Upgrade the two Hdds of HP Pavilion dv7-3190ev

I want to upgrade the two HDDs of 500GB in my HP Pavilion dv7-3190ev. What the maximum size of GBs that i can replace them , without any problem with power supply or any other problem in operation?...

Hi,
At this stage, 1TB is a good number for laptop HDD's. You may also need to update the BIOS. My dv7 actually has 2 HDD's (2 x 1TB).
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BH
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Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.
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Please could someone advise me as to the maximum HDD size that can be installed in a Pavilion DV7-3105ea.
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Thanks and kind regards,
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I want to upgrade the 500gb HDD to an SSD on an S230u with windows 8 but want clone the drive

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No. Your laptop uses PC3L....low voltage 1.35 volts and both the ones you have asked about clearly say 1.5 volt. Just in general there is no benefit to be gained from "gaming" or "performance" memory on consumer laptops. The systems are designed to run at conservative settings consistent with mass distribution.
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http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion%20dv7-7023cl&Cat=RAM
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Hi:
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http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02642701.pdf
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Hi,
Are you talking the following card ?
http://graphics-cards-review.toptenreviews.com/ati-radeon-hd-5850-review.html
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