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    Upgrading my HD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by abl5037, Feb 13, 2008.

  1. abl5037

    abl5037 Newbie

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    I have a HP DV8000 and I am wanting to upgrade the harddrive. From what I've been able to find out the hard drive is definitely an ATA drive, although i'm not sure what type. I found this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152110

    and i'm wondering if it will work with my setup...is there a difference between ATA-6 and ATA-100?

    Thanks!
     
    abl5037, Feb 13, 2008
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    ATA 6 and ATA 100 are the same thing. That harddrive will work with your laptop. I would personally go with Hitachi or Seagate. I have never had a Samsung harddrive before. I do not know if they are good.

    You should also look on Tiger Direct, Zipzoomfly, and Google Shopping for comparable harddrives.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Feb 13, 2008
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  3. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    If your looking for a performance drive, you might want to check out the WD Scorpio 250GB ATA-6, which is equally as fast or as good as a Seagate or Hitachi 7200 RPM drive, infact one the fastest notebook hard drive despite the lower rotation speeds.
     
    D3X, Feb 14, 2008
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