Ssd for dv7 1243cl

I am interested in upgrading my laptop's hdd to a ssd to reduce load times and extend battery life.  I cannot for the life of me find the detailed information I need to make my decision on which solid state drive to purchase.  I am looking to see what type of sata connection my laptop uses, I know it doesn't have sata3, but does it have sata2?  Is there a recommended ssd for this model laptop?

You don't really need to back anything up, ounce your old drive is removed you can simply connect it up through a USB hard drive caddy and drag off what ever you want off of it on to the new drive ounce the OS is installed.
 Or, with out checking, I believe your dv7 has another hard drive bay. With an additional caddy and SATA connector you can install your old drive in there and either drag things over onto the new drive, or leave them there for access when ever you need it. Ounce you have pulled everything off that you want, you can eventually delete the old OS. One thing you will need to save are any product keys and install packages you have, but normally those should be on separate CD's
 You can update the BIOS if you like, but for the most part all that should be necessary is to install teh SSD and boot from an OS install disc.
 It does have 2 bays.
 And a place to buy a hard drive caddy for your old drive.
 http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=​product_info&cPath=2_5&products_id=195
 Also, after you install the OS the first thing you want to do is to install the ChipSet driver.
 Click on the link and run AMD's driver finder (the easiest way) and it should bring one up, it will also bring up your video driver as well. It's important to install your ChipSet driver first before anything else, the rest doesn't matter.
 http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx
 Here is also an interesting thing from Newmodeus, might be easier then Macrium reflect if you choose to go that route.
 http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=​product_info&cPath=6&products_id=4
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 Here is a link to all your BIOS versions, I went through all of them and there really isn't anything to do with the running of a SSD, but there are some improvements if you go to Windows 7
 If you're going to flash it Do It Wile You Are Running Vista if you flash it in W7 it may brick your machine.
 Follow these instructions when flashing the BIOS :
 Save the BIOS file to the desk top, do not flash it from a temporary folder.
 Have the battery installed and the adapter plugged in.
 Disconnect everything from the laptop except for the adpater.
 Leave the WiFi button turned on, but disconnect from the internet by shutting off your modem.
 Do not flash it in the event of a power failure eg, a bad wind storm
 Do not touch the mouse pad while the BIOS is being flashed.
 When it appears to be finished and the hard drive light stops flashing, leave it sit for at least 3 minutes before booting up. In most cases it will shut down automatically when it's done.
 http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/previousVersion​s?softwareitem=ob-74823-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=21​...

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