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    dv7 - second hard drive bay

    Discussion in 'HP' started by zoopzoop, Jan 29, 2009.

  1. zoopzoop

    zoopzoop Notebook Consultant

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    do all the dv7's in the range have the ability to put a 2nd hard drive inside or it just specific?

    im choosing between the dv7-1002 and the dv7-1125EA but i want to know if they have the space to put in another hard drive?

    i tried looking on the HP site but there is nothing about it on the site.

    Please help.
     
    zoopzoop, Jan 29, 2009
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  2. timesquaredesi

    timesquaredesi MagicPeople VooDooPeople

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    very good q. my gut instinct says yes but i do not know this for a fact. you can go to a best buy and ask one of the guys there to confirm. they may or may not know (probably not) but you can maybe ask a tech there if they've opened one up before.

    alternatively, i would call the sales # that you would call if you were going to buy one of these units. i would ask the sales person and hopefully they could maybe fwd you to the right person....?
     
    timesquaredesi, Jan 29, 2009
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    All dv7's and dv9000's have 2 hard drive bays.
     
    flipfire, Jan 29, 2009
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  4. ytrewqxl

    ytrewqxl Notebook Guru

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    Yes, but if you order one with only one hard drive, you don't have a bracket for the second.
     
    ytrewqxl, Jan 30, 2009
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    You can get the caddy on ebay or so, shouldnt cost too much
     
    flipfire, Jan 30, 2009
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  6. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    The sata connector for the hard drive is on the motherboard. All dv8000's dv9000's and dv7's have two hard drive bays. All you will need to do is buy a hard drive caddy
     
    Tippey764, Jan 30, 2009
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  7. timesquaredesi

    timesquaredesi MagicPeople VooDooPeople

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    the caddy is $35 (after shipping) from newmodeus.com . i got one from them for the 2nd hard drive on this beast.
     
    timesquaredesi, Jan 31, 2009
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