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    Dv7 Intalling 2nd Hard Drive in Empty 2nd bay

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ryanpick, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. ryanpick

    ryanpick Notebook Geek

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    I'm at work & i just wanted to know(realize i can find out for my self when i get home)
    Bought Intel ssd so i was planning on moving the current hard drive to the 2nd empty bay and using the ssd as the main boot drive

    Anyone done this to a DV7?

    will i need to purchase a hard drive caddy or any addition connectors?
     
    ryanpick, Jan 14, 2010
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  2. computerstriker

    computerstriker Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, you will need to purchase a hard drive caddy. You can buy them from NewModesUS. They give you the connecters with the hard drive caddy. I bought one for my dv8 about a month ago and I can say that they are reliable.
     
    computerstriker, Jan 14, 2010
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  3. timesquaredesi

    timesquaredesi MagicPeople VooDooPeople

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    ^ i agree with the gentleman above. go with a caddy from newmode.us

    as for running ssds, several people here are running ssd's as primary drives with regular hard drives as their secondaries. i can confidently say that 100% of the people are extremely happy with their ssd drives/setups.

    im waiting for prices to come down so i dont have to sell my arm for a 320gb ssd. i need my arms and i like them a lot =/
     
    timesquaredesi, Jan 14, 2010
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  4. ryanpick

    ryanpick Notebook Geek

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    doh! thx guys guess i'm not going to eat this week
     
    ryanpick, Jan 14, 2010
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    randallrivy11 Notebook Consultant

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    i been looking for the samething so to speak. i just bough a hp dv7-3065x and i need a caddy for the second bay the hardrive i want to put in came out of a dv7-1135nr any suggestions on a good caddy or even if mine will work in it?
     
    randallrivy11, Jan 16, 2010
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