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    upgrade R61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jusbug, Dec 12, 2010.

  1. jusbug

    jusbug Newbie

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    i need your help guys, i have R61 and i want to upgrade my HDD, do i have to buy one from lenovo or any would do the job, any advice on which one to choose for reliabilty and noise.

    big thx guys.

    PS: can you give a link to how i change the HDD.
     
    jusbug, Dec 12, 2010
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  2. ktang

    ktang Notebook Consultant

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    any 2.5" hard drive will do. in terms of reliability and noise, there are a lot of things that can go into it. if you want no noise whatsoever, look into and SSD. this will be a more expensive option, and you won't have as much storage space. if you want high performance, but still want to have storage space, consider a 7200rpm drive.

    as for reliability, most drives are fine...once again, it comes down to what you're looking for.

    as for how to change the HD: look at the r61 hardware maintenance manual here
     
    ktang, Dec 12, 2010
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If you're looking for speed the Momentus XT is probably the way to go. You might want to post over in the hardware forum where they spend more debating the finer points of hard drives.
     
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    jusbug Newbie

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    jusbug, Dec 12, 2010
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    One post does not make a trend. As the other thread stated, any 2.5" SATA drive should work.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 12, 2010
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  6. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    Changing the HDD is very easy on the R61. Make sure everything is turned off, remove the battery pack then turn the ThinkPad over. You need to remove the hard drive cover which is located next to the Ultrabay DVD-ROM drive.

    Unscrew the one screw at the bottom left and then slightly tug it away. There will be a ribbon in which you pull to take the whole HDD caddy out. After that its just a matter of taking the 4 screws out of the hard drive and swapping the old with the new then just reverse the steps. It shouldn't take more than 2 minutes to complete the whole process.
     
    PatchySan, Dec 12, 2010
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  7. jusbug

    jusbug Newbie

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    please, one more question

    which HDD (not SSD) is less noisy? i mean i'm very sensible to HDD noise as mine i can barely hear it in a quiet night.
     
    jusbug, Dec 12, 2010
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    jsailorca2002 Notebook Consultant

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    Upgraded my gf's R61i with an Hitachi 7200rpm. It's not too noisy to her.

    Btw, thinkpad is kind of picky on the type of hard drive on previous models.
    Might give you "error message 2010". Not sure about the current ones tho.
     
    jsailorca2002, Dec 13, 2010
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    The 2010 error was only prevalent on the t43 and r52 machines.
     
    lead_org, Dec 13, 2010
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