Adding SSD to the second Bay drive in DV7-1285dx - advice please

So I recently bought a used DV7-1285dx and is considering the addition of a solid state drive to run the operating system. The current drive is 250 GB 5 400 rpm. Can I simply buy a 2.5 "SATA SSD to any size - I'm looking to 50 GB - and plop down inside and install Windows 7 on that? I've searched the Net and have not seen a solution that does this is clear.

BTW, I think that this HP forum is great. I got a good and fast response to a question I asked yesterday. It's better than the customer support (do not hit the HP - I mean in general)!

Thanks, rich

porcelain808 wrote:

So I recently bought a used DV7-1285dx and is considering the addition of a solid state drive to run the operating system. The current drive is 250 GB 5 400 rpm. Can I simply buy a 2.5 "SATA SSD to any size - I'm looking to 50 GB - and plop down inside and install Windows 7 on that? I've searched the Net and have not seen a solution that does this is clear.

BTW, I think that this HP forum is great. I got a good and fast response to a question I asked yesterday. It's better than the customer support (do not hit the HP - I mean in general)!

Thanks, rich

I think that an SSD of any size should work. I recommend at least 64GB for Windows and manufacturers such as Intel, Corsair, Crucial or Patriot. I've seen a few posts that SSD works on Dv7 computers so don't worry portable...

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