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    Compaq (HP) Presario F739WM: Funky Hard Drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Vitro13, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. Vitro13

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    I've been trying to upgrade my stock drive to a bigger drive with faster spin and a bigger cache, something along the lines of +250gb, 7200rpm, 16mb, but every drive I buy/investigate has a different plug configuration that my drive. Would somebody please explain to me:

    1. The difference between the two.

    2. What upgrade options I have.

    Any assistance will be appreciated. Thank you.
     

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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The other drives are SATA.

    Your drive, not sure...
    Looks a bit like IDE/PATA (but seems a bit odd to me).

    Maybe someone else will know.
     
    moral hazard, Jun 24, 2010
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  3. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Its a special connecter HP and some others use that goes over the SATA connector. Just pull it of and put it on the new HDD.
     
    Nick, Jun 24, 2010
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  4. Vitro13

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    Ooh ooh I hope you're right...will try tonight...
     
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  5. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I just made a video of myself taking the connector off. Click the video to play.

    [​IMG]

    Click to play
     
    Nick, Jun 24, 2010
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    JKleiss Notebook Evangelist

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    You have lovely hands ;)
     
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  7. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Ok that was weird :eek:
     
    Nick, Jun 24, 2010
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    JKleiss Notebook Evangelist

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    Don't worry, just joking.
    Perhaps a different camera angle would have been better?
     
    JKleiss, Jun 24, 2010
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  9. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I did that video when my mom was yelling at me to brush my teeth. I took the HDD and the camera with me.
     
    Nick, Jun 24, 2010
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    JKleiss Notebook Evangelist

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    And did you do what ur mother asked and brush ur teeth?
     
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    Sweet, I found the adapter, and she's good to hook. Thanks to jOKER!
     
    Vitro13, Jun 25, 2010
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  12. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Of course, i'm a good boy :D
     
    Nick, Jun 25, 2010
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