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    What is the largest capacity hard drive an Hel 80 can handle?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by niss_nut, Nov 11, 2007.

  1. niss_nut

    niss_nut Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys just wondering whats the largest drive I can put in my case. I currently have a 120gig but I may need a bigger drive. (I am setting up a pc dj rig)I also plan to use an external but that is mainly as a backup.Any suggestions?
     
    niss_nut, Nov 11, 2007
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Any laptop SATA drive should fit. Check newegg to see what you find. Size will vary to some degree with speed.
     
    vespoli, Nov 11, 2007
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    320gb is the largest SATA drive currently available for laptop hard drives. However, newegg only has 250gb.
     
    David, Nov 11, 2007
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  4. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    As David(Vespoli) mentioned, any 2.5" SATA hard drive should work. You might get some good deals since "Black Friday" is coming up soon.


    Here is a dissembly guide if you are confused on how to remove the hard drive(Its pretty easy though).
    http://www.asimobile.com/notebook_files/el80/guides/EL80_ch5-Disassembly%20Guide-Intel.pdf

    And here is a video to show you how to put it back together(look around 4:43).

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    Kdawgca, Nov 11, 2007
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  5. InterFace

    InterFace Notebook Geek

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    320gb is the largest but at the moment hitachi 7k200 200gb and seagate momentus 7200.2 200gb are the fastest ones with 16mb cache.
     
    InterFace, Nov 12, 2007
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  6. niss_nut

    niss_nut Notebook Guru

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    I'm familiar with the assembly aspect since I built this one myself.
    However I'm not a fan of hitachi drives I had a couple of bad experiences with them.
     
    niss_nut, Nov 13, 2007
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    james987 Notebook Guru

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    hey, i wanna upgrade my hd, but which formfactor do i get?
    heres what newegg has..
    ATA-6 (25)
    SATA 3.0Gb/s (5)
    Serial ATA150 (23)
    I assume its Sata 3.0 Gb/s ... but the hel80 specs say 1.5gb/s.. hmm
    just making sure before i order
     
    james987, Nov 15, 2007
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  8. Kdawgca

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    I recommend SATA/150(2.5"). I dont think most notebooks can take advantage of SATA 3.0Gb(hdd will always be the bottleneck in most system when your not gaming)
     
    Kdawgca, Nov 15, 2007
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