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    CF-28 Hrad drive

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by wrench1, Oct 20, 2008.

  1. wrench1

    wrench1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I Have a cf-28 and am looking to replace the hard drive I read the Faq's about useing the ata-6 7200 rpm drives but am having a hard time finding one does anyone have a link that they could send me so that i dont get the worng one.
    Thanks
    Ryan
     
    wrench1, Oct 20, 2008
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  2. Zippy-Man

    Zippy-Man Notebook Evangelist

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    The IDE 7200 rpm drives are very hard to find now as they have been discontinued.

    Most are pretty expensive if you do find one out there.

    This is the kind of drive you need but it is out of stock now.

    CLICK HERE

    The largest drive they made in IDE 7200rpm's was a 100gb hard drive.

    You can search ebay for some as there have a few on there every once in a while.

    Make sure the drive is 2.5" and is IDE or PATA interface not SATA

    -James
     
    Zippy-Man, Oct 20, 2008
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  3. wrench1

    wrench1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank You for the link i will keep my eye open for them to get some back in stock.
     
    wrench1, Oct 20, 2008
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  4. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    As James says the ide 7200 2.5 laptop drives are not in production any more.

    The Samsung HM160HC is the drive that I use now

    Its very good for a 5400rpm drive

    Read the reviews on it

    Alex
     
    Alex, Oct 20, 2008
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  5. Connor922

    Connor922 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why would they discontinue one thats faster?
     
    Connor922, Oct 21, 2008
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    The 7200rpm drives that we are after for upgrades on the older toughbooks is the old pata standard
    I think only Hitachi and Seagate made them
    The new interface standard for hard drives is sata and as the demand for these pata drives slowed down they were discontinued.

    Manufacturers make production runs of set amounts in high numbers for economic profits
    Usually production runs are not repeated and instead units replaced with upgraded models
    The upgraded models in this case now are the sata standard




    Alex
     
    Alex, Oct 21, 2008
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  7. Connor922

    Connor922 Notebook Evangelist

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    That sucks, doesn't the CF-29 also use PATA?
     
    Connor922, Oct 21, 2008
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  8. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    Yes it does
     
    Rob, Oct 21, 2008
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