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    CF Y4 Hard Drive Swap

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by dwasson, Jan 2, 2008.

  1. dwasson

    dwasson Newbie

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    I have a user who wants me to replace his 60GB drive with something larger. I'm thinking a 120GB. What am I setting myself up for?

    I know which end of the screwdriver to hold, and I've swapped drives in Dell, Acer, and Compaq notebooks. Is this Y4 going to be much worse?

    Can I replace the ATA-100 60GB drive with a ATA-150 120GB drive? is there a write-up on how to replace this drive somewhere on this forum?

    Thanks.
     
    dwasson, Jan 2, 2008
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  2. ZeroFlight

    ZeroFlight Notebook Evangelist

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    The Y4 is physically easy to do. It just takes undoing 3 small phillips screws and unplugging the drive. The bottom has a panel about 5"x3" on the back right that was meant for users to be able to swap without problems.
     
    ZeroFlight, Jan 4, 2008
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  3. dwasson

    dwasson Newbie

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    Thanks, that is just what I needed.
     
    dwasson, Jan 8, 2008
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  4. dwasson

    dwasson Newbie

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    Well, I just got a look at the Y4. You have to dismantle this thing to get the hard drive out. The bottom cover and keyboard, at least, have to be removed. I think he needs a Y5.
     
    dwasson, Jan 10, 2008
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    timberwolf Notebook Consultant

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    According to a UK review web site the Y7 is due out (although I'm not sure when), and it will cost less than the Y5 model that it replaces.
     
    timberwolf, Jan 10, 2008
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  6. ZeroFlight

    ZeroFlight Notebook Evangelist

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    Ah, you're right. I'm thinking the T4 and W4.
     
    ZeroFlight, Jan 10, 2008
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  7. dwasson

    dwasson Newbie

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    But, in other news, the Apricorn Hard Drive Upgrade Kit worked perfectly.
     
    dwasson, Jan 11, 2008
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