HOW TO UPGRADE HP PAVILION DV6

Upgrading the hard drive and memory capacity of the HP Pavilion dv6, an entertainment notebook computer released in 2009, boosts speed and increases storage space. The laptop comes standard with a 2.5-inch, 160 GB, 5400 RPM ATA-7 notebook hard drive, and can be upgraded using that drive or a 7200 RPM ATA-7 notebook hard drive. The notebook comes with two 1 GB memory modules and can support two 4 GB DDR2 memory modules.

Things You'll Need

• Phillips screwdriver

Instructions

1. • 1
     Shut down the HP Pavilion dv6 notebook, disconnect any cables or devices connected to the notebook, then turn the notebook upside down. Position the notebook so the back of the notebook is closest to you.
     
     
   • 2
     Push the battery-disengage latch above the left side of the battery to the right to disengage the battery from the notebook. Remove the battery.
   
   
   • 3
     Loosen, but do not remove, the two screws on the left side of the hard drive cover above the right side of the battery bay, using a Phillips screwdriver. Lift and remove the hard drive cover. Grab the black plastic pull-tab on the left side of the hard drive bracket and pull the bracket to the right edge of the hard drive bay. Unplug the small cable that extends from the left side of the bracket from the notebook. Lift and remove the bracket.
     
     
   • 4
     Remove the two screws on each side of the bracket, which connect the hard drive to the interposer (the small black plastic piece attached to the cable connecting the computer and hard drive). Slide the old hard drive out of the bracket. Slide the interposer over the connecting pins on the new hard drive, then slide the new hard drive into the bracket. Replace the four screws that connect the bracket to the hard drive.
   • 5
     Place the hard drive on the right side of the hard drive bay and slide it to the left to connect it to the notebook. Plug the cable extending from the interposer back into the notebook. Replace the hard drive cover and screw in the two screws that connect it to the HP Pavilion dv6.
     
     
   • 6
     Loosen but do not remove the screws in the lower-right, and middle-left and middle-right sections of the memory module cover, located in the middle of the notebook. Remove the memory module cover.
     
     
   • 7
     Push the retaining clips on the edges of the upper memory module out away from the module, causing the module to tilt upward. Carefully pull the old memory module out of the slot then carefully insert the new memory module. Repeat this Step to replace the lower memory module while the upper memory module is angled upward. Push the lower module, then the upper module, down when you are finished replacing them.
     
     
   • 8
     Replace the memory module cover and replace the three screws that connect the cover to the notebook. Slide the battery into the battery bay until it clicks and locks into position. Turn the HP Pavilion dv6 right-side up.