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    Sony FZ Series HD Replacement

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by MystaRave, Nov 18, 2007.

  1. MystaRave

    MystaRave Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently purchased a Sony FZ 290 CTO with the lowest 120gig/4200 rpm hard drive. This is pretty slow so I'm looking to upgrade the drive myself to something thats 7200 rpm. They told me on the phone that this will void the warranty...is this true? For those that have done it, is there a sticker that must be torn (or something along those lines) that indicates that the drive was removed?


    Also, is the drive type Serial ATA150?


    Thanks for any help.
     
    MystaRave, Nov 18, 2007
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  2. MystaRave

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    Bump......
     
    MystaRave, Nov 18, 2007
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  3. Sponsi

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    It won't void your warranty completely, it will only void the warranty on your HD.
     
    Sponsi, Nov 18, 2007
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    Thanks for the response. What about the type of hard drive, is it a SATA ATA150?
     
    MystaRave, Nov 18, 2007
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  5. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Did u check? sony only has a 120 gig 5400 rpm HD
     
    coolguy, Nov 19, 2007
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  6. MystaRave

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    I'm going to buy a seagate momentus 7200.2, I just don't know which type to get. Can somebody please answer this simple question?
     
    MystaRave, Nov 20, 2007
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    It should be SATA type that is what my FZ180E has.

    :cool:
     
    jesse6749, Nov 20, 2007
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    I know its SATA, but is it the 150 or 300 speed? I don't see this info written anywhere and I don't know if buying the wrong type makes a difference.
     
    MystaRave, Nov 20, 2007
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    MystaRave, Nov 20, 2007
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  10. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    My FZ190 has a ST9160821AS. From that you may be able to find out if it is 300 or 150. (I suspect it is 150 but do NOT know for sure.)

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Nov 20, 2007
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    Yes, its 150 based on the model. The 300 ends in ASG. Thanks!
     
    MystaRave, Nov 21, 2007
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    I'm thinking of buying an vaio fz and doing the same exact thing down the line... is the fz hard drive relatively easy to access? pls let us know how the swap goes -- hopefully the sony bios will be friendly (I heard the HP bios is not friendly at all). good luck!
     
    dkoh, Nov 26, 2007
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