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    Vaio FZ Hard Drive Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by benkirby, Sep 15, 2009.

  1. benkirby

    benkirby Newbie

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    I have a sony vaio vgn-fz18e and am wondering about a hard drive upgrade

    It currently has a 160gb SATA 8mb Cache drive. I am basically wondering if i could buy a SATA-300 (II) drive upgrade instead? Would it still work? Also many of the newer SATA-300 drives are 16mb cache...would this be a problem?

    Many Thanks for the help!!
     
    benkirby, Sep 15, 2009
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  2. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Any 2.5" SATA1 or II will work as long as they are 9.5mm high.

    My favorites are WD3200BEKT and WD5000BEVT.

    Unless Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 is already available, but I don't think it is.
     
    Phil, Sep 15, 2009
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    benkirby Newbie

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    Many thanks indeed! Think il go for the faster 320gb one.
     
    benkirby, Sep 15, 2009
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    homstead_us Notebook Consultant

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    WD3200BEKT is what I just installed on my FZ 180, a couple weeks ago, and I have had no problems.
     
    homstead_us, Sep 17, 2009
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