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    sony sz 440

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gcrajan, Jan 31, 2007.

  1. gcrajan

    gcrajan Notebook Enthusiast

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    About to buy this laptop but had a few questions to clear before i wanted to buy it.

    One being is this laptop capable of 667mhz bus speed for the ram?

    also if i wanted to replace the harddrive in the laptop would that void the warranty?
    And finally if i were to replace the harddrive what exact type of harddrive would i need for the Sony SZ? The two harddrives I was looking into are

    "Seagate Momentus 7200.1 ST910021AS 100GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM"

    and the

    Seagate Momentus 7200.1 ST910021A 100GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM?

    are there any other good 7200rpm 100gb hardrives?
     
    gcrajan, Jan 31, 2007
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  2. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    I believe it only supports the 533MHz memory, so any 667MHz put in would be clocked down. The SZ uses a SATA drive, so your first one would work with it.
     
    Charr, Jan 31, 2007
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  3. FenderP

    FenderP Notebook Deity

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    No. Sony crippled it at 533MHz. If you get 667MHz RAM it steps down just fine.

    Potentially. Read SOny's warranty. I did it on my SZ90 and they still repaired it in Japan, but it doesn't mean the USA may not give you the finger.

    YOu need to get a SATA drive, not a PATA drive.
     
    FenderP, Jan 31, 2007
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  4. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    The Sony has support for only a SATA, so you will have to purchase a drive with that interface. Out of the two you have listed, the first is SATA. Another hard disk to have a look at, are the Hitachi 7K100. As FenderP has mentioned, the RAM is limited to 533 Mhz. There is no difference in performance when comparing 533 MHz and 667 MHz, as the latency on the 667 MHz is higher.
     
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  5. gcrajan

    gcrajan Notebook Enthusiast

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    what about difficulty of installing the harddrive into a laptop is that a problem? and do i just need to install windows again from like a backup cd or somthin?
     
    gcrajan, Jan 31, 2007
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    dsm2gst Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does this laptop come with bluetooth? I'm trying to customize one and I don't see any option to add bluetooth.
     
    dsm2gst, Jan 31, 2007
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