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    bronze dv5t dual hard drives?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by athaneum, Jan 18, 2009.

  1. athaneum

    athaneum Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi..i just ordered a dv5t and it'll be shipped here after about 5 weeks or so..i was wondering if the dv5t can handle multiple hard drives? like the dv7t..

    cheers
     
    athaneum, Jan 18, 2009
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  2. Big Mike

    Big Mike Notebook Deity

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    I'm pretty sure that's a no, I believe all HP 15" units with a given processor setup use more or less the same bottom section, and frankly I don't think there's enough room unless they make a media bay kit or something to swap out the optical drive for a hard disk. I think all the 15" class notebooks that take 2 HDs are substantially thicker than the DV5T
     
    Big Mike, Jan 18, 2009
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  3. athaneum

    athaneum Notebook Enthusiast

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    i see..thanks big mike..just wondering coz i downloaded this manual from hp for the dv5t and it says there dual hard drive which made me think twice as i believe that most 15" only take one hard drive..

    btw..here's the link

    http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01550108.pdf

    on page 11..it says support for dual hard drives - and it is checked on all systems there..

    anyone here tried that already? or if it really is able to have dual hard drive..does the dvdwriter needs to be taken out?

    cheers
     
    athaneum, Jan 18, 2009
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  4. Big Mike

    Big Mike Notebook Deity

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    Really? I could be wrong, there are some 15" laptops with 2 drives, the dv5ts I've seen didn't appear to have a spot for another drive though.
     
    Big Mike, Jan 18, 2009
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  5. K-TRON

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

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    hp does not know how to make a service manual.
    The options say on page 11, that their is support for two hard drives, but on page 26-30 it shows that only one hard drive can be installed.
    The system can be configured with two hard drives, but you would have to sacrifice the optical drive to install a hard drive. (You can see this on page 40)

    You can only install one hard drive with the current configuration.
    You would need a optical drive bay to hard drive adapter to install two hard drives.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 18, 2009
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  6. RoGuE1230

    RoGuE1230 Notebook Consultant

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    lol, on page 36 they have the microphone listed a hinge and the hinge listed as the microphone.
     
    RoGuE1230, Jan 18, 2009
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  7. athaneum

    athaneum Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks guys...i'll have the same specs of dv5t as rogue1230. except that its a standard battery and also wsxga+ and bronze color.
     
    athaneum, Jan 18, 2009
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  8. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    One of the few 15 inchers that have dual drives is the Asus G50 series.
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Jan 18, 2009
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  9. Big Mike

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    That was the laptop I was thinking about when I said that actually, lol. I was considering it until the 7805u came along
     
    Big Mike, Jan 19, 2009
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