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    VGN TX2HP/W HDD replacement

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Denis56, Sep 12, 2010.

  1. Denis56

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    Hello all, sorry for a dummy question. I have a Sony Vaio model PCG 461M and the support website gives me the VGN TX2HP/W reference. I have an 80 Go HDD, which I would like to replace for a 320. I did not open the machine yet and I do not know which HDD to buy. I guess it's a 3.5" (not even sure...). What about the interface ? Is it an IDE, an Ultra ATA, maybe a SATA ?

    Thank you for your help. I could not find any detailed spec on the Sony website.
     
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    It is most likely a 1.8 PATA 50 pin drive but insteading of taking a guess it is better for you to look in your device manager and then run a search on the part number of your HD. You will find that there are no 1.8 PATA 320GB HD's. The most you can get is a 120GB i think but some SSD's might run to 256GB but those are over £400.
     
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    Thanks, Rachel. I can't find the part number. Could you please detail how to get it from the device manager ?

    I was hoping to find a somewhat standard disk drive, but if it is a 1.8", no other option but to stay with what I have.

    Thank you so much !
     
    Denis56, Sep 15, 2010
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    Thank you. PATA 1.8" indeed...
     
    Denis56, Sep 17, 2010
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