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    Upgrading HDD for Inspiron E1505

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mike41465, Jun 23, 2008.

  1. mike41465

    mike41465 Newbie

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    Recently i have ran out of room on my laptop and i am looking to upgrade to a bigger harddrive. Currently i have a 80GB harddrive but i do not know what to look at for a replacement since my harddrive slides in on the side.

    Any suggestions?
     
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That side thing is a 'caddy' and you can purchase any 2.5" SATA150 (also called SATA1.5, SATA-I) 9.5mm thick hard drive.

    Slide caddy out, remove old drive, insert new drive, slide caddy in.
     
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    I would presume that your laptop has a SATA port....you should probably read the first few pages of this
    Short in short 7200rpm hdds will give you more speed (faster loading and booting times) and heat whereas the 5400rpm hdds will be good for battery life..!!
    If budget is not a problem go for the 320gig 5400rpm drives....or the Hitachi 7K200 (if you can get a cheap deal).. :) (but not for the Hitachi 5K500)..!!
     
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    mike41465 Newbie

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    Thank you very much I could'nt find any where else that said any harddrive would work
     
    mike41465, Jun 23, 2008
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