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    Quick question - which side is the C drive in?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Nilst, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. Nilst

    Nilst Notebook Consultant

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    On my HDX 18 , X18 - 1374ca it came with two hard drives, without me ripping it open, which side is the C drive mounted as I sit at the laptop?

    Only asking because I applied the QuietHDD program to stop the clacking from the heads parking on these two Seagate ST9500420AS. It seems to work on one but not both. The drive on the right keeps clacking on and off all the time, annoying! But I have lots running and downloading torrents on the D drive (second hard drive) and constantly using the C drive opening and doing stuff yet theres always clacking, I don't know where it finds the time to decide to park the heads when I am using it and its not idle.

    Thank you :)
     
    Nilst, Apr 14, 2010
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  2. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    If you're looking at the LCD, the first drive is 1/4th under the left side of the touchpad, it stops where the SD card is. The second is to the right of the touchpad.

    You won't void your warranty by opening up the hard drive bay though.
     
    Kuu, Apr 15, 2010
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  3. Nilst

    Nilst Notebook Consultant

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    Yeh, I knew I could open the drive bays, just too lazy....wondered if anyone just know off hand.
    Thanks, I'll have to open it up and boot it and listen which one is working more loading the OS. Can't tell from sitting above it, the fans louder!
     
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