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    WD 2TB HDD Green

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Invincible10001, Aug 18, 2012.

  1. Invincible10001

    Invincible10001 Notebook Consultant

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    So I came across this the other day,
    2 TB WD Green 2.5-inch Hard Drive Goes on Sale | techPowerUp

    Says, Western Digital's new high-capacity 2.5-inch hard drive, the WD Green WD20NPVT made an appearance in Japanese ground stores. Strangely enough, while the drive is built in the 2.5-inch form-factor, it is 15 mm-thick, making it unfit for most notebooks. The drive provides a staggering 2 TB of unformatted capacity, and features IntelliPower variable spindle speed (4,500-5,400 RPM?), 8 MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, 0.2W idle (parked) and 1.7W (active) power consumption. It is priced at 18,800 JPY (US $240).

    So will this 15mm thick HDD fit inside a Sager NP9170?
     
    Invincible10001, Aug 18, 2012
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    The green drives are typically average 5900 RPM . Don't know if it will fit but I remember seeing a post where someone needed to do some slight modding to fit a 1TB which was 10mm thick so I doubt it will fit but I don't have my laptop yet so don't know fur sure.
     
    RockTheShazbot, Aug 18, 2012
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    I think it's 12V, not 5v. If that's the case it doesn't matter if it fits, it just isn't compatible.
     
    Tmets, Aug 18, 2012
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    Do the Clevos not support 12V? :confused:
     
    csoren, Aug 19, 2012
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    Generally, no. These are probably aimed at SFF desktops/servers.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 19, 2012
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    Nope, pretty much all notebooks with the exception of a few desktop replacement machines that use desktop CPU's and such, might support 12v drives.
     
    HTWingNut, Aug 19, 2012
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    Check out my signature !
     
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    P170EM's service manual only mentioned 5V and 3.3V for the SATA port diagram, I guess it won't work with a 12V drive.
     
    hackness, Aug 19, 2012
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    Yoooo !
    Its not a 12v drive. The x7200 doesnt support 12v drive, yet the drive works flawless. Only problem was with pushing it into the drive cage.
     
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    So you're saying this will work on the NP9170?


     
    Invincible10001, Aug 26, 2012
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    It's a 15mm drive so depends on how the connector is located, but likely not. It will be over 5mm too thick.
     
    HTWingNut, Aug 27, 2012
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