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Pavilion DV6 6680
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hi 
I need some help to upgrade my laptop  to run faster especially due to Ram capacity I think
I have Hp Pavilion DV6 ( I think the model was 6680 but not sure)
I wonder if I can upgrade my RAM to 16GB)2*8?  but I don't know what type of RAM I should purchase
and if there is a possibility to change my HDD Drive to SSD
here is some system information :

System Model HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz, 2001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB

Total Virtual Memory 11.9 GB
I really appreciate your time and help 
looking forward to hearing from you soon
sincerely
Hossein

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@HosseinMirzajan 

 

What EXACTLY is your Hp Pavilion DV6 ? Please use the following instructions to find out the model/product of your machine:


     https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03754824


Please do NOT post its Serial number (s/n).


Regards.

BH
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hp pavilion-DV6 - 6080  notebook pc.
product number: A7N34EA#ABB


according to the maintenance guide for upgrade options (http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02842252) I must be able to upgrade to 16GB RAm because of intel-processor I have.
but when I search on the Hp website for my laptop model, the catalogs mentioned to 8GB RAM 
would you please tell me the maximum amount of RAM I can add to my laptop and kind of a link for that RAM? because there are so many kinds of them out there
thank you

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