooo fun times, i stole the m.2 slot off a dead hp board, and soldered it on to my stream, bios does not see it, gonna try the update , i will let you know!

[@IvanDPopov]

That would be pretty slick!

[@herfordkingsly7979]

@@IvanDPopov i have to now make a windows portable usb, my onboard emmc storage died, i can only find 32 gb chips currently, so i decided this route, im not really a video guy, but i will upload to my page as thats all i know how to do lol.

[@herfordkingsly7979]

also i should state this laptop was abandoned due to cost to fix over valued it.

[@IvanDPopov]

Yea man for how cheap these things are tho you can make a fairly good sleeper laptop lol, just wish the cpu was removable but the ssd does a darn good job speeding it up

[@georgejavevelleza6121]

hp stream laptop 14-cb1xxx can upgrade the ssd and ram

[@IvanDPopov]

Find a tear down video for that mode before attempting, if the wifi a lot is an m2 a/e and you have the space you should be good

[@SavNout01]

I think 8gig is the max for the ram unfortunately. Did everything thanks!! I used a 500gig drive.

[@IvanDPopov]

You “should “ be able to do 16gb per

[@aussianni1]

Hi - Love your Video - I have a HP Laptop Model 14-dg0001TU with a eMMC Hard Drive that has totally failed - "No Storage Installed" when I run the Diagnostic Test - Do you think it would be possible to install a M.2 with the adapter without another installed Hard Drive? The rest of the System Passed all the test just the Hard Drive was not found- It does not show up in the BIOS either - Thank you Annabel

[@MrWJRDS]

hi man, sorry for my bad english, i'm from brazil. i had the same problem in my stream 14-cb011ds and i solved it by update my bios. Install a windows in a external HD and update the bios from there. My eMMC memory just worked after that. Hope i helpd you.

[@IvanDPopov]

You technically don’t need the emmc to install the nvme, yes update the bios and then reset your cmos by unplugging the battery for a bit after installing

[@carterrivera5944]

excelente video, yo tengo un problema ya que no me reconoce el ssd

[@IvanDPopov]

You’ll need the RST driver, follow this tutorial, you can get it from there or from intel via google www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000132969/how-to-load-intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-to-install-os-on-nvme-memory

[@chucknone8133]

Just to be clear - when doing this, you no longer have Wi-Fi unless you use the USB adapter?

[@IvanDPopov]

Yes you use the internal wifi m2 slot for the ssd, you’ll need to grab a mini usb wifi adapter

[@Threatlevelparty]

Great video! I shall try this on mine!

[@IvanDPopov]

Thank you!

[@jchristianbertrand7544]

Thank you its work for me

[@jchristianbertrand7544]

the bluethoot its not working any recommandations

[@jchristianbertrand7544]

i orderded a new usb wifi+bluetooth hope its works

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad it worked and yes you will need a Bluetooth/wifi adapter externally

[@AudreyNie]

Broke the side of my laptop trying to open it 😭 I ultimately gave up cause I couldn’t open it

[@IvanDPopov]

Noooo sorry dude :( hp does some wacky things on their builds

[@AudreyNie]

@@IvanDPopov its fine dude. i recently got a asus rog gaming laptop and like it way more :)

[@BrewsterMcBrewster]

Aww, man. Sorry from me, too. New laptops are becoming like smart phones. They are not built to be repaired or upgraded. Ivan: "HP does some wacky things". Not the word I would use ;-)

[@gianlucascano1375]

Sorry I'have ax011 I have install win 11 but when the pc restart I have errore 03f no boot device. I do the network adapter in bios. Have you a solution?

[@IvanDPopov]

Check to make sure that you have the boot order correct in the bios, you want your ssd to be first, double check your ssd connections are tight and that the laptop body has spacers and isn’t bending it

[@frankmc4294]

If you are seeing this video for the first time, rather than get the adapter and remove the wifi internally, there is also the choice of, after updating BIOS and RAM, get an m.2 mSATA ssd, INSTALL into an m.2 to SATA case, use with a SATA to USB adapter for maximum flexibility and speed. Clone your internal drive to the new ssd. In the event, as happened to me, the clone software refuses to clone to an external drive, make an image of the eMMC to a USB STICK. Put the new ssd as a SATA DRIVE into a desktop, plug in the USB STICK and the restore the image to the SATA ssd drive. The eMMC may have been compacted so there is a possibility, as happened to me, that your clone software will be needed to convert the image, after which the drive will be properly recognised by BIOS and can be set as boot drive. I have booted from a usb2.0 installed cloned PATA DRIVE which barely had read speeds of 40MB/s but an ssd in appropriate USB 3.0 case showed read speeds about 450MB/s. Using CrystalDisk Mark. eMMC read sspeefs were about 150MB/s.

[@IvanDPopov]

That’s definitely a way to do it, you will get similar speeds via the internal adapter as well, minus the risk of un mounting your OS by accident. The USB ssd interfaces are a little hit or miss though with how long they perform before burning out, so I would grab an extra just in case.

[@frankmc4294]

@@IvanDPopov Continuing my Adventure into improving this laptop Memory is upgraded to 8GB , Currently all that I can afford. Was looking for 16GB but there don't seem to be too many and all outside of my current budget. I now have an old but good mechanical 160GB Hitachi Drive installed externally via USB3.0 to SATA case for my boot drive Updated Windows 10 with the exception of one 2023 update that it seems refuses to download and install. A known problem from Google searches. I have tested, using CrystalDisk Mark, my USB connection which is quite slow. I have tested a 512GB mSATA SSD mounted in a SATA 3 enclosure, connected by USB3.0, which is way faster than converting the wifi adapter to take an ssd. This will be my next goal, to replace the 160GB with a 512GB on USB to SATA. I borrowed the 512GB from my Aspire laptop which I upgraded recently. Results below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 x64 (C) 2007-2021 hiyohiyo Crystal Dew World: crystalmark.info/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s] * KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes [Read] SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 454.143 MB/s [ 433.1 IOPS] < 18403.11 us> SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 386.445 MB/s [ 368.5 IOPS] < 2702.83 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 44.886 MB/s [ 10958.5 IOPS] < 2823.63 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 17.555 MB/s [ 4285.9 IOPS] < 232.28 us> [Write] SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 436.437 MB/s [ 416.2 IOPS] < 19054.16 us> SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 396.440 MB/s [ 378.1 IOPS] < 2637.48 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 36.425 MB/s [ 8892.8 IOPS] < 3576.94 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 25.565 MB/s [ 6241.5 IOPS] < 159.23 us> Profile: Default Test: 1 GiB (x5) [E: 84% (184/220GiB)] Mode: [Admin] Time: Measure 5 sec / Interval 5 sec Date: 2024/01/24 14:25:17 OS: Windows 10 [10.0 Build 19041] (x64) Comment: mSATA ssd on usb3.0 in mSATA case I am posting these details since I am sure that there must be others like myself who have one of these doorstops and might be interested in making them useful. 8GB SODIMM cost about ~15 Euros 512GB mSATA m.2 NGFF ssd cost about ~35 Euros Case for mSATA to SATA cost about ~ 10 Euros Prices applicable to Greece January 2024

[@tomahawk1705b]

Great upgrade path!. However I chose a different path got rid of Windows all together. I installed Intel Clear Linux OS optimized specially for blazing fast performance of all chips Intel such as network, graphics cpu ect. Basic install eventually ended up around 12 Gb after updates and is lightning fast with the original 4Gb ram. One setback was Firefox browser is a big fail on Clear Linux any type of video media from the various social platforms an KZbin does not play for some reason but installing the Brave Browser fixed all it all media works perfect in Brave.

[@IvanDPopov]

Linux is a great option!

[@jovanburrell2926]

Awesome video tutorial. I have the HP Stream 14-cb120ds. Would this work on my model as well? I'm interested in upgrading the CPU Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHz; GPU NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7870 2GB; RAM 16GB; HDD 72GB + 8GB for gaming purposes.

[@IvanDPopov]

Cpu is soldered on and there is not gpu slot so this would not work outside of storage and ram

[@aland3r05]

Can I still do the things exactly the same just change the ram to 16 gb and the storage to 1tb?

[@IvanDPopov]

Absolutely

[@shaquillesmith2951]

Thanks for the info very much, i have a question, I wanted to upgrade to a 1tb hard drive and a 8GB RAM would i be needing anything else for th hp stream 14 inch to work properly.

[@IvanDPopov]

As long as it fits you should be fine, the adapter will handle the max space needed for a 1tb I believe, you can do 16gb on it as well

[@pedrobarreto3857]

Hello, I have an HP STREAM 14-ax0XX, I would like to know if I can just replace the eMMc memory with an SSD. And what difficulties could I face during the process?

[@IvanDPopov]

Check the pinned comment, replace no it’s soldered on but add to and disable yes.

[@joabehinode]

Pedro vc conseguiu fazer a atualização, pois eu tenho 1 hp igual ao seu HP STREAM LAPTOP 14-a0XX,

[@tatzkietv987]

mine, 14-ax0XX is perfectly work.

[@User25682]

I Have the same model but when I go into the windows installer it doesn’t show ssd? Is there a fix?

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad to hear!

[@unacknowledged3537]

Hi there Ivan, Just wondering if that laptop of yours has 2 slots for RAM, and how much you'd recommend me to get, I have a similar HP Laptop (HP 14s-fq0020na) crucial says that I have 1 slot available and the used slot has a 4GB RAM Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD fitted onto it, it states that I can install 32GB maximum of RAM, I'd appreciate it if you can help me as I'm not really a techy kind of guy, many thanks, and by the way, the video was amazing 👍

[@IvanDPopov]

So that’s a bit of a loaded question lol, but first of all thank you. Ram limits depend on the cpu ram bus controller, what it can handle per channel, if you have an 8th generation cpu in that model (which is possible for that model) you can potentially put 32gb into a single slot if you only have one slot www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1588330-REG/crucial_ct32g4s266m_32gb_ddr4_2666_mt_s.html/?ap=y&gclid=CjwKCAjwtfqKBhBoEiwAZuesiJHse5oDcE7envDD4uG3yppqez7LZmOFlOHFEKeCh9G6uqhOUJsodxoCRj8QAvD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=y If you have another slot you could potentially put two of those guys in there for 64gb The best way to figure out your maximum ram available to install on your system based on cpu, OS, motherboard etc is to follow these steps geekzag.com/guides/computers/check-maximum-ram-capacity/

[@unacknowledged3537]

@@IvanDPopov Thank you!

[@LorenzoBianchini-z2k]

Hello, I made this change on my HP Stream 14-ax014nl that I had abandoned and now it's great. I wanted to ask you if it's normal that it doesn't update the Bios anymore. Thank you

[@IvanDPopov]

Yea sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't even need to be done depending on the model, if it works it works :)

[@wolfzsmk]

If i were to initialize the drive what is it a gpt or mbr?

[@IvanDPopov]

Mbr is the one you want to use Edit: She’s right, GPT, actually

[@wolfzsmk]

@@IvanDPopov Really? on google it says that mbr can’t run on uefi

[@IvanDPopov]

That is correct, though you don’t need to initialize the drive at all and it will reformat to the correct format upon installation of windows, as long as the partition manager / setup sees the drive you will be fine either way. I’ll edit my comment as that’s something I didn’t know, thank you

[@wolfzsmk]

@@IvanDPopov I really was just asking because I won’t be installing a fresh windows 10 i’m just copying everything on the original drive onto the ssd so I can keep the Windows 11 that’s already paid for

[@IvanDPopov]

@@wolfzsmkoh even if you install a fresh windows 10/11 the activation will recognize the hardware fingerprint of your mobo etc as an activated paid copy, it “might” ask if you made any hardware changes and have you deactivate the previous pc if you replace the entire mobo and put the ssd in a new pc.

[@dasiadaboss4684]

I just want to update my ram, is that ok without doing all of the other stuff you did (not including updating my laptop because you said that it is important), also I want to use 16GB 2400mhz DDR4 SO-DIMM from amazon will this work for this laptop?😁😁😁

[@IvanDPopov]

Yes that will work, getting out of S mode I would recommend just to have full functionality but you don’t have to update the bios to install more ram, just make sure it’s a single channel 16gb and you’ll be good to go :)

[@dasiadaboss4684]

@@IvanDPopov Thank you so much💖💖💖

[@IvanDPopov]

@@dasiadaboss4684 you are welcome, best of luck!

[@andrecard3934]

hey man, awesome vid but i have a question, is it possible to upgrade the chipset as well because i have the HP Stream 14 cb174wm and that has the Intel Celeron N4000 and i plan to upgrade the RAM to either 8 or 16 GB and put in a 250 or 500GB SSD hard drive along with modules as well as the chipset (Intel Core i3 or i5)

[@IvanDPopov]

The chipset is micro soldered in place you’d have to replace the entire motherboard I think

[@andrecard3934]

@@IvanDPopov ok thanks for replying

[@AL22222]

Currently trying to get this to work on one of the supported models but windows installer won’t recognise it. 😢

[@IvanDPopov]

Install the RST driver during setup www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000132969/how-to-load-intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-to-install-os-on-nvme-memory

[@MinhNguyen-bs9yb]

I only did the RAM upgrade, but I am getting the BSOD on boot with stop code IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I am using the Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 8 GB module with BIOS F.18 Rev.A (the latest available from HP). Any ideas?

[@IvanDPopov]

Ram stick could be bad or the wrong type perhaps?

[@vultureal793]

@@IvanDPopov do you think that ram could work with hp stream laptop 14-cb172wm?

[@hh-xb7gp]

Hello, I need to know if I can put a msata ssd instead of an adapter for nvme ssd. I have a hp stream 14 amd version and I don't have space for an nvme . is the adapter really necessary?

[@IvanDPopov]

Msata “looks” similar plug wise but it’s different with the channels it uses and won’t fit, yes you do need an adapter to make it work unless you can find an a/e pinned m2 ssd

[@Melodyixo]

Hello, I have the HP Stream 11.6 inch version of this same colour. I was wondering whether it was possible to upgrade the ram on that model? Thanks.

[@IvanDPopov]

Most likely yes just make sure to match up speeds and types of ram, I would open it up first carefully to make sure it’s removable

[@Melodyixo]

@@IvanDPopov Thanks so much for your reply, I shall take a look to see if it’s upgradable:).

[@DreamBeamz]

Installed in 14-cb174wm, worked fine but was hard freezing and rebooting after 5 minutes with new drive. decided to update firmware to latest F.29 Rev.A and it completely disappears out of BIOS, cant network boot or see the drive as a UEFI boot drive like I could before. Tried new M2 drive and new adapter. Still same results. Has HP locked this down with latest firmware? I tried downgrading firmware to the only other one I could find several times F.64 Rev.A but it writes then fails and then reverts back to F.29 Rev A on reboot after an error saying BIOS failed then another reboot. like a failsafe. I did not write down my original firmware version. Any thoughts to any of this, the original freezes, the complete loss in drive detection? As it wont even show as a D drive now.

[@IvanDPopov]

Try unplugging your battery internally to reset the cmos

[@DreamBeamz]

@@IvanDPopov amazing, that worked, how did you know? Now I am back to the issue of freezing, it does not freeze when I boot in a windows PE, so maybe a driver issue

[@IvanDPopov]

@@DreamBeamz check that the SSD/Adapter do not have pressure on them causing them to bend when you put the case together. In the description I showed how to make a few small spacers to counteract that.

[@DreamBeamz]

@@IvanDPopov I appreciate all the continued support you provide to the public, 3+ years. I actually made sure there is no pressure by not even mounting the second one outside the computer while I was diagnosing the issue. I put electric tape on the contact points as well. I did a lot of research on this and even found your original thread on HP to find the BIOS "HP Stream 14 CB116 - F14 Bios Unlocking". I am doing this for my neighbor, I personally work IT since the days of DOS and did not even know these type of notebooks with built in drives exist till the other day when searching about this. Sometimes I wonder if my PCI-E slot is bad, I am going through and updating drivers now. I have it stable booting on the original drive with the new drive as D, I am going to use paragon and copy the drive and see what happens after having installed drivers from HP

[@DreamBeamz]

@@IvanDPopov so my crucial M.2 was the reason for the freezing then restarting, no idea if it was the brand or a bad drive but I ordered another drive and no longer freezing and rebooting. I tried resetting in the slot many times before replacing.

[@yvesdarves3497]

Thanks for the video ! I did it on my 14-ds0004nf, works fine but, i have issues with the wifi adaptator. It works at the beginning but if i putt it off the laptop once, and plug it again, then it's not recognize anymore. The wifi adaptator becomes a cd-rom device... dont know what to do (i tried changing drivers it s not working)

[@IvanDPopov]

That’s awesome that the upgrade works for you! As for the wifi adapter, ours worked a little funny at first too but not as you described, ours just dropped connections once and a while, it’s possible you got a bad wifi adapter or some bent pins inside, the device will enumerate as a cd/dvd when installing drivers automatically, so perhaps in device manager uninstall it then try to plug it in a different port (we use the SS usb slot) www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000123568/realtek-usb-3-0-ethernet-adapter-is-enumerated-as-a-cd-rom-device-after-installing-windows-when-using-mdt-or-sccm

[@yvesdarves3497]

@@IvanDPopov it was the wifi adaptator that made the whole thing bug !!! i changed it and everything is fine now !!! thanks again

[@jchristianbertrand7544]

HP Stream -14-CB130NR

[@IvanDPopov]

Works on that one?

[@jchristianbertrand7544]

❤Upgrade to windows 11

[@AdityaKantKushwaha]

Your intro song only have right channel audio not left channel

[@IvanDPopov]

Woops lol I did this all off the laptop so I couldn’t tell

[@AdityaKantKushwaha]

@@IvanDPopov Bro Literally after more than 2 years💀

[@IvanDPopov]

@@AdityaKantKushwahayea my email missed quite a few of these so I just spam replied like 200 comments lol

[@venceremoss1917]

hello, thanks for the info. I want to ask a question. I was wondering if I plug the small size m.2 nvme ssd directly instead of the wi-fi card, will it work? that is, if I don't use the apparatus you use. Its size is exactly the same as the wi-fi card, 22×30 mm.

[@davidcameron7642]

no it will not work must use the M.2 A+E Adapter.

[@venceremoss1917]

@@davidcameron7642 thank you for the answer.

[@IvanDPopov]

No you need the apparatus

[@antoniolibranti7994]

I did everything you said but even if windows is installed on the ssd the pc can't boot it and repeat the windows installation everytime. It seems like it can't boot windows from ssd. Are there any solutions for this problem?

[@IvanDPopov]

If your windows install is looping you might have the boot order for USB first in your bios and depending on your model you might have to do the workaround in the pinned comment chain, try taking out the usb after shutting down when it goes to the install again

[@arnandocruzjr76]

I have a 64GB HP Stream 11. Will it work?

[@IvanDPopov]

That depends on your wifi card being an m2 slot and having the room for it, the 11 is a smaller model from what I can see so it might be a little tight

[@4char_4sure]

I have the 14- cb172wm if I just want to upgrade the ram to 8gb I still need to do all those steps?

[@4char_4sure]

Using the ram from the description box

[@IvanDPopov]

No you can just do the ram part and then re-assemble, no need for bios update if you aren’t upgrading the ssd

[@shatiakter1419]

@Ivan Popov I have a HP STREAM 14-cb174wm So, I have a question. Can I upgrade my RAM and give a HDD in this laptop as you have done in this video. With these steps.

[@IvanDPopov]

I think most CB models should work check your bios you are looking for F20 and under for the upgrade if available

[@shatiakter1419]

I think SSD is best.

[@shatiakter1419]

Most people uses SSD too much

[@pichagi]

I noticed that the TP-Link AC600 USB wifi adapter gets pretty hot therefore the whole area around it gets a little hot too. Did you notice the same thing on your end and if so has it caused any failures yet?

[@IvanDPopov]

It used to get pretty hot but that stopped eventually, weird stuff for sure, it initially had intermittent connection issues but that also stopped, ghosts?

[@fobos_gamer]

I'm new to this a have the hp stream 14 AMD a4-9120e laptop, I'm wondering if this upgrade will work thanks a lot

[@IvanDPopov]

I’d definitely look up a tear down video before taking it apart but if you have the space and the same m2 a lot I’d say it should

[@johnllyodalvarez7799]

I want to do this and upgrade but I dont know where to buy like that adaptor , Any suggestion pls?

[@IvanDPopov]

Check description for links

[@FloridaSunMitochondria]

How do you locate your windows install key to use on the new m2 sata ssd?

[@IvanDPopov]

Your install key will be automatically found by the installer as it runs.

[@temitopealabi1770]

thank you for this video, i just want to ask if anybody has successful done it with Stream 14-cb0xx

[@IvanDPopov]

Find a tear down video for that mode before attempting, if the wifi slot is an m2 a/e and you have the space you should be good

[@richardlane3816]

I've looked everywhere and cannot find this adaptor that goes into the WiFi card slot. Where is the link to get the one in the video?

[@IvanDPopov]

Look in the description :)

[@richardlane3816]

@@IvanDPopov Kool I found it and purchased it. But whilst running Windows 10 or 11 USB Installation media via USB, both found the new drive, sadly the USB wifi card dosn't. Even though Windows recognises the wifi card, the wifi card won't or can't be recognised by the HP Stream inorder to be use as intended. So with heavey heart I'm gonna have to say this is a no-go for me. Shame, I was really hoping this was gonna be athe breakthrough that everyone was hoping for who bought this Budget laptop hoping it would be something more. The only other way forward appears to be the vacant slot on the motherboard just to the left of the WiFi slot to solder in a M.2 Sata Slot or go back to the SSD plugged into an empty USB slot.

[@IvanDPopov]

So your nvme works but your wifi usb adapter did not work? Probably just got a bad one, they get a little bent they’re worthless lol.

[@LC-ld9yb]

HI I have a stream 14 32gb 4GB F.62 BIOS. WILL IT WORK ON THIS? EXCUSE CAPS AND TYPOS. THANK YOU

[@IvanDPopov]

Check what model it is and look at the description below the video, if it’s on the list it’s confirmed if not, give it a shot. I’d open the laptop first to make sure you have similar internals tho.

[@bullywug666]

YES! I just got it to work. Not easy though. See my previous comment.

[@IvanDPopov]

@@bullywug666 not seeing said comment and now I’m curious lol

[@bullywug666]

@@IvanDPopov not certain I think it was deleted for some reason???

[@bullywug666]

I used this link to download the Bootable USB drive that will allow the adapter and SDD to boot. I have the 14-AX030WM model and it worked perfect after a lot of stuggling. Set to legacy boot and secure boot off. Read the readme carefully in the software. I chose Non UEFI DUET with Optional ReFIND option. Others may work thats what I decided to go with. Once I was able to successfully get it working, I made a small 55MB partition called it Z: and cloned the USB to that drive so the USB drive is not required. Im using BIOS F.62 Make certain that or higher is installed Unless you have the other kind of BIOS...if so its V16 is the better. Setting it to Network Book will not work with our setup. You have to set it to the Internal 32MB memory for it all to work. (Yes even when Booting with the USB) You'll see :)

[@StatusSeeker85]

Thanks! Work on STREAM14-CB025NL with REFIND trick!

[@IvanDPopov]

Glad to hear!

[@sniffer2500]

I have the " hp stream 14 " model ' AXOXX 7265-NGW ', CAN IT BE DONE THE SAME WAY? BECAUSE MY LAPTOP ONLY HAS 27GBS OF STORAGE AND 8GBS MEMORY.

[@IvanDPopov]

Find a tear down video for that mode before attempting, if the wifi a lot is an m2 a/e and you have the space you should be good

[@CommunalToast]

I have a CB-172wm. It won't recognize the new SSD (it also doesn't like the new RAM.) I tried unplugging the battery and draining the capacitors, but I get a CMOS error. Either I need to update the bios (HP's website advised no updates available) Or the laptop isn't seeing the SSD because I already initialized the SSD. Is that possible? I'll see if I can verify if it's an error related to the BIOS. BIOS version is F18

[@IvanDPopov]

Depending on what you initialized the drive as that is possible I believe you want MBR or it might not see it, check you connections, and make sure your cpu doesn’t require rapid storage drivers during windows 10 install

[@teusbarros1860]

would any ssd that fits in the adapter work? for example would Kingston work or is it mandatory to be this one.

[@IvanDPopov]

It can be any ssd they should all have the same form factor

[@mr.niceguytv9215]

What is the name of the adoptor?

[@IvanDPopov]

It is in the description

[@retrogaliefmafia5977]

Is there another tour type of adapter to retain Wifi instead of mini usb Wifi?

[@IvanDPopov]

Not unless you maybe get a splitter for the adapter or a different kind but any usb wifi chip will work too

[@lawrenceobrien336]

I was able to install the SSD on a 14-cb008na, this did not allow me to boot from anything other than the eMMC even with the latest version of bios installed. I did however install windows 10, but before it started updating I compressed the installation of windows, and turned hibernation mode off, and reduced the virtual memory, this frees up a bit more space on the eMMC, I would also advise to set up your default locations for downloads and so on to the new SSD. you wull also need to grab the chipset drivers from HP's website, DO NOT use their detect drivers software, its just plain awful and doesn't work half of the time. just check your windows build and chipset version and download the relevant driver.

[@IvanDPopov]

You might be able to get it to boot via network slot, a recent comment went over it a bit but I added it to the description

[@User25682]

Did you ever make it work in the end?

[@lloydynlozzy]

@@User25682 yes it is currently still working, although I may change it to a network boot soon

[@User25682]

@@lloydynlozzy which model do you have

[@SaheedAdebayo]

Thanks for the info and your swift response. I have HP stream 14-ax0XX and my BIOS is Insyde F.08. My question is can it work with this bios (F.08) as there's no update available for my BIOS. Thanks

[@IvanDPopov]

I’m my experience stock bios won’t work but it’s worth a shot let us know how it goes!

[@BadBigBruce]

@@IvanDPopov First thanks for the video, been looking to save that laptop from the garbage. Now, I have install the ssd no problem, updated the Bios, now using the F.61 Rev.A from that model, but I'm stuck on boot loop. Tried removing the boot usb a few second, tried install several time, still stuck. Any idea? should I try the bios version from your model? would you know where I can download it? that version doesn't seem available on HP site anymore.

[@kpkacts238]

@@BadBigBruce Also couldn’t get the BIOS to recognize the NVME SSD on Rev F.61A. There are several different older BIOS versions available to download but I didn’t see one that matches the exact same as the one in the video F.16A. Also couldn’t get computer to let me downgrade the BIOS to an older version after trying. For now, it looks like I’m trying to come up with a solution using the refined boot manager.

[@IvanDPopov]

Check the pinned comment there’s been a development with the ak models

[@IvanDPopov]

@@kpkacts238 check pinned comment

[@benyblunco1]

Ivan I did everything you showed me but I’m using the 14-cb111wm and I’m having a problem because the new driver is not showing up on my file explorer can you help me

[@IvanDPopov]

You either have to initialize the drive or install rapid storage drivers during setup of windows 10 depending on your cpu, also make sure your connections are good on the drive

[@pichagi]

I remember reading somewhere that we can replace the wifi card with a mini M.2 PCI-e NVME (therefore not needing an adaptor). Is this correct and if so could you suggest a compatible model?

[@IvanDPopov]

If you can find an AE keyed nvme you definitely can

[@pichagi]

@@IvanDPopov Thanks for the response. Any idea if they exist?

[@PhilipMantom]

Basic question on why add the M2 rather than swap out the hdd, is that even possible on this model??

[@IvanDPopov]

Hard drive is an emmc chip that’s soldered on, you can technically swap it but you need some serious tools

[@io6469]

what about model 14-cb011wm, Sir?

[@IvanDPopov]

So far there’s two wm model’s confirmed working so give it a shot and let us know