Replacing a HDD with a SDD for HP Pavilion dv6183ea

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I have an HP Pavilion dv6183ea laptop and wondering whether I can replace its hard drive with a new SSD one?
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Based on crucial, you can not upgrade your HDD to a SSD.
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