The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Changing A8Js HD

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by fexnok, May 16, 2007.

  1. fexnok

    fexnok Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi I want to change the 100GB 5400 HD SATA/150MBps to a 120GB 7200 rpm HD SATA/300 Mbps (ST9120823AS), but I don't be sure if the new disk will work on my A8Js laptop because the SATA/300 is fastest in MBps than the actual SATA/150 .

    Anyone knows this?


    Thanks
     
    fexnok, May 16, 2007
    #1
  2. mryerse

    mryerse Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    52
    Messages:
    328
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    A SATA II (300MBPS) hard drive will work on a SATA I (150MBPS) controller. If the controller only supports SATA I, then your SATA II hard drive will not run at 300MPBS, but it will still work.
     
    mryerse, May 16, 2007
    #2
  3. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    454
    Messages:
    6,802
    Likes Received:
    102
    Trophy Points:
    231
    the hd ur describing is a 100 gb 7200 rpm hd.
     
    stamar, May 17, 2007
    #3
  4. neo1981

    neo1981 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    -2
    Messages:
    34
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Asus a8js will support 7200rpm HD. speed up about 20%, but cut ur battery life a little bit
     
    neo1981, May 17, 2007
    #4