Hello.
My notebook is HP Pavilion DV7-2130er, this one
BIOS version is F.46
Operating system is Win8 x64
I'd like to upgrade its hard disk drive and WLAN module.
In the service manual for HP Pavilion DV7-2000 series we can see that combinations from 2x250GB to 2x500-GB HDDs are availiable. But maybe the combination of 120GB SSD and 1000GB HDD will work too? If it is impossible, could you write me the best working alternative, please? What about, for instance, 120GB SSD and 500GB HDD?
Guys from HP technical support said that onlly one HDD (not SSD) or two similar HDDs could be installed. Otherwise one of the drives can not to be recognized by the operating system , they said. But here I've found the HP Expet's advice to upgrade HP Pavilion dv7-2012tx (DV7-2000 series, such as mine!) by installing one 128GB SSD as a system drive and one 500GB HDD as a data storage (second drive). And some topics (for instance, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) contain such advices, and the topicstarters didn't write about any troubles with their upgrades. So where's the truth? Should I try such combination too?
And I'm also going to replace WiFi module. I know about the problem of "white list" of compatible models. The service manual contains 4 WLAN models for DV7-2000 series:
- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g
- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n
- Broadcom 4322 802.11a/b/g/n
- Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g
So can I replace my Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g with Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n or with any other Wi-Fi "N" modules?
Thanks a lot.
P.S. Sorry for my English