Does HP Thin Client T630 support NVMe?

[wiuyq]

I have a Thin Client T630 which I want to use as a web server, so I was wondering what ssd to buy for it. Does it support NVMe or is it only SATA? Is there a way to find out before buying one?

 

[chris heyworth]

HP t630 Thin Client Specifications | HP® Customer Support

does this help?

 

[wiuyq]

I am afraid it doesn't really say whether the storage bays are SATA or NVMe. That's why I was hoping to hear if somebody has actually tested it

 

[chris heyworth]

one for sale on ebay with nvme
NEW HP Thin Client TC T630 AMD GX-420GI 128GB NVMe SSD 8GB RAM Win 10 - Warranty | eBay

 

[wiuyq]

The seller said he is not sure whether the bus supports NVMe but claims that's how they came from HP

 

[fossxplorer]

I found one spec doc that states SATA is supported for sure, but NVMe i'm not sure about.
Will find that spec sheet.

EDIT1: HP t630 Thin Client Specifications | HP®Ireland
Just realized t630 has 2 M.2 slots.

EDIT2: got some clues from a video at YT, it seems for at least the M.2 2280 port only SATA is supported: Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | hp - compaq | hp business desktops | HP t630 Thin Client | Crucial.com

Video:

 

[WANg]

if the diagram on the troubleshooting guide is any indication, that's a Key BM M.2 module (aka SATA). Considering that HP is putting in the cheapest, smallest flash storage options possible to support embedded OSes on a 5 year old AMD SoC, just assume that it wouldn't be NVMe.

 

[bashNinja]

I have 4 of these t630s and tried to put in a Samsung 256GB NVMe (mzvpw256hegl-000h1), and the bios didn't recognize it in either slot. I've stuck to normal M.2 SATA drives for my storage upgrades.

 

[wiuyq]

I have 4 of these t630s and tried to put in a Samsung 256GB NVMe (mzvpw256hegl-000h1), and the bios didn't recognize it in either slot. I've stuck to normal M.2 SATA drives for my storage upgrades.

Thanks bashNinja, I will stick to SATA as well.

 

[SolarAxix]

I can confirm that it only supports M.2 SATA.

Also, the 16 GB or 32 GB SanDisk SSDs that are usually included with them are really, really slow. I can get about 30-50 MB/s seq writes. It took me an an hour to complete a Windows 10 install on a T630 with 8 GB of ram and the 32 GB SSD (SanDisk U110 M.2 2242). I've got the same 32 GB in a T730 for OPNsense and it works well enough for that use case.

I've ordered some low cost used SK Micron M600 128GB M.2 2280 SATA SSDs as replacements for the SanDisk ones for my 9 T630. I expect them to be considerably better. Should get them in a couple of weeks.