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    Maximum HEL80 Hard Drive Specs

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by bosst1, Sep 22, 2007.

  1. bosst1

    bosst1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,
    I was wondering what the maximum hard drive capacity, rotational speed and SATA Bus speed one can put in an HEL80 laptop. According to Compal's online specs it only allows for sata150 100GB @ 7200rpm or 120 @ 5400rpm. However, I have seen a few onliine retailers that allow you to configure the notebook with much higher capacities and speeds then that outlined by Compal.
    Anyways, I'm looking to upgrade my sata150 60gb 5400rpm to a "faster" and more current sataII 3.0gb/s drive. Let me know if anyone has tried or knows of the HD limitations on this notebook and whether I need to flash to the most current BIOS to make the upgrade.

    Thanks :)
     
    bosst1, Sep 22, 2007
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hard drives are hard drives, you dont need bio upgrade. As long as it is SATA then your fine.
     
    Johnny T, Sep 22, 2007
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  3. bmnotpls

    bmnotpls Notebook Deity

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    ;)
    I'm using a Seagate SATA300 with 120GB and 7k2 RPM ... you see, its possible (and _very_ fast of course ;))
    greets
     
    bmnotpls, Sep 22, 2007
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  4. InterFace

    InterFace Notebook Geek

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    i got Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB SATAII on my EL80 :)
     
    InterFace, Sep 28, 2007
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  5. bosst1

    bosst1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just wanted to thank you guys for replying. I thought it was a bit odd that Compal would have such a low hard drive capacity limit as stated in the online specs of the HEL80.

    Anyways, I'd like to order a new hard drive soon... probably a >160GB, 7200rpm... any recommendations on where to buy from? Newegg seems to have some decent deals.

    Thanks
     
    bosst1, Sep 28, 2007
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    Get the upwards of your post mentioned seagate ... i've got the 120gb edition of the momentus 7200.2 and what should i say ... IT ROCKS!
    i think, its between 20 and 30 % faster than the samsung@5k4 rpm, i had previously.
     
    bmnotpls, Sep 29, 2007
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  7. InterFace

    InterFace Notebook Geek

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    well hitachi 7k200 is even faster (another 10%) but its more expensive too.
    i paid 100euros for my 160gb momentus. tho it was 3 months old
     
    InterFace, Sep 29, 2007
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    I use the Hitachi 7k200 in an EL80 - and it works great. Same low noice levels as some 3 other 2.5" SATA HD's Ive used over the last several months.
     
    MrBean, Oct 6, 2007
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