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    How do I find out if my laptop hard drive is 5400 or 7200?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Blackjab24, Mar 23, 2009.

  1. Blackjab24

    Blackjab24 Notebook Consultant

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    How do I find out if my laptop hard drive is 5400rpm or 7200rpm?
     
    Blackjab24, Mar 23, 2009
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  2. i.like.pie

    i.like.pie Notebook Consultant

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    1.look at the manufacturers website

    or 2.get the model of the hard drive (in device manager) and search it on google.

    as a last (or first) resort, you could just open up the laptop and look :D
     
    i.like.pie, Mar 23, 2009
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Oftentimes, the spindle speed is written on the hard drive itself as well.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 23, 2009
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    Blackjab24 Notebook Consultant

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    Finding the mdoel in Device manager and Google-ing it worked..thanks.
     
    Blackjab24, Mar 23, 2009
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    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    also check out hdtune, it will tell you the model and all that usually you can tell from that alone and then from there you can benchmark its speed or often see the temp its running at. Nice little free program.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 23, 2009
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