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    some advices in upgrade HDD in VAIO VGN-AR71M

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by samozen, Jan 17, 2011.

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    Yes that will work.
     
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    tsunade_hime
    thanks a lot,i will command it,i was afraid it will be bigger than that i have or it is not compatible with vaio because i read that some hdds does not fit in vaio models
     
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    You are referring to the new 1 TB 2.5" hard drive, they are 12.5mm in height not the standard 9mm. If your current drive is 2.5" SATA then that drive you posted in the link will work.
     
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    ok thankr a lot
     
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    i have one more question:does my notebook support SATA 2 ??cause my original HD is SATA 1,how to know if my system is SATA 2 compatibil??
    thanks

    Samo
     
    samozen, Feb 6, 2011
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    Your chipset is the PM965 Santa Rosa will support SATA2, all Intel chipsets core the Core Duo and up support SATA2/300. I'm surprised it came with a SATA1 drive if that indeed is the case.
     
    aardvarksystems, Feb 6, 2011
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    If Your going with a disk drive update I recommend WD Scorpio Black or Seagate Momentus 7200.4, Both SATA 300. I just sold my Seagate Momentus 7200.4, 320gb,16mb cache,SATA 300,1yr. old, very nice drive, very fast, i sold it in one day-actually a few hours,,lol
    Cheers
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    hi everyone
    i bought the Hard Disk Laptop Seagate Momentus ST9500420ASG 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA 2,and i installed it on my sony put it primary,installed windows 7 64 bit in 10 minutes and boot in desktop.what i noticed that the new Hdd have a vibration more than the old Hdd Fijistu 300GB, 5400 ,the old one i never notice its vibration,but the new one had a vibration even my laptop vibrating with it,is this common on 7200 rpm Hdds??
    please help?
     
    samozen, Feb 21, 2011
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    please any help,because tommorow i want call the seller to replace it,
     
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    Yes, faster spinning drives often can cause more vibrations, noise and heat than slower spinning drives. However if the drive starts clicking like mad, then the drive has issues. Otherwise, it is perfectly normal, even though it is downright annoying.
     
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    the old Fujistu 300 GB 5400 rpm when it was installed it did not make a noticebale vibration when i used the touch pad or keyboard,but the momentous is really have a noticeable vibration,is that normal or defect?thanks
     
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    another question must i change something in the bios?
     
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    does anybody have this vibration problem on seagate mimentos 7200.4 500 gb 7200 rpm???
     
    samozen, Feb 22, 2011
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    please somebody help me....
     
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    Sometimes updating Seagate firmware will make it quieter. There's a chance it might brick your drive, so back up your data accordingly!
     
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    i run the update program from seagate but it gives me that i have the last firmware
     
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    Tsunade_Hime:
    do you have vibration with yours Scorpio Blue 640 GB
     
    samozen, Feb 23, 2011
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    Hrm...well maybe just gotta tough it out and wait for another firmware update.

    No vibrations from my Scorpio Blue 640 in my D620, and it's silent too..
     
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    is it 7200 or 5400 rpm?
     
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    Scorpio Blue are 5400 rpm drives.
     
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    i think that 7200 maybe have a more vibration than 5400 on the same model.is that logical maybe for the extra speed?on the seagate site the 7200.4 specification has the same as 5400 but difference is on rotation and buffer..
     
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    Seagate has also been known to have some QA issues with their drives; you may just have a drive that isn't quite properly balanced, causing the extra vibration.
     
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    do you think that westran digital are better than seagate,i mean black scorpio..
     
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    Performance-wise, yes, although the differences won't be highly noticeable. Some Scorpio Blacks have been known to have some extra vibration too, although it seems to be generally a little less than the Momentus.
     
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    Hello,
    Would you be so kind to provide a tip regarding an HDD upgrade in SONY VAIO VGN-AR71M?
    I would like to upgrade the HDD which currently is 320 GB on Serial ATA, with a new 2 TB ( Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD20EARS)

    My question is:

    Is the new 2 TB HDD compatible with my Sony Vaio VGN-AR71M? If not, would you be so kind to provide a compatible one, please?
    Note: I could not find anywhere what size has the current 320 GB HDD of VGN-AR71M...

    The Product Features and Technical Details of the 2TB HDD are as follows:
    WD Caviar Green hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40%
    A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings
    IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration.
    2TB capacity holds up to 400,000 digital photos, 500,000 MP3 files, and 240 hours of HD video.
    Technical Details

    Brand Name: Western Digital
    Model: WD20EARS
    Hardware Platform: PC, Mac
    Form Factor: 3.5" x 1/3H
    Hard Disk Size: 2 TB
    Hard Disk Description: Internal hard drive
    Warranty: 3 years warranty
    Hard Disk Interface: Serial ATA-300
    Hard Disk Rotational Speed: 5400.0 RPM
    Buffer Size: 64 MB
    Width: 4 inches
    Depth: 5.8 inches
    Height: 1 inches
    Weight: 1.6 pounds


    I thank you in advance for your understanding, time and support.
    :)
     
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    No, it is not at all compatible. The WD20EARS is a _desktop_ 3.5" drive. It's much too large for your notebook. You need a 2.5" drive, most likely a 2.5" 9.5mm drive (your notebook may be able to take a 12.5mm drive, but it's unlikely). To this end, the largest capacity drive you can buy at the moment is a 750 GB drive.
     
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    seagate 7200.4 is known to vibrate quite a bit. I've had a Western Digital Scorpio Black, and Hitachi 7k500. Both are 500GB, 7200RPM, 16mb Cache.
    The Hitachi has no vibration, and sounds exactly like the original 5400RPM drive, the Scorpio Black is quiet, but does vibrate a tiny bit. I would suggest returning the Seagate 7200.4 and getting the Hitachi 7k500 or Western Digital Scorpio Black.

    Newegg.com - Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BEKT 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

    Newegg.com - HITACHI Travelstar H2IK5001672SP (0S02858) 500GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive
     
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    the contact me today that the hard disk have some defect,i do not know know what kind of dects,but if they make me to chose another HD (500 gig,16Mb,7200rpm)which one should i chose???
     
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    if you want to bay 2tb then you should chose tow like this

    Hard Disk Laptop Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT 1TB, 5400rpm, 8 MB, SATA 2 WD10TPVT

    i guess it is the best best and the fit in your laptop also.
     
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    hitachi 7k500, no vibrations at all, and very fast. If you can't get the Hitachi, then
    Western Digital Scorpio Black (WD 5000BEKT)
     
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    i hope that someone help me.
     
    samozen, Mar 9, 2011
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    I tried to help you, If you want:
    7200RPM: Western Digital WD5000BEKT
    5400RPM: Western Digital WD7500BPVT
    Return the Seagate, Seagate are known to vibrate\loud
     
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    ok thanks i will try to get WD7500BPKT and will be back here to feedback
     
    samozen, Mar 9, 2011
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    I've had two WD5000BEKTs, they were at least as loud as the Seagate XT.
     
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    thanks phil.

    i think after some searching that WD7500BPKT is a good one,i think so,i think i will recieve it next week.
     
    samozen, Mar 12, 2011
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    hi there

    today i recieved WD7500BPKT,and installed it on my vaio ,at first look it seems better than seagate,there is a noticable vibration that i felt but not like the seagate,it less and the overall is better

    thanks all
     
    samozen, Mar 17, 2011
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