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    Hard drive compatibility (P170HM)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ownasaur, Oct 19, 2011.

  1. ownasaur

    ownasaur Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone!

    I will soon upgrade to a p170hm and I was wondering if the current hard drive I own is compatible with the new system. I would like to keep the old hard drive for security reasons, unless someone can recommend a very good method to wipe out all data. I know that ubuntu comes with a shred function but that's about it.


    From speccy:

    Manufacturer Western Digital
    Form Factor GB/2.5-inch
    Business Unit/Brand Mobile/WD Scorpio®
    RPM/Buffer Size or Attribute 5400 RPM with 8 MB cache (Mobile)
    Interface/Connector SATA 3 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector/SATA 1.5 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector (Mobile)
    Heads 16
    Cylinders 16383
    SATA type SATA-II 3.0Gb/s
    Device type Fixed
    ATA Standard ATA8-ACS
    LBA Size 48-bit LBA
    Power On Count 4435 times
    Power On Time 537 Days 2 Hours
    Features S.M.A.R.T., APM, AAM, NCQ
    Transfer Mode SATA I
    Interface SATA
    Capacity 244GB
    Real size 250,059,350,016 bytes
    RAID Type None

    Any info will be appreciated!
     
    ownasaur, Oct 19, 2011
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  2. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    Its an old SATA1 Drive, but yea that looks like it should work just fine.
     
    mythlogic, Oct 20, 2011
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  3. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    Isnt it a SATA 2 drive?..

    And yeah OP, it is compatible.
     
    Ryan, Oct 20, 2011
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  4. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    It will work as it's a SATA connection but i would highly suggest getting a new drive. The drive is the slowest part of a computer and with that one being a 5400rpm you should at least get a 7200rpm or even better a SSD as the primary. Putting a 5400rpm wont do it justice. The computer you want will have two internal bays so you can use your current drive in the second bay.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Oct 20, 2011
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  5. ownasaur

    ownasaur Notebook Consultant

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    Good to know it will be compatible!

    It's not going to be a replacement drive, I was planning to attach it to the empty bay. Thanks for the heads up.
     
    ownasaur, Oct 20, 2011
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