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    Just want to make sure about SATA and SATAII

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by skoreanime, Apr 1, 2009.

  1. skoreanime

    skoreanime Notebook Consultant

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    My Hard drive on my Z96Js is about to kick the bucket. It's ridiculously loud, heats up more then it should for a 5400rpm drive and recently the computers been getting hit with the BSODs.

    Did the test and yep, bad sectors :(

    So I'm off to go buy a new one tomorrow but after looking through some websites... My laptop houses a SATA drive. Would a SATAII notebook drive work or will I have to get a SATA one?
     
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You can use SATA1 or SATA2 hard drives, but you will be limited to SATA1 speeds. This won't be a problem unless you get an X25-M or a similarly speedy SSD.
     
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  3. skoreanime

    skoreanime Notebook Consultant

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    Cool.

    Now the next question. Would a 500GB hard drive work in the laptop? I lost my manual for it long ago...and remember reading some older stuff can't read large hard drives.
     
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    A 500GB drive will work. As will a 750GB or 1000GB drive whenever they release those :D
     
    Commander Wolf, Apr 1, 2009
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  5. skoreanime

    skoreanime Notebook Consultant

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    Cheerios!

    Thanks much Commander!
    /salute
     
    skoreanime, Apr 1, 2009
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