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    Replacing notebook harddrive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Bwen, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. Bwen

    Bwen Notebook Evangelist

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    The small 5400rpm harddrive in my notebook isn't really satisfying me anymore so I was thinking of changing it to a 100+ gb 7200rpm one. Is it possible to just remove the old one and fit in the new one? same size? Anything I should know before I change it, if it's possible?

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    Bwen, Jul 20, 2007
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  2. kozzney

    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    Just make sure you get the right type of connection for the new hard drive (SATA vs. parallel)
     
    kozzney, Jul 20, 2007
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  3. Lil Mayz

    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    Yes. Refer to your notebook manual, which you can download of Asus's website. You'll need a 2.5" HDD that is SATA probably, but do check whether your HDD is SATA or IDE (PATA)
     
    Lil Mayz, Jul 20, 2007
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