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    ? about HD Limit..

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by soledadaztec18, Jun 21, 2007.

  1. soledadaztec18

    soledadaztec18 Notebook Consultant

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    i bought a D900K and im not sure if this is possible.. i want to put a 250 GB sata drive in it, but i read from a few websites that the max it can handle is a 120 gb sata drive.. could this be because when the article was made the highest sata drive out was a 120 gb?? can there really be a limit on the hd size??
     
    soledadaztec18, Jun 21, 2007
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  2. Arla

    Arla Notebook Deity

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    You can have limits on drive size, however I doubt it has a limit of 120, do they make 250gb Notebook Sata drives now?
     
    Arla, Jun 21, 2007
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    soledadaztec18 Notebook Consultant

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    yea look on newegg.. i think a 250 gig drive is 200.. its 1.5 gb/sec though..
     
    soledadaztec18, Jun 21, 2007
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    The only limit to harddrive size comes from the software. (Windows XP before SP1 or 2 (can't remember which one) couldn't handle drives bigger than 137GB)

    As far as the hardware goes, there are no restrictions though.
     
    Jalf, Jun 21, 2007
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  5. soledadaztec18

    soledadaztec18 Notebook Consultant

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    okay perfect.. thanks a lot..
     
    soledadaztec18, Jun 21, 2007
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    just make sure the hard drive your looking at is 2.5" and not 3.5" like desktop hard drives.
     
    madroxinide, Jun 21, 2007
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    actually, the motherboard can limit the size of hard-drives (at least on desktops) but usually, it's 400gb or more. just thought a little clarification would be nice
     
    bobobabob, Jun 21, 2007
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    It's better to call Clevo and make sure before buying the hard-drive.
     
    mujtaba, Jun 21, 2007
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