What connector is this?

[Zev_7]

M.2 or nvme because the manual calls the storage device "M.2 nvme pcie ssd" 

Only asking because I dont want to be an idiot and buy a nvme drive with limited speeds. 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

That's an M.2 port. nVME SSDs, some SATA SSDs and Optane sticks go in M.2 ports

[TheKDub]

It's an M.2 port. Looks like it's got an M key. (They'll either have a "B" key or an "M" key. "B" key slots have 2x lanes of bandwidth (10Gb/s), and "M" key slots have 4x lanes of bandwidth (20Gb/s))

Should work fine in there as long as the mobo is compatible.

[Zev_7]

5 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

That's an M.2 port. nVME SSDs, some SATA SSDs and Optane sticks go in M.2 ports

So the speeds would be limited then? I'm assuming it would still be more than sata 3 since it does say its pcie, but doesn't specify what pcie spec. 

 

Edit: nvm 

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, Zeta_191 said:

M.2 or nvme because the manual calls the storage device "M.2 nvme pcie ssd" 

Only asking because I dont want to be an idiot and buy a nvme drive with limited speeds. 

That is M key M.2 but you must make sure that it is capable of X4 PCI-E speeds if you want full performance. 

https://rog.asus.com/articles/maximus-motherboards/buying-an-m-2-ssd-how-to-tell-which-is-which/

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, Zeta_191 said:

So the speeds would be limited then? I'm assuming it would still be more than sata 3 since it does say its pcie, but doesn't specify what pcie spec. 

What motherboard is that? 

[Zev_7]

2 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

What motherboard is that? 

It's made by hp, hp pavilion gaming cx0000.

But when opened, I believe this is the serial for the motherboard? 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, Zeta_191 said:

It's made by hp, hp pavilion gaming cx0000.

But when opened, I believe this is the serial for the motherboard? 

I can't find much information on that board, it links to a Middle East-region page for a laptop

[Zev_7]

2 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

I can't find much information on that board, it links to a Middle East-region page for a laptop

I'll check the OS for info 

[Zev_7]

6 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

I can't find much information on that board, it links to a Middle East-region page for a laptop

8478 70.36 

Says that's the system board 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

2 minutes ago, Zeta_191 said:

8478 70.36 

Says that's the system board 

That's either a driver or BIOS revision. What model of HP computer do you have?

[Zev_7]

5 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

That's either a driver or BIOS revision. What model of HP computer do you have?

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-gaming-15-cx0000-laptop-pc/20284020

 

This one 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/PDPStdView?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151&urlLangId=-1&productId=3074457345618849823

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

5 minutes ago, Zeta_191 said:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-gaming-15-cx0000-laptop-pc/20284020

 

This one 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/PDPStdView?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151&urlLangId=-1&productId=3074457345618849823

It supports Optane which means it has an nVME capable M.2 slot

[Zev_7]

3 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

It supports Optane which means it has an nVME capable M.2 slot

Alright, thank you everyone for the help. This laptop is fairly new (released last month) and the serial numbers on this thing do not match up.