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    CF-52 hard drive upgrade

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by prjacobs, Jan 7, 2010.

  1. prjacobs

    prjacobs Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a CF-52 (I know, it's not a real Toughbook ;-) and I need to upgrade the 160GB drive. I'm looking at the Hitachi Travelstar 500GB
    A call to Toughbook Support revealed that they had never tested drives this large on the CF-52, but it would probably work.
    I'm wondering if anyone on the forum can offer some sage words of wisdom?
    Thanks!
    Peter.
     
    prjacobs, Jan 7, 2010
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  2. Silver Trooper

    Silver Trooper Notebook Deity

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    Yes, it is a REAL Toughbook in every sense of the word. Is it fully rugged? No, but it is infinitely more rugged than your standard Dull or HP limp wristed toys. I have one (and a CF-74, it's smaller cousin) and for their purpose they cannot be beat. Oh, and I have seen at least a 320GB HD in a 52 working without a hitch. But I cannot say yes or no to the 500GB on whether it will work or not.
     
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  3. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    Go for it
    Not tested on the cf-52 ,but I have 320GB installed in my cf-30 mk-1 and I have a 500GB installed in my cf-30 mk-2

    Neither of these are officialy supported drives,and they both work fine
    Report on your full model number , and If you replace the drive report back with results

    Alex
     
    Alex, Jan 7, 2010
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  4. Azrial

    Azrial Notebook Deity

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    At worst, you might have to partition a drive. It my opinion a good idea anyway!
     
    Azrial, Jan 7, 2010
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  5. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    Your damn right it is!! My mother has one and it's a beast and a half!! Very powerful! Anywho, don't worry about size... any size LAPTOP hard drive on the market these days will work with this guy - SATA interface

    Thanks!
     
    Rob, Jan 8, 2010
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