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    Replacing a hard drive in the TM8204?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by PROcrastn8er, Apr 10, 2006.

  1. PROcrastn8er

    PROcrastn8er Notebook Guru

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    I am considering a TM8204, but I'd like to replace the HDD with a 80GB SATA 7200rpm drive. Is this possible or easy to do on the 8204? I don't know if there is easy access to the drive, and I don't know how DASP+ works or if it will work with a Hitachi drive. Also, I'm not sure how to clone the drive. Any suggestions?
     
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    After further thought, I will probably capture video onto an external firewire drive, so that alleviates the NEED to replace the internal HDD. However, I would still like to know how to do this for future reference. Thanks.
     
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  3. Arla

    Arla Notebook Deity

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    Should be do-able although I've not looked yet.

    For video capture so far I've found the 5400rpm drive in the 8204 to be more than upto the job, I captured an hours worth of video from mini-DV through firewire with 0 frames dropped.

    Of course if you are using HD then that might make the 5400rpm drive not upto it.
     
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    Its easy to replace the hard drive but watch out for the sticky stuff
     
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    What sticky stuff?
     
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    i'll need to open my 8204. But when i was dissasembling it i took the hard drive out and touched the black bits in the holes, they were sticky.
     
    CoolHotCold, Apr 11, 2006
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    Hrmmm.. My 8204 has a "warranty void if removed" sticker strategically positioned so opening the HDD cover would destroy it - did yours not?
     
    Travel Matey, Apr 11, 2006
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