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    sony vaio VGN-SR140E/B

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bluetosman, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. bluetosman

    bluetosman Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently purchase this laptop
    processor p8400 2.26ghz
    3g memory
    SATA 250g with 5400rpm

    i like to upgrade hardrive to SATA 250g with 7200rpm any suggesstion aftermarket about brand,model and is this bios supported.
    thanks in advance
     
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  2. Phil

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    Any 320GB/7200rpm will do.

    Seagate 7200.3 performs well, comes with 5 year warranty and is the cheapest.
     
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    will fit with this model and what about bios
     
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    Yes it will fit and yes the bios supports it.

    You could also consider the WD5000BEVT. Performance comes close to 320GB/7200rpm but 500GB.
     
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    is this hard to replace and how
     
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    It's easy. There is a panel on the bottom.

    Buy a $10 USB enclosure. Use the trial version of Acronis True Image to clone your current hard drive to the new one. Then install the new one.
     
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    can i use this for xp pro
     
    bluetosman, Oct 11, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You can install XP on any modern system, as long as you can find the appropriate drivers.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 11, 2008
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