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    Asus V1S Hard Drive Replacement

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by CoolnQuiet, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. CoolnQuiet

    CoolnQuiet Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all, I know because I searched that the subject of upgrading a notebooks hard drive has been covered. I still have a question that as yet I have not found the answer for.

    Does anyone know what the maximum physical dimensions are of the hard drive in an Asus V1S.

    I ask because at the moment 1 terabyte drives on ebuyer are now at a pretty good price - anywhere between about £80 - £150, they even have a 1.5 terabyte drive, they do all seem to be about 10.2 mm high but for some reason 9.6mm sticks in my mind from something I read about a year ago.

    Actually while i'm posting this topic I might as well ask, what is the largest capacity hard drive that you have in a V1S and which drive would the experts here recommend for between £90 to £110 from here provided of course they fit inside the V1S. I may have to whip the Hard Drive out tomorrow, measure the drive and check the tray to see if there is any spare space.

    Thanks Guys and Gals
     
    CoolnQuiet, Jan 25, 2009
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  2. thalanix

    thalanix Notebook Deity

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    those are 3.5" drives; if the v1s is like the g1s, then only 2.5" drives will fit.
     
    thalanix, Jan 25, 2009
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    CoolnQuiet Notebook Consultant

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    Oops my bad, saw 1 terabyte and got over excited when I should get a life!!
     
    CoolnQuiet, Jan 25, 2009
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  4. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The largest HDD you can get for your V1S is a 500gb drive. And as thalanix said, make sure they are 2.5".
     
    David, Jan 25, 2009
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    CoolnQuiet Notebook Consultant

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    I've ordered the following: Western Digital 250GB 2.5" Hard Drive Scorpio Black SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - WD2500BEKT

    Hope it's not a bad choice.
     
    CoolnQuiet, Jan 26, 2009
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    sr.srini Newbie

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    Hei folks,
    what is the max rpm that the 500gb disk should have to go with Asus v1S ?
    I note that it should be a 2.5" HDD.

    Awaiting eagerly to upgrade the memory on my V1s

    Srinivas D
    Oslo, Norway
     
    sr.srini, Jan 5, 2010
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    You can get a 7200RPM 500GB 2.5" hard drive. 7200 is the max RPM on a 500GB HDD.
     
    David, Jan 5, 2010
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