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02-18-2020 12:01 AM - edited 02-18-2020 12:03 AM
Hello community,
I have a Pavilion dv6 (model dv6t-7000). It has currently a SSD with 160GB which is very small in today's standrds.
I read I can add a second harddrive/SSD by using a caddy in place of the existing DVD/CD reader/writer.
My first question is what are the limits on the harddrive I can add - I would like to add a harddrive with large storage (say 1GB) and 7200 RPM. Am I limited to certain models of harddrives? What Harddrive of 1GB or 500GB would fit?
Second question is in a link: Is there a good link that describes the process and the technical specs/details of such a process?
Thank you,
Jorani
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02-20-2020 01:39 PM
Welcome to the HP Support Community!
I reviewed your post and I understand that you want to add a hard drive in the place of the DVD drive.
Don’t worry, I assure you I will try my best to get this sorted.
You can add a hard drive in place of the DVD drive using a hard drive caddy and you can install 1 TB hard drive without any issues.
You can search online, and you will find a lot of websites explaining the complete process. However, there is no HP article explaining the same and HP doesn’t recommend it. You can try it at your own discretion.
I hope that answers your question and you have a great day!
If you wish to show appreciation for my efforts, mark my post as Accept as Solution. Your feedback counts!
Cheers!
The_Fossette
I am an HP Employee
02-20-2020 01:39 PM
Welcome to the HP Support Community!
I reviewed your post and I understand that you want to add a hard drive in the place of the DVD drive.
Don’t worry, I assure you I will try my best to get this sorted.
You can add a hard drive in place of the DVD drive using a hard drive caddy and you can install 1 TB hard drive without any issues.
You can search online, and you will find a lot of websites explaining the complete process. However, there is no HP article explaining the same and HP doesn’t recommend it. You can try it at your own discretion.
I hope that answers your question and you have a great day!
If you wish to show appreciation for my efforts, mark my post as Accept as Solution. Your feedback counts!
Cheers!
The_Fossette
I am an HP Employee
02-26-2020 10:54 AM
Thanks again for helping.
Just a quick question on the caddy itself please, I see there are two thickness on the market 9.5m"m and 12.7m"m, which caddy I need for my laptop, the 9.5 or 12.7?
My laptop:
Pavilion dv6
Product: A3E82AV
Model: dv6t-7000
Thanks,
Jorani
02-28-2020 11:10 PM
I did add the second hard drive by replacing the dvd with a caddy - all worked fine.
Adding info as reference, for anyone who may be doing the same and may find this info useful.
I confirm that for my laptop (Pavilion dv6, Product: A3E82AV, Model: dv6t-7000) the caddy size should be 12.7.
I used following caddy:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B78SD66/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And following hard disk:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075RJS55D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
All worked fine. I had one issue where the small holes in the caddy that hold the metal tong to lock the caddy with a screw to laptop were too small for the original screws. I had to use a drill of 1/16" to enlarge VERY LITTLE the holes.
Also: When all was done, had to run compmgmt.msc (Hold down the Windows Key and press R, Into the Run Box type compmgmt.msc ) in order to setup the new drive so Windows 7 could recognize it.
Thanks the Fossette for helping.