Dv7-4302er add hdd

Model HP PAVILION dv7-4302er
Can I install a second hard drive to the model, if so, how?

Reviewing page 52 of this guide, it does look like this unit supports two HDDs. It includes steps for the primary and secondary HDDs. There should be a T-shaped panel on the underside of the notebook. Removing this panel should reveal both HDD bays. The secondary bay may have a "filler" piece in it to occupy the space. If so, removing the filler piece should allow for a secondary HDD to be installed.
I hope this answers your question.
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crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 Dec 11 23:58 controlC0
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card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
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card 1: Camera [USB Video Camera], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
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null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=NVidia
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7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
default:CARD=Camera
USB Video Camera, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Camera
USB Video Camera, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Camera,DEV=0
USB Video Camera, USB Audio
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surround50:CARD=Camera,DEV=0
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I found this in Gentoo forums, very similar issue and a fix that don't works (see in a bit further)
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-88 … art-0.html
And this...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1672571
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1475588
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/577178
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu … rking.html (2007 forum post, but very similar)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs … 02583.html (2009)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522101 (2009, closed in 2011)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474383
-> http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs … 02583.html (it seems the bug tracker works quite bad or there's some issue looking at that issue, so here's the mailing list message about it)
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Recording WAVE 'stdin' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
HW Params of device "hw:1":
ACCESS: MMAP_INTERLEAVED RW_INTERLEAVED
FORMAT: S16_LE
SUBFORMAT: STD
SAMPLE_BITS: 16
FRAME_BITS: 16
CHANNELS: 1
RATE: [8000 48000]
PERIOD_TIME: [1000 32768000]
PERIOD_SIZE: [32 262144]
PERIOD_BYTES: [64 524288]
PERIODS: [2 1024]
BUFFER_TIME: (1333 65536000]
BUFFER_SIZE: [64 524288]
BUFFER_BYTES: [128 1048576]
TICK_TIME: ALL
arecord: set_params:1233: Sample format non available
Available formats:
- S16_LE
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arecord: pcm_read:2031: read error: Input/output error
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Recording WAVE 'myfile.raw' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
arecord: pcm_read:2031: read error: Input/output error
% arecord -D hw:1 -f S16_LE -r48000 myfile.raw
Recording WAVE 'myfile.raw' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
arecord: pcm_read:2031: read error: Input/output error
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Recording WAVE 'myfile.raw' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Mono
arecord: pcm_read:2031: read error: Input/output error
% arecord -D hw:1 -f S16_LE -r16000 myfile.raw
Recording WAVE 'myfile.raw' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 16000 Hz, Mono
arecord: pcm_read:2031: read error: Input/output error
(I tried them with my user and root, same results)
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Last edited by timofonic (2013-12-12 04:11:57)

Sorry, that was wrong, I meant
arecord -l
Have you tried making a virtual loopback device like above and using
arecord -vv -fdat out.wav
You should see the #### fluctuate as you speak into the mic. If not, then unmute and turn up your mic in alsamixer. That loopback device will allow you to capture your sound card and hear it at the same time. Another way to do it is to use a jumper from line out to line in on your sound device. You won't be able to hear it while you record though.
If your sound device works, then you can capture what's going through it. You'll need to determine which vitual device your mic is.
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card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
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card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 2: ALC662 rev1 Alt Analog [ALC662 rev1 Alt Analog]
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card 1: Loopback [Loopback], device 0: Loopback PCM [Loopback PCM]
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Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 1: Loopback [Loopback], device 1: Loopback PCM [Loopback PCM]
Subdevices: 8/8
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7

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