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    8510p new hard drive

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dmako, Mar 15, 2008.

  1. dmako

    dmako Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just purchased a HP 8510p from where I work at a discount but it came with only a 80GB hard drive that I would like to replace. Can I purchase any hard drive that will fit or do I have to get a certain model to work with the HP shock protection?
     
    dmako, Mar 15, 2008
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  2. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    You need a SATA hard drive, beyond that you can choose which HD. I'm using the 7k200 in my 8510p. It works very well. Replacing the HD is also really easy. I suggest doing a clean install on the new HD, that's much easier than cloning for me and I wanted to do a clean install anyway.
     
    jin07, Mar 15, 2008
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  3. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    Just make sure it's 9.5 mm and not 12.5 mm.
     
    Crimsonman, Mar 15, 2008
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