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    Fs series HD upgrades - easy so it seems

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Raider, Mar 11, 2005.

  1. Raider

    Raider Notebook Geek

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    I recall questions here about upgrading the HDD on an FS Sony. This review appears to suggest that upgrading is as simple as turning a couple of screws.

    http://laptoplogic.com/reviews/sony/49/1/1/

    Steve

    Sony A190 WUXGA
     
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  2. Webster

    Webster Notebook Geek

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    Steve,

    I'm looking at the IBM Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 60GB ATA-6 2.5in 7200RPM Mobile Hard Drive.

    https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100519

    Will this one fit in the FS series?



     
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Notebook hard drives, with a few exceptions, are fairly universal.






    I know things, things that could get me killed


    Thinkpad T41:
    * 1.6Ghz Pentium M * 768Mb Memory * 40Gb Hitachi 7200RPM * Panasonic UJ-845-B DVD+RW *
     
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  4. thiagofl84

    thiagofl84 Newbie

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    I just installed my Hitachi 60 GB 7200 RPM hard drive. Perfect. Awesome speed. My laptop has never been this fast!

    SONY VAIO FS570
    Centrino 1.73 Ghz
    60 Hitachi 7200 Hard Drive
    1 Ghz RAM
     
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  5. Webster

    Webster Notebook Geek

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    thiagofl84,

    What are you going to do with the "old" 100GB HDD?

    I don't have any use for another one so I would like to sell it on eBay after I upgrade, however I don't know if you can legally sell a hard drive with Windows software installed.

    Plus i'm also buying a new copy of XP Pro so I won't be needing the old XP Home that's included from Sony.

    Does anyone have any experience with selling "old" hard drives?
     
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  6. Raider

    Raider Notebook Geek

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    You could always just reformat it before you sell, or sell it as is. You won't get into trouble. Or you could get a USN enclosure and keep it for backup.

    Cheers

    Steve

    Sony A190 WUXGA
     
    Raider, Mar 11, 2005
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    ironxcross Notebook Enthusiast

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    Webster, just make sure you do several low-level formats if you had any personal data on it, before selling. The hard drive manufacturer's web site will have a utility you can download for doing this. If I remember correctly, the government does 7 of these formats to ensure that any data is virtually unrecoverable.
     
    ironxcross, Mar 12, 2005
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