How to upgrade your notebook to a SATA 2.5" SSD

Method 1: Use a usb to sata cable and a cloning program for the simplest way to migrate your OS to an SSD. (see the image below)
Method 2: Remove the hard disk from the notebook. Put it and the target SSD in a desktop PC in spare available SATA ports.
Cloning programs like Samsung's Magician, Paragon's Migrate OS to SSD 4.0, and Apricot's EZ Gig IV will allow you to shrink the amount of data on the legacy hard disk to fit on the SSD.
The migration is normally seamless and simple and usually finished in about thirty minutes or less. The cloning software will prep the hard drive on its own with scripted powershell commands.
Connect the SSD to the sata connector and the USB end to a USB port on your notebook. Invoke the cloning program you have chosen to use. When the cloning procedure is complete, all that you will need to do is replace the original legacy disk with the SSD. Enter the notebook's BIOS and set the SSD disk to the top of the boot list. Save the change, boot to your SSD and enjoy the performance boost. You won't believe that it is the same notebook
Method 3: A clean install of a Windows OS. Windows XP, Vista, 7 , 8 & 8.1 to the new SSD. This can be difficult if the OS is Windows 8 or 8.1. Newer notebooks have the license activation key in the BIOS as a SLIC code. The OS should activate automatically after installation wehn the notebook is online.The SSD will neeed to be prepped by use of the Windows Diskpart utility. Connect the SSD to an available sata port of a Windows desktop PC. Boot into Windows and invoke a command prompt. It is important to use the list disk comand to ensure that the target SSD disk has an asterisk to its left which indicates that it has diskpart's focus. Otherwise you could inadvertently delete all information on the wrong drive.
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I grasp that you would like to install a 120GB SSD as the main drive and install the original 7750 in an external casing to use as storage.
You can use the recovery disk regardless of the size of the drive. The recovery manager requires the drive to be the same size.
Although a SSD is not listed as a supported drive in the HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide, it just means that HP has not tested an SSD in your system.
Here are some document that I believe will be helpful.
About Solid State Hard Drives
How to Install an SSD (Solid State Drive) (by ocz.com)
Performing an HP System Recovery (Windows 8)
During the recovery you will notice an option to backup your personal files to prevent loss. If you have not done one I suggest you do just to be on the safe side.
Restoring Files that were Backed Up Using HP Recovery Manager (Windows 8)
I realize you are retaining the original drive and the data on it, but I would still suggest doing the backup just in case.
I hope this helps.
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