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    HDD swap between HP Mini 5102 and Lenovo X60

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Backdraft11, Sep 12, 2010.

  1. Backdraft11

    Backdraft11 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I recently swapped the HDD between my years-old (but still strong) Lenovo X60 and a HP Mini 5102 netbook, the reason being that the netbook had a faster (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM) and bigger (320 GB vs 60 GB) hard drive. However, even though physically they were the same size, SATA, etc., I noticed that the Toshiba MK3256GSY HDD on the HP Mini 5102 had an extra 4 pins on one side (shown below near the right side), that the Lenovo HDD did not have.

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    I was wondering what those were for, and if there was any impact to the performance stability of either of my laptops after the HDD swap, given that one (HP) has a slot/support for those pins, but the Lenovo (AFAIK) does not.

    Thanks.
     
    Backdraft11, Sep 12, 2010
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  2. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Jumpers. I've never seen anyone actually use them though.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Sep 12, 2010
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