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    7200rpm?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jtravapd, Nov 29, 2005.

  1. jtravapd

    jtravapd Notebook Consultant

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    is there a way i can tell if my laptop actually has a 7200rpm drive init? i paidfor it,but i want to make sure they upgraded it ...

    i ran a benchmarking program the other day and it said i had a slow hard drive...just curious.
     
    jtravapd, Nov 29, 2005
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  2. chinna_n

    chinna_n Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    if you go to device manager and select disk drives, you should be able to see the drive make and model.(In my case it shows Toshiba MK4026GAX). Once you know the drive model number, then you know what drive it is, what speed etc, etc.(or search google!)

    BTW. If you run HDTune, it also tells you the make, model.
     
    chinna_n, Nov 29, 2005
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  3. Hucsman

    Hucsman Notebook Consultant

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    Then again, you could just unscrew the HDD cover and take a look ;)
     
    Hucsman, Nov 29, 2005
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    hucsman, is it quite easy to swap out a HD? such as upgrade or something in future?
     
    asdf, Nov 29, 2005
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  5. Slappy

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    It's pretty easy on most notebooks. Heck, to get the keyboard off my old Dell i4150 I had to take the drive out!
     
    Slappy, Nov 29, 2005
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I recommend running Everest Home Edition, it will tell you what your hard drive RPM is. ;)
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 29, 2005
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  7. Hucsman

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    Yep, like Slappy said, it's a piece of cake. It is one of the few things that manufacturers will let you do without voiding your warranty. There may be some systems (very, very few) that are hard, but most (>95%) are very easy.
     
    Hucsman, Nov 30, 2005
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