Upgrade whey (HP 240 G8) hardware: RAM to 2x16GB, SATA SSD to NVMe, WLAN/BT card if compatible

Full hardware audit of whey (HP 240 G8 Notebook PC, SKU 484S2LT#AC8, family 103C_5336AN HP 200, motherboard 868C ver 63.15, serial 5CG2108J0F), gathered via dmidecode/lspci/lsblk 2026-09-09: CPU (not upgradable, soldered BGA): Intel Core i5-1035G1 (Ice Lake-U, 4C/8T, 1.0-3.6GHz). RAM (upgrade target): 2 SODIMM slots, currently 2x8GB DDR4-3200 (Patriot PSD48G320081S in Slot1, ADATA AO1P32NC8T1-BBVS in Slot2). BIOS-reported max capacity 32GB across 2 slots (confirmed against HP's own memory-upgrade spec for this model). Upgrade: 2x DDR4-3200 SODIMM 16GB (32GB total) replacing both existing sticks - single-channel-per-slot dual-channel config, must buy a matched pair. Storage (upgrade target): current boot/root drive is a 2.5in SATA SSD (Patriot Burst Elite 240GB) sitting in the SATA bay. Confirmed via HP's own docs that this chassis also has a separate M.2 2280 slot supporting PCIe NVMe (in addition to the 2.5in SATA bay) - currently EMPTY, no NVMe device detected on this host. Two options: (a) add an NVMe M.2 SSD alongside the existing SATA drive (least disruptive, no data migration needed for existing LUKS/LVM root), or (b) migrate root to NVMe and repurpose/retire the SATA drive. Need exact M.2 key type (2280, PCIe gen) confirmed from the HP 240 G8 Maintenance and Service Guide before ordering. WLAN/Bluetooth (optional upgrade if a good option exists): current card is Realtek RTL8821CE (Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2) on a removable M.2 2230 Key-E slot (PCIe, not soldered CNVi - confirmed replaceable). Candidate upgrades: Intel AX210 (Wi-Fi 6E + BT 5.3) or AX200 (Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1), same M.2 2230 Key-E form factor. CAVEAT (must verify before buying): HP consumer/business laptops frequently enforce a BIOS wireless-card whitelist that blocks non-HP-approved M.2 WLAN cards with a boot-time "Error 104 - Unsupported wireless network device detected" and refuses to POST with the new card installed. Need to confirm whether the HP 240 G8's BIOS enforces this (and whether a whitelist-free/modded BIOS exists for this board) BEFORE purchasing a replacement WLAN/BT card - otherwise the RAM+NVMe upgrades should proceed independently and the WLAN swap can be dropped or deferred. Next steps: (1) pull the official HP 240 G8 Maintenance and Service Guide to confirm M.2 slot key/PCIe gen and screw/disassembly steps, (2) confirm BIOS whitelist status for WLAN before buying a card, (3) source 2x16GB DDR4-3200 SODIMM + NVMe M.2 SSD (capacity TBD by Elazar) + WLAN card only if whitelist-free, (4) plan the physical swap + LUKS/LVM migration if NVMe becomes the new root.