HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook -- RAM & SSD upgrade questions

[samnum]

First off, l'm sorry if these kinds of questions gets asked 1000 times, l've looked into them and did some searching on the forums & googling, but l just want to be 100% sure. 

l bought my laptop back in August 2011 (kinda old), and while it still works like a charm, it's definitely gotten slower over the years so l want to upgrade the RAM from 6GB to 8GB, and upgrade the 640GB 5400RPM HDD to a 1 TB SSD.

l know the RAM form factor is DDR3, but not so sure about memory speed and voltage. As for SSD, can l just pick any SSD or is there anything specific l need to pay attention to?

l'm interested in buying this RAM module (G.SKILL 8GB SO-DIMM DDR3 1333), and this SSD (Samsung EVO 860 1 TB) or even 2 TB if permitted.

l'm also not sure about my exact laptop model number (the characters after dv6 l usually see), so l don't know the exact specifications (all l know is Pavilion dv6t select). When l go into BIOS, l can see my Product number is LT070AV if that helps at all. 

Thank you for any help at all, it's greatly appreciated! 

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The notebook is the HP Pavilion dv6t-6100 CTO

The RAM you need is DDR3 1333Mhz RAM

The max RAM depends on what kind of processor is in the notebook (as it is a costumer configurable notebook) If you have an AMD processor, the max RAM is 8GB. With Intel processor, the max RAM is 16GB. In any case, 8GB will work. However with AMD processor, you will need to use 2x4GB modules (not the 8GB module you linked) You can buy from your preferred brand such as Crucial, Samsung...

On page 66 Of service manual you can see the steps to replace/upgrade RAM

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02842252

Yes, you can replace the drive with the Samsung SSD. You can even use a 2TB drive. 

On page 63 of service manual you can see the steps to replace the drive.

Hope it helps,

David

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[samnum]

Hi David, 

Thank you so much for the help! My processor is lntel i5, l'm surprised it will be able to take 16 GB, this is great news!

l just automatically assumed 8 GB was the max because that was what l kept seeing elsewhere online, but l will trust the manual

Thanks again!