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    upgrading W2V 100gig HD to 250

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by normy360, May 8, 2008.

  1. normy360

    normy360 Newbie

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    I bought my W2V in 9/05, but put it aside when i got a slightly smaller V1J. Now i'm missing the big 17" screen and sound system so i want to switch back to the W2V. I would like to put a bigger HD in, probably a 250g.

    The computer guy at the nearby store says I might need new drivers and BIOS. I emailed ASUS tech support and they replied that they have never tried to upgrade a W2V to 250g so they can't guarantee that it would work.

    Can anyone shed light on this situation please?

    BTW, I'm running XP.
     
    normy360, May 8, 2008
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Yep, the notebook is quite old so there might conceivably be BIOS incompatibility issues. I suggest you try getting a hold of a 250GB HDD first, and see if it works, before paying.

    And of course updating to latest version of the BIOS on support.asus.com

    If it does work, I suggest the WD2500BEVE HDD from Western Digital.

    Moreover, I think it's really the only option for 250GB for the PATA interface, so it may actually be the only one for you (including the first step of trying it to see if it works).

    I suspect W2V is PATA, right?
     
    E.B.E., May 9, 2008
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  3. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Driver update required for a HDD upgrade?? That's a strange one indeed; XP can handle the higher addresses beyond 137Gb, and as long as the interface matches I can't imagine what would possibly trip up the MB.

    The W2v should be PATA/EIDE - I think that was one of the last models before Asus switched to SATA for all their notebook drives.
     
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    No, I don't see any difficulties with Windows, either.
     
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    normy360 Newbie

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    Thanks so much for your input, guys. I will try it out and let you know if I am successful!
     
    normy360, May 10, 2008
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