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    will this new harddrive work in my hp pavilion...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by abl5037, Feb 5, 2008.

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    hey everyone,

    Im looking to upgrade my harddrive in my HP Pavilion dv8000. I found this harddrive on newegg for very cheap and i wanted to make sure that it will work with my computer with no problems before purchasing it ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149058) if this doesnt work, can someone direct me to another item that would work with my notebook

    Thanks!!
     
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    I also have a spare laptop HP Pavilion Dv8000 and recently I think my hard drive died. My OS wont boot and when I run a system diagnostic on the hard drive it runs into a Fail. #2-07. Anyways I checked the new-egg linked and it is out of stock. Are there any others? Looking for a drive that will fit and want one over 60GB. Any ideas? Also, I uncscrewed the back panel and noticed it has a slot for 2 drives. Is this just a plug and play thing with getting a new hard-drive?
     
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    Couple additional questions... Is ATA-100 backwards combatible to ATA-6 or is the number reference "the pins etc" and subsituting alternates not allowed.
     
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