laptop ssd upgrade

[sribeast21]

Hey! I have an hp envy dv6. Its been past down to me now that my parents got a new laptop. I want to take out the standard optical drive and use a drive caddy to put an ssd in its place. My question is is this possible? if so can I use any ssd like an 840 pro or do I have to use a certain set of ssd's. and is it a reliable fix now that I have my normal hdd and a fast ssd in the laptop instead of an optical drive.

 

 

thanks and have a nice day,

Sribeast21

[Bluejay0]

I personally have NEVER heard of this. HOWEVER, if you can mod the drive bay and actually got it to all work, then his would be really cool. Try to keep the cover as that is really needed. 

[Guest]

Sure, I guess it can work, because both are connected using SATA. Just make sure that the laptop is modern enough that it uses SATA connections and the same mounting system as any new laptop today.

[iAsuno]

maybe it can, i can't remember but linus did something to a macbook in a commercial.

[Bluejay0]

maybe it can, i can't remember but linus did something to a macbook in a commercial.

 

Switch the hdd for an ssd. Not a laptop mod..

[HirgaLTTki]

  something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_vk2wKwmzg

[TheRetiredSlave]

You should be able to do it.. I did a quick search of "hp envy 15r drive caddy" and came up with this, which should work.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/221265597413?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

 

As far as I know any type of SSD will work as long at it's the correct height (9.5mm, 7mm, etc.. this one is 9.5mm).. I would probably install the SSD into your main drive bay, and then move the HDD to the secondary bay, because the secondary bay may be SATA 2 while the primary bay may be SATA 3 (not sure about that, though)..

 

While I personally have never used an optical drive caddy, I know a few people that have, and it's worked fine for them all..

[Cacao]

I personally have NEVER heard of this. HOWEVER, if you can mod the drive bay and actually got it to all work, then his would be really cool. Try to keep the cover as that is really needed. 

I've seen this a few times, particularly in mac book pros. You can buy a special mount for the SSD that fits in the optical drive bay.

[WoodenMarker]

Any standard 2.5" ssd will work fine. What laptop are you installing it in?

[sribeast21]

Any standard 2.5" ssd will work fine. What laptop are you installing it in?

my laptop is a dv6

[sribeast21]

Sorry for anyone that posted but my laptop is actually a hp dv6. I was thinking of another hp model when I posted. my laptop is a dv6

[TheRetiredSlave]

Sorry for anyone that posted but my laptop is actually a hp dv6. I was thinking of another hp model when I posted. my laptop is a dv6

 

Well what I posted before still holds true. You'll just need a slightly different caddy because the dv6 is tray-loading while the envy 15 is slot-loading..

 

Searching for "HP DV6 optical drive caddy" should give you the result you need. 

Like so: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pavilion-DV3-DV4-DV5-DV6-DV7-DV8-12-7mm-2nd-SATA-Hard-Dirve-Caddy-Bay-/190752682482#vi-content

 

(for that matter, it anyone else with a different laptop looks at this thread, searching for "[your laptop model name here] optical drive caddy" should give you what you want)

[Bluejay0]

Well what I posted before still holds true. You'll just need a slightly different caddy because the dv6 is tray-loading while the envy 15 is slot-loading..

 

Searching for "HP DV6 optical drive caddy" should give you the result you need. 

Like so: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pavilion-DV3-DV4-DV5-DV6-DV7-DV8-12-7mm-2nd-SATA-Hard-Dirve-Caddy-Bay-/190752682482#vi-content

 

(for that matter, it anyone else with a different laptop looks at this thread, searching for "[your laptop model name here] optical drive caddy" should give you what you want)

 

That's damn cheap for a caddy like that!

[WoodenMarker]

Sorry for anyone that posted but my laptop is actually a hp dv6. I was thinking of another hp model when I posted. my laptop is a dv6

Well what I posted before still holds true. You'll just need a slightly different caddy because the dv6 is tray-loading while the envy 15 is slot-loading..

Searching for "HP DV6 optical drive caddy" should give you the result you need. 

Like so: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pavilion-DV3-DV4-DV5-DV6-DV7-DV8-12-7mm-2nd-SATA-Hard-Dirve-Caddy-Bay-/190752682482#vi-content

(for that matter, it anyone else with a different laptop looks at this thread, searching for "[your laptop model name here] optical drive caddy" should give you what you want)

Doesn't really matter in this case. Any standard 12.7mm hdd caddy will work just fine.

http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Caddy-E6400-E6500-E6410/dp/B0090EGHHW/ref=sr_1_59?ie=UTF8&qid=1377991648&sr=8-59&keywords=hdd+caddy

[Bluejay0]

Doesn't really matter in this case. Any standard 12.7mm hdd caddy will work just fine.

http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Caddy-E6400-E6500-E6410/dp/B0090EGHHW/ref=sr_1_59?ie=UTF8&qid=1377991648&sr=8-59&keywords=hdd+caddy

 

But he want it to match the rest of it so the one made for his laptop should be fine

[WoodenMarker]

But he want it to match the rest of it so the one made for his laptop should be fine

It's literally the same thing.

[Bluejay0]

It's literally the same thing.

 

I know but c'mon! Let him have a decent looking laptop, right? Looks matter too! ( and that's why I can't have a girlfriend, cause looks matter too...)

[TheRetiredSlave]

It's literally the same thing.

 

They're also the same price, so I see no reason to get the generic one.. The one made for his laptop has the cover plate to fill the gap in the side of the chassis when he takes the ODD out.

[WoodenMarker]

I know but c'mon! Let him have a decent looking laptop, right? Looks matter too! ( and that's why I can't have a girlfriend, cause looks matter too...)

They're also the same price, so I see no reason to get the generic one.. The one made for his laptop has the cover plate to fill the gap in the side of the chassis when he takes the ODD out.

Not disagreeing--just saying any generic caddy would work.