Hi,
I have a HP DV6 4023TX its an i7 2630QM, 4GB Ram, 300GB HDD.
Now its been a little slower recently, so I had a look at new laptops, but apart from a little more ram and a SSD I can't see any other real improvements.
According to the HP website, my laptop will support up to 8GB memory. I checked inside and there is an additional ram slot, so an extra 4GB can be fitted no problem.
The HP information also said it can support 2 hard drives. I didn't disassemble the hard drive bay and look here, however I would like to install a SSD. The HP data says that it only supports up to a 160GB SSD.
I was wondering if this is likely to be true, or just that is the max size that HP had available at the time, or tested up to, as the laptop is 2 years old now, and SSD were in their infancy when it was new.
If so, would I have problems if I fitted a 240GB drive, or would it just detect as 160GB?
Also, what would be the best bet to fully reinstall windows (which would mean buying a windows 7 disc), or to ghost an image across, given that I don't have a windows disc, just a "recovery" partion on the OE laptop hard drive.
I have a HP DV6 4023TX its an i7 2630QM, 4GB Ram, 300GB HDD.
Now its been a little slower recently, so I had a look at new laptops, but apart from a little more ram and a SSD I can't see any other real improvements.
According to the HP website, my laptop will support up to 8GB memory. I checked inside and there is an additional ram slot, so an extra 4GB can be fitted no problem.
The HP information also said it can support 2 hard drives. I didn't disassemble the hard drive bay and look here, however I would like to install a SSD. The HP data says that it only supports up to a 160GB SSD.
I was wondering if this is likely to be true, or just that is the max size that HP had available at the time, or tested up to, as the laptop is 2 years old now, and SSD were in their infancy when it was new.
If so, would I have problems if I fitted a 240GB drive, or would it just detect as 160GB?
Also, what would be the best bet to fully reinstall windows (which would mean buying a windows 7 disc), or to ghost an image across, given that I don't have a windows disc, just a "recovery" partion on the OE laptop hard drive.