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    Okay to replace orig. HD with another type?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by JKINMO, Jul 7, 2009.

  1. JKINMO

    JKINMO Newbie

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    Aspire AS7720-6604: original hard drive (p/n WD3200BEVT) 320 GB crashed and need to replace. Is it alright to replace it with p/n WD5000BEVT 500 GB hard drive. I want to get it but want to make sure its compatible for my laptop.
     
    JKINMO, Jul 7, 2009
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, it will be compatible. Both are SATA-300 drives.
     
    Andy, Jul 7, 2009
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  3. JKINMO

    JKINMO Newbie

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    Thanks A Lot Andy!
     
    JKINMO, Jul 7, 2009
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  4. AndrejaKo

    AndrejaKo Notebook Consultant

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    How is the new hard drive working? I have been considering similar upgrade for some time, but I couldn't force myself to actually buy the hard drive.
     
    AndrejaKo, Jul 10, 2009
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    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    Most SATA HDD are compatible. I swapped from a 320 GB 5400 rpm Hitachi that mine came with to the 500 GB 7200 rpm Seagate and it works fine. Most early HDD failures are just bad luck with the pick.
     
    EchoShade, Jul 12, 2009
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  6. JKINMO

    JKINMO Newbie

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    I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET. I JUST HAD A FRIEND CHECK THAT BAD HARDDRIVE AGAIN. HE USED "SPINRITE" TO CHECK. WITH THIS "SPINRITE" SOFTWARE CAN CHECK AND FIX MOST HARD DRIVES. ON SPOTS THAT CANNOT REPAIR IT PLUGS THE BAD SPOT WITH FILLINS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO USE THE REST OF THE HARD DRIVE; IT DID THAT FOR MOST OF THE BAD SPOTS ON MY HARD DRIVE; HOWEVER, ONE SPOT COULDN'T SO I NEED TO GET A HARD DRIVE. HE SUGGESTED I GO TO "WWW/ SPAREPARTSWAREHOUSE.COM" AND LOOK FOR A HARD DRIVE WITH AT LEAST THESE SPECIFICATIONS & IT SHOULD RUN GREAT: SATA-150 / 5400 RPMS / 100-120 GB's.
     
    JKINMO, Jul 15, 2009
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  7. AndrejaKo

    AndrejaKo Notebook Consultant

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    You should avoid SATA-150 hard drives. They are obsolete and 7720 uses SATA-300. I can't see any reason to do a downgrade if you are buying a new HDD.
     
    AndrejaKo, Jul 15, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    At the same time, it doesn't really matter. No notebook hard drive can exceed the SATA/150 spec anyways.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 15, 2009
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  9. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    SSDs :D

    @OP - WD5000BEVT is pretty nice drive, I'm very satisfied from it's price/performance/capacity ratio, it's currently unbeatable :D
     
    triturbo, Jul 15, 2009
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