HP DV6

[delaralfonso]

Hello, i have a HP DV6 3033cl, that comes with a 500gb hardrive. The thing is that i work with big files (satelitte images) and i'm running low in space.
Well the question is if i can replace it with another of 1tb for example, i mean if it's going to work. I give some model examples:
HD Notebook Western Digital Sata 1tb 2,5
HD 1tb Notebook Western Digital Scorpio Blue Sata2
HD SATA 1000 GB NOTEBOOK - TOSHIBA

Thanks a lot!

 

[luis9317]

I don't see any reason why it should not work. You could also remove your DVD drive and replace it with a hard drive. So you would have two hard drives and way more space

 

[delaralfonso]

I don't know if my mother just support sata 1, mainly that's my issue. I've heard that maybe i can do an upgrade of the bios to work? what do u think?

 

[luis9317]

What help me was downloading a program called SIW. If you do download it, go under motherboard and take a look at your south bridge. Doing a quick search of your south bridge would help you find detail information about the supported SATA speeds. Usually all sandy bridge motherboard support SATA 1,2 & 3.
Here is the link to to the program:
http://www.gtopala.com/

 

[Scott_D_Bowen]

SATA is forwards and backwards compatible on all Intel chipsets.

The only questions are:
- The type of power connector that the laptop uses for HDD's as the SATA power connector has changed over time.
- The thickness of the HDD, does the laptop require a certain thickness?
e.g. 9.5mm

 

[delaralfonso]

Best answer selected by delaralfonso.

 

[delaralfonso]

Thanks to everyone. Finally with the program called SIW i could check the components and i know knpw that it's SATA 2. I'm going to buy a new HDD!