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‎09-23-2017 02:11 PM - edited ‎09-23-2017 02:24 PM

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Product: Pavilion dv7-6c23cl
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I would like to get a Second HDD and Caddy for my laptop.  I would really like to Boot from my Second HDD but don't know if this is possible, or if it was designed for Storage?

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-dv7-6c00-entertainment-notebook-pc-series/5169332/m...

This is the only link that applies to my exact laptop.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Does-the-Pavilion-DV7-6c23cl-A...

 

Would also like to know if the Connector/sion Speeds will be the same as the Main Drive Bay.  I can't seem to figure this out on my own?  Can't seem to find any good info on the MB?

 

I doesn't appear that hp has a 2nd Caddy Bay for sale, just the Whole Caddy Package: Hard Drive Hardware Kit, includes: 665597-001, and that is obsolete atm.

 

This is the link that some here have suggested, but I would still like to know if it is worth doing bacause I don't want to take a performance hit.  Only doing this to Boot from another OS, and not for storage.  Want to boot from Windows 7 on the main drive and linux on the Second, if, it will be up to the same performance standards as the Main Connectors, or close, as SATA-II.  If not, I'll just use a different laptop, or, use this one if the Performance hit will be small.  Now I'm confused, I found three links to the conversion.

 

This is the on I think it is:

http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=379

 

http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=222

 

Thanks, pcpunk

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