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    Tectra A7 Hard Drive FDE Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by OK03, Feb 4, 2010.

  1. OK03

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    I have Tecra A7 model # PTA7OU-01T00C with an 80gb 5400rpm hard drive. I am looking at upgrading to a 500gb 7200rpm Seagate Momentus FDE hard drive. What are the pro's and con's? Will I have a problem with overheating? Should I consider a 5400rpm drive instead? What other concerns are there?
     
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  2. Amnesiac

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    I don't overheating would be a problem. But I think your notebook uses the IDE interface, which means that you will need an IDE HDD, SATA will not work.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 4, 2010
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