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    upgrade Asus A8F hard drive above 120gb?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by pin, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. pin

    pin Notebook Consultant

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    Hi

    Just want to check if its possible to upgrade the hard drive of my asus A8F above 120gb.

    The spec sheet:

    http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=GooxL2AtxNoZpLls&content=specifications

    It says that the computer supports hard drives up to 120gb, however is this what they sell it with and is it physically possible to buy another hdd and upgrade it.

    If this is the case, what's the highest I can upgrade it with or where would I find this information.

    Thanks!
     
    pin, Apr 16, 2009
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The Asus A8F uses a 2.5" SATA 1.5GB/s interface, so any of THESE will work for you.

    Asus's specs noted 120GB as the max hard drive that is supported because at the time of the notebook's production, non of the higher capacity hard drives were available then.
     
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    Thanks for the help!!

    I presume its pretty easy replacing the hard drive, just a case of taking one out and putting the other one in.
     
    pin, Apr 17, 2009
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    Yup.
    Here's the dissemble guide for the A8J (it should be the same for the A8F)

    http://www.mediafire.com/?9utgx3g2gvy
     
    David, Apr 17, 2009
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