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    Need some help HardDrive replacement

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by brandon3000, Mar 24, 2014.

  1. brandon3000

    brandon3000 Newbie

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    Are you sure you have a 12.5mm zHeight HDD in your computer? Usually they are 9.5mm.

    While your link doesn't work, the Seagate 1TB SSHD drive should.

    Depending on the drive cage in the Acer, you may have to make a shim to keep the new drive from moving around.


    See:
    Seagate 1TB Laptop SSHD, SATA w/ 64MB Cache at Memory Express
     
    tilleroftheearth, Mar 24, 2014
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