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    Is the "additional hard drive" a 2nd HDD or an upgraded main HDD?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Fuzzy, Oct 27, 2007.

  1. Fuzzy

    Fuzzy Notebook Evangelist

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    I would like a 7200 rpm hard drive as the main drive in a T61 Lenovo laptop. The SKU I am looking at comes with a 160GB 5400 rpm HDD, but the "add options" page gives the option under "Additional drives" to get a 100 GB 7200 rpm HDD. Some of the HDD's in that section are USB2 portable drives. One option given is a "hard drive bay adapter."

    If I selected the 100 GB 7200 rpm HDD, would it be installed instead of the 160 GB 5400 rpm HDD, or would the 5400 rpm remain in place and the 7200 be a separate drive that would need to be inserted in the optical drive bay with the adapter?

    Thanks for your assistance,
    Fuzzy
     
    Fuzzy, Oct 27, 2007
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  2. LaptopGuru

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    If you select a primary hard drive on page 1 and another in the options page, you'll get the primary drive installed and the second hard drive in a cardboard box. Ever if you order the 2nd HDD adapter, I don't think that drive will ship in the ultrabay.
     
    LaptopGuru, Oct 27, 2007
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