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    Hp 8510p & 500 Gb Hd

    Discussion in 'HP' started by AtoMicMoNkey15, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. AtoMicMoNkey15

    AtoMicMoNkey15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I want to upgrade my HD for my 8510P to 500GB.

    I want to get 7200RPM and 16mb Cache.

    Will a drive with this specs work on my machine? I have the latest bios revision? Will it work perfectly fine if i just swap and install a fresh copy of Windows 7? Also which is the best drive to get? I am thinking of the Seagate Momentus 500gb.

    So does anyone know if this will work and if it will be as easy as it seems?

    Thank in advance,
    atomicmonkey
     
    AtoMicMoNkey15, Dec 31, 2009
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    It's a SATA-II interface, so any SATA-II HDD will work. Suggest Hitachi 7k500 as the best 7200rpm 2.5" HDD atm.
     
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    AtoMicMoNkey15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok thanks!
     
    AtoMicMoNkey15, Dec 31, 2009
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    tanstaafl Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am running the 7200rpm Hitachi 500gb in my 8510w with no problems. Very easy to upgrade--7 screws total. I used a Paragon Software product to clone the old drive. I am running Windows 7 x86 with no problems, but I did not do a clean install so I can't give you first hand information about that.

    As a bit of an aside, I think the laptop runs much better under Windows 7 than Vista. Certainly the boot, shutdown, and hibernate times have improved, and it's easier to disconnect an external drive without getting a warning about it.
     
    tanstaafl, Jan 5, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    Hitachi 7K500 for sure... best hard drive uprgade for laptops!
     
    sean473, Jan 5, 2010
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