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    8510p and Seagate Momentus 7200.3 320 GB (7200, 16MB, Serial ATA/300, G-Force)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by SnowEagle, Sep 29, 2008.

  1. SnowEagle

    SnowEagle Newbie

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    Hi!
    I need to change HDD in my 8510p, Will the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 320 GB (7200, 16MB, Serial ATA/300, G-Force) be a good choice? It has got Serial ATA/300 interface and I am not sure that this will work with 8510p?

    Thanks
     
    SnowEagle, Sep 29, 2008
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  2. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Yes it will work and yes it's a good choice.

    You should be able to get it for less than $100.
     
    Phil, Sep 29, 2008
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  3. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    SATA-300 is backward compatible to SATA-150. But your notebook is SATA-300 compliant, so the HDD should run at full bandwidth with AHCI enabled. (Though bandwidth/max throughput doesn't really affect HDD performance)
     
    Andy, Sep 29, 2008
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  4. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Really? Ho hum...I was already thinking about upgrading my HDD too!
     
    Ackeron, Sep 29, 2008
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  5. jerry66

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    sure will , i just installes a hitachi 320 gb 7200 rpm drive and it has really sped up boot times and other hd intesive tasks .
     
    jerry66, Sep 29, 2008
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  6. TeaJay

    TeaJay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Great choice like PhilFlow said. I ordered one yesterday for my HDX 9300 and it's on the way.

    Tigerdirect has Seagate Momentus 7200.3 320 GB (7200, 16MB, Serial ATA/300, G-Force) for $89.99 + 6.99 shipping!

    Click link below:

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...EdpNo=4167702&sku=TMD-320AS&srkey=ST9320421AS
     
    TeaJay, Sep 29, 2008
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  7. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Crazy! That's $160 at NCIX :rolleyes:

    So you're 100% sure the 8510p supports SATA II then eh? Credit card is already out anyways, hah...

    ugh right...forgot that's tigerdirect USA. AND OF COURSE SINCE THE DOLLARS ARE ALMOST THE SAME WE HAVE TO RIP OFF OUR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS BY AN EXTRA 20 BUCKS RIGHT GUYS?

    goodnight!
     
    Ackeron, Sep 30, 2008
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  8. TeaJay

    TeaJay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, the 8510p supports SATA.
     
    TeaJay, Sep 30, 2008
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  9. Tangseng

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    To Ackeron:
    I just got my 7200.3 and I will install it nest week, then it will be clear if it supports SATA II

    To TeaJay:
    Of course, it supports SATA I
     
    Tangseng, Oct 2, 2008
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  10. Ackeron

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    cool, thanks :cool:
     
    Ackeron, Oct 2, 2008
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  11. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    SATA2 support was added in the ICH8 Mobile versions.

    SATA2 (300MB/s) won't boost performance, as HDDs barely reach 90MB/s.
    That drive will give the same performance even in UDMA 5 mode (100MB/s). Plus, SATA2 also increases power consumption.
     
    Andy, Oct 2, 2008
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  12. TeaJay

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    To Tangseng:

    I wrote SATA which means SATA-150 MB/s or SATA-300 MB/s. ;)
     
    TeaJay, Oct 2, 2008
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