[SSD] Add an mSATA on a Pavillion DV6

[MrBolz]

Hi to everybody,
I found that there's an unused slot under the touchpad. My notebook is this one:
HP Pavillion DV6-2140EL
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=it&lc=it&dlc=it&product=4123884
I'm searching on forums about adding mSATA on this notebook, but without helps. My idea was to add this one:
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ssd/ct120m500ssd3
Can anyone help me?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Sorry your laptop predates mSATA mSSD compatibility. The slot you found looks like a mini-PCIe slot and physically, it is. You could plug in an mSSD hard drive and it would fit. But nothing would happen because the slot is for a Wide Area Network (cellular modem) card only and that is the only device that will work if plugged into that slot. 

You could install a 2.5 inch regular old SSD in the hard drive bay for the best performance that model will provide.

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[MrBolz]

Thanks for the answer. I've found another solution: remove the optical drive, then install the SSD with a drive caddy.
It should works like this:
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=31
Is it possible? 

[Huffer]

Sure possible but it is a waste to put an SSD in there because the interface is slower. Put the SSD inside the laptop and a big slow spinner drive in the optical bay. That way you get best performance and max storage. 

[MrBolz]

THanks, that's a good solution 😄 I'm gonna do it for sure!

[ogsbdn]

• ¡Hola! Tres años más tarde 

• ¿Esto sucede con todo el dv6? Tengo el dv6-2175ss, ¿Puedo utilizar el surco hay cerca de la RAM para localizar un disco msata?
• Gracias

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[ogsbdn]

Sorry!  Chrome translator....

This happens with all of dv6? I have the dv6-2175ss, Can I use the groove there is nearby to the ram to locate a disk msata?

Thanks