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    HP 8510W compatibility with Hitachi Travelstar 7k200 200GB 7200rpm 16MB

    Discussion in 'HP' started by icytrue, Jan 31, 2008.

  1. icytrue

    icytrue Newbie

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    hello all

    My work has purchased an HP 8510W with 4GB RAM for me and they have also bought a Hitachi Travelstar 7k200 200GB 7200rpm to replace the stock 120GB that comes as standard.

    However they cannot get the laptop to see the HDD. Is there a basic compatibility issue here or should it just work or is there a trick they are missing that is required to get it to work?

    any experience of the above combination welcomed

    thanks

    icytrue
     
    icytrue, Jan 31, 2008
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  2. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    It should work. Maybe they didn't connect it right (loose connector).
     
    Fade To Black, Jan 31, 2008
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  3. jerry66

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    disable native sata in bios ? you will then have to install sata drivers after
     
    jerry66, Jan 31, 2008
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  4. icytrue

    icytrue Newbie

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    anyone out there actually got this combination up and running?
     
    icytrue, Feb 1, 2008
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    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Can't you redo their work?
     
    Fade To Black, Feb 1, 2008
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  6. icytrue

    icytrue Newbie

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    well I am going to have a go - they are going to give me the laptop and the HDD for me to try to get working myself. I am looking for someone who has done this themselves already (successfully) to just get confirmation that I am not trying to do something that is impossible.

    thanks
     
    icytrue, Feb 1, 2008
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  7. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

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    There shouldn't be a problem swapping out 1 SATA HDD for another. Check what the SATA settings are in BIOS, check to make sure that the connections aren't loose, check to make sure the new HDD is even spinning up, and make sure the BIOS is up-to-date.

    Also, what OS are you trying to install? Remember, you need to slipstream SATA drivers into the OS install disk for it to be able to view SATA HDD's. If you are using the Recovery Disks though, it will have the SATA drivers inside of it. Check out this thread here, it isn't the same laptop, but it will give you more information on the SATA drivers and slipstreaming them into an OS install disk:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=165319
     
    Envision, Feb 1, 2008
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    icytrue Newbie

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    thanks - this is very useful
     
    icytrue, Feb 1, 2008
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    I have the EXACT same problem with the EXACT same setup. Did you find any solution?
     
    PhoTonic, Feb 5, 2008
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