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    Upgrade harddrive, will DriveGuard still work?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by umggc, May 24, 2008.

  1. umggc

    umggc Newbie

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    Hi. I searched around the forum and saw similar topic being discussed. Some have suggested it may work since it is a motherboard/software feature. However, has anyone actually tried a upgrade and can confirm whether it works with certain models or not?
    Thanks.
    Alternatively, if people can post the manufacture and model of the stock hard drive here, we can try to sort out whether only some hard drive models are used.
     
    umggc, May 24, 2008
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  2. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    It still works with my new HDD. I currently have it running with my 7K200. The limitation is that it only works with the internal HDD, it doesn't apply to any external HDDs.
     
    jin07, May 24, 2008
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  3. umggc

    umggc Newbie

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    Thanks for the info. It seems like 7k200 doesn't have any special sensors. Hopefully this means any drive will work.
     
    umggc, May 24, 2008
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  4. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I'm pretty sure that's the case.
     
    jin07, May 24, 2008
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    Seagate Momentus 7200.3 hard disks have built in free fall sensor ;).
     
    wojwoda, May 25, 2008
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    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    The sensor is on the motherboard. It does not rely on the hard disk as HP sources hard disks from various manufacturers.
     
    chrixx, May 25, 2008
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    I hope the hd sensor and mb sensor won't interfere with each other like having 2 antivirus programs.
     
    umggc, May 25, 2008
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