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    10K RPM SATA Notebook HDD - NOT WORKING

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LaptopGuy_2008, Oct 31, 2008.

  1. LaptopGuy_2008

    LaptopGuy_2008 Notebook Enthusiast

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    wow nice find dude
     
    JellyBeans, Oct 31, 2008
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    Lol this is not a notebook HDD it is the Velociraptor. The voltage it uses is different, it is thicker than a typical notebook drive and the SATA connector not aligned. It is a 2.5" drive however but 2.5" is prevalent in servers which this is based off of.
     
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    your palm will catch fire even if you can successfully install this drive into your laptop.
     
    amphibia, Oct 31, 2008
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    not really... although some sort of active cooling system is advised

    Even if you can connect it up it will not work in 99.999% of notebooks, since they don't have a 12V line, which is required for desktop hard drives. Not to mention the fact that the velociraptor although 2.5" is about 50% thicker than a standard notebook hd... so will not fit anyway.

    this question has been asked so much times aleady lol
    this sort of drive is really only recommend for things like slimline servers, although SAS drives are more suited to that. :)
     
    jisaac, Oct 31, 2008
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    Darn. Well, it was an exciting thread title.
     
    George Knighton, Oct 31, 2008
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    actually it runs very cool without any sort of cooling.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 31, 2008
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  9. Michel.K

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    Are you sure the connector is not alligned?

    AFAICan see it's as any 2.5" connector at the exact same place?
    [​IMG]
     
    Michel.K, Oct 31, 2008
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    It's too thick to fit in the standard laptop, guys.

    There has already been tons of threads on this.
     
    Polarix, Oct 31, 2008
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  11. Michel.K

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    I got space for a 1.6cm thick drive in my notebook :D So i wouldn't say all standard notebooks, but almost :)

    And yeah there are a ton of topics about this, but poster ddn't see it was a velociraptor, as it is sold as a 10k rpm server-harddrive on that site :)
     
    Michel.K, Oct 31, 2008
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