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    HDD for G73

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by megadeth666, Oct 19, 2010.

  1. megadeth666

    megadeth666 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi so im looking to buy a harddisk to put into my g73 for recording games i got the g73 with a hybrid 500 gig HDD so im guessing there is another spot for another hdd right?. is it possible to put in a 1tb hdd next to the 500 gig one inside?. and also what type of harddisk would be the best for recording gaming onto? thanks.
     
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  2. alladintherogue

    alladintherogue Notebook Consultant

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    Tjena!

    There is room for a second HDD,yes, you will need a cradle for it though,look around on the forum and you'll find a link to somewhere to buy it.
    about the capacity can't really say...
    And what do you mean recording games ? you mean installing ?
     
    alladintherogue, Oct 19, 2010
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  3. PhnX

    PhnX Notebook Evangelist

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    He probably needs to FRAPS some games.
     
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  4. megadeth666

    megadeth666 Notebook Enthusiast

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    cradle? som bäbisar ligger i? XD. vad menar du


    yes im gettin it to fraps games!. is it hard to take the laptop apart?
     
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    cohowap Notebook Consultant

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    To add a hard drive, yes super hard.

    1) Flip laptop over.
    2) Unscrew the two screws on the biggest removable panel.
    3) Add HDD :).
     
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    mindinversion Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a standard SATA 2.5" drive bay as well, so any 2.5" drive will fit in it.

    As for capacity, I know someone was working on something larger than 500 gig, but I'm not sure if they're available yet. Any capacity should work however.

    Update:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152242

    they have 1 TB notebook drives now >.> Yep, you're good to go.

    And it's a little bit of a pain, but you can use velcro or some kind of soft padding to soft mod the additional drive into the bay.
     
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  7. alladintherogue

    alladintherogue Notebook Consultant

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    pm'ed you megadeth, and you're putting a HDD JUST for fraps o.o sheesh I might have to take a look at it then....
    oh and you'll find a video somewhere on youtube/and here showing exactly what you'll have to do, ok guy in the movie swaps HDD with a SSD,but basically same process
     
    alladintherogue, Oct 21, 2010
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