Probook 430 M.2 (NGFF) SSD

I recently bought a HP probook 430 G1 laptop.
It came with a standard 500GB 5400RPM HDD. I want to upgrade it with an SSD.
Obviously I have the standard option of a 2.5" SSD, but I know that this laptop has an empty slot, which should be an M.2 slot, according to its manual. Also, i know that one of the options when buying it is to buy it with an M.2 120GB SSD.
If so, I guess that it is possible to buy an M.2 drive.
However I'm a bit afraid that it won't work. Do you guys have experience with this laptop with M.2 SSD, and can tell me for sure that this option WILL work?
Thanks!
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You are right...the Manual says this:
M.2 SSD and WWAN devices share the same connector; therefore, you cannot install both
devices at the same time.
I would say the fact that you have a boot option for an mSATA must mean the M.2 slot and that would mean you can use it as the main boot drive and still have a regular SATA drive for storage.

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Good Afternoon HP (or whoever may be reading this),
This email is written to address HP customer support.
I will try to keep this message as civilized as possible. I abhor people who abuse manufacturers/sellers just because they have a problem with a product. In this case however, I am beginning to reach the absolute edge of my patience, and so I beg for your forgiveness if I come across as being too blunt.
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csun wrote:
I bought an HP ProBook 430 G1 in May. After a couple of months of very light use, the SPACE key on the keyboard started to get stuck constantly. For a touch typist like me this is extremely frustrating. I have two questions:
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b) If I want to fix it myself, where can I buy a spare key (or a spare keyboard)?
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I, as most other persons on this forum, do not work for HP.
This is a peer-to-peer user supported forum for HP consumer class products. HP maintains no official presence on this forum and it is unlikely that HP will respond in an official capacity.
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