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‎03-09-2020 12:33 PM - last edited on ‎03-09-2020 01:43 PM by Retired

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Product: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC S/N: [edited]
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Can I add a 256gb SSD drive to my [edited] that has a 2tb hard drive? I want to keep the hard drive for data & use the new SSD for programs and apps.

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‎03-09-2020 01:32 PM

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@Nickstermon 

 

The Pavilion dv6 machines only have ONE slot for storage, you can't add. I believe your machine has Optical drive (ODD), you can

 

(a) Replace 2TB HDD with 2.5" SATA SSD, you can have 256GB or more,

(b) Replace ODD with old HDD using a caddy.

 

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‎03-09-2020 01:53 PM

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So I can replace my ODD with a 256GB SSD drive? Then how do I put my programs & apps on the new SSD & have it recognize the old HDD as where my data files are?

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