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    Upgrading hard drive in Travelmate 8210

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by moe8555, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. moe8555

    moe8555 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,

    I have a Travelmate 8210 with a 160GB SATA drive. I'm looking to upgrade to either 320GB or 500GB.

    I just have one question regarding this upgrade. My computer has that DASP anti-shock technology. Do I need any special drive or driver for this to work with a new drive? Or is it just "out with the old, in with the new?" Thanks!
     
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    I'm just giving this a small bump because I changed the title to include more general answers...
     
    moe8555, Oct 5, 2008
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    DASP is Acer code for "shock-absorbing rubber bumper."
    Go ahead with any SATA hard drive you want.
    "GraviSense" is the software that uses a hardware accelerometer that senses Gs. If you didn't have it to begin with, don't worry about it.
     
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