How To Connect an HDD/SSD in Second Bay

[Kent777]

Hello HP people.  I want to to add an SSD along with the existing HHD in my laptop.  Obviously I have the connections necessary for the HHD, however, I do not see any way to connect a second drive in the second bay. I have a manual that fits my machine to a "T" but it says nothing about hooking a drive up in the second bay.  There are two or three 17" laptops that have different drive covers on the bottom of the computer.  Mine has the two piece covers.  Below are all the specs on my machine.

Thank you in advance
K.R.M.

HP Pavilion Entertainment PC dv7-3160us
Serial: CNF0049JMK
Product: WA793UA#ABA
Model: dv7-3160us

H.P. Pavilion DV7-3160us
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: AMD Turion(tm) II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M620, AMD64 Family 16 Model 6 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 4092 Mb (2x2 Mb)
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 Series, 512 Mb
Hard Drives: C: 448 GB (373 GB Free); 😧 17 GB (2 GB Free); E: 0 GB (0 GB Free);
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard,
Antivirus: Norton Internet Security, Enabled and Updated

[iomare]

Hi,

Take a look at this manual on page 23.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859261

There should be a drive cable that connect from drive to the motherboard in lower right corner.(page 24)

Hope it helps,

David

[Kent777]

Thatk you David.  I went to the site and it did display as a .pdf, however, the document is blank.

K.

[iomare]

Hi,

When I go to the site I can see the pdf

Anyway here is a link to the pdf on my one drive, so you can download it:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AjPouNYsCQHejDn3Xr_Avg9elzzC

Let me know,

David

[Kent777 · Accepted solution]

Alright then David, I was able to open the .pdf.

Thank you.

Later, K.R.M.