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    5400 And 7200 Rpm Hdd

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hotstepperk, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. Hotstepperk

    Hotstepperk Notebook Geek

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    hey. Im not sure if this has been asked before, but is it possible to have both a 5400RPM as well as a 7200RPM Hard disk in a laptop with two hard-disk trays? Im thinkin of getting a gateway fx and wanted to know if its possible to get any type of hard disk.
     
    Hotstepperk, Nov 25, 2009
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  2. Explosivpotato

    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    The speed of the hard disk is irrelevant. As long as they're both SATA, and both 2.5" form factor, you're good.

    Now, if you were running a RAID setup, it might be different, but not for 2 discreet drives.
     
    Explosivpotato, Nov 25, 2009
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  3. Hotstepperk

    Hotstepperk Notebook Geek

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    What do u mean?
     
    Hotstepperk, Nov 26, 2009
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  4. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    He means, yes - put whatever HD you want - they are mix and match unless you're going to configure them in RAID, then you'll want two identical drives.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 26, 2009
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    BaldwinHillsTrojan Notebook Evangelist

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    I dowt his NB is configged for RAID. It don't matta as long as dimensionally it fit.
     
    BaldwinHillsTrojan, Nov 26, 2009
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