laptop internal hard drive
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laptop internal hard drive
I'm wondering if any 2.5 inch internal hard drive will fit. I'm a bit of a computer idiot so be easy.
I ask because last week my laptop made a clicking noise when I tunrned it on then said no bootable device. A guy at work restarted it in safe mode and it was fine for a day but after that it has acted up again.
At this time I have a 100gb hard drive and was looking at a 160gb seagate. The computer is a compaq c700 if that helps.
Thanks for any help.
I ask because last week my laptop made a clicking noise when I tunrned it on then said no bootable device. A guy at work restarted it in safe mode and it was fine for a day but after that it has acted up again.
At this time I have a 100gb hard drive and was looking at a 160gb seagate. The computer is a compaq c700 if that helps.
Thanks for any help.
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the size is not a problem but the type of drive it is could make a difference. Drives come in 2 major types : Pata (also called IDE) and SATA (dont have another name I know of).
If this is really old, it may be PATA.
To find out you can use a free program such as Belarc Advisor (from their website) which takes a few minutes but tells you all kinds of neat stuff about your PC:
Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
If this is really old, it may be PATA.
To find out you can use a free program such as Belarc Advisor (from their website) which takes a few minutes but tells you all kinds of neat stuff about your PC:
Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
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Thank you captain.
I ran it and am amazed it can tell all that info most of it I have know idea what it is but it's cool to look at. It says I have a fujitsu mhy2120bh hard drive. The computer is about 1 year old so I'm assuming it's the sata.
Next question is what will a bigger hard drive do for me I'm using about 1/2 of the space now. I use the computer to hold music and to surf the web but that's about it.
I ran it and am amazed it can tell all that info most of it I have know idea what it is but it's cool to look at. It says I have a fujitsu mhy2120bh hard drive. The computer is about 1 year old so I'm assuming it's the sata.
Next question is what will a bigger hard drive do for me I'm using about 1/2 of the space now. I use the computer to hold music and to surf the web but that's about it.
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Thanks Crabbyman. I have a sata. I've learned more this week about computers than I ever expected I would. This being my first computer I'm amazed how much I use it and how I feel like I'm lost without it. A year ago I would use it to look on the auction site and check e mail about once a week, now I spend at least 1-2hours a night. And I can type with 6 of my fingers!
Any idea of what the model numbers mean mhy,mhw,mhz?
Thanks again.
Any idea of what the model numbers mean mhy,mhw,mhz?
Thanks again.
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You are correct that it is indeed a SATA drive. You should be able to remove the sled that holds the drive and replace it with any other model SATA drive 2.5". Check with the manufacturers home/support page as a lot of them now show you how to change the hard drive out.
Your specs are:
120 GB (how much size there is. you are using roughly 60GB)
5400 RPM (basically, speed)
You can get a larger or faster hard drive but you may not need a lot of extra muscle. Since this is a year or so old as you stated, make sure its not covered by warranty first.
However, before you do much else. BACK up your data as soon as you can. If your hard drive is dying then its critical to get a copy of everything while you can.
Look for a new SATA 2.5" of at least 5400 RPM and 120 GB (more of either is fine, too).
A faster drive would speed some things up but creates more heat which can shorten the lifespan of the computer, and ironically, slow it down, too.
A larger drive would just give you more space but of course cost more.
Hope that all helps.
Your specs are:
120 GB (how much size there is. you are using roughly 60GB)
5400 RPM (basically, speed)
You can get a larger or faster hard drive but you may not need a lot of extra muscle. Since this is a year or so old as you stated, make sure its not covered by warranty first.
However, before you do much else. BACK up your data as soon as you can. If your hard drive is dying then its critical to get a copy of everything while you can.
Look for a new SATA 2.5" of at least 5400 RPM and 120 GB (more of either is fine, too).
A faster drive would speed some things up but creates more heat which can shorten the lifespan of the computer, and ironically, slow it down, too.
A larger drive would just give you more space but of course cost more.
Hope that all helps.
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Beer 4U2Thanks again, unfortunatly I traded this computer for a boat and after the deal was done I found out I didn't get the operating software and the guy wouldn't return my calls, well he didn't get a title for the boat after that.
Anyway I did buy a external hard drive to back everything up and have a new vista program on the way.
Anyway I did buy a external hard drive to back everything up and have a new vista program on the way.
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However, before you do much else. BACK up your data as soon as you can. If your hard drive is dying then its critical to get a copy of everything while you can.
Look for a new SATA 2.5" of at least 5400 RPM and 120 GB (more of either is fine, too).
btw... buy a Western Digital Scorpio Black Series w/the integrated fall-sensor.
A faster drive would speed some things up but creates more heat which can shorten the lifespan of the computer, and ironically, slow it down, too.
btw.... since when does heat slow a PC down? (other than when a CPU hits 85'c and throttles itself to prevent a meltdown)
A larger drive would just give you more space but of course cost more.
Hope that all helps.
Hope that all helps.
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It's a little sensor inside many new notebook hard drives which have the ability to detect if your notebook falls off a table, etc. It automatically returns the hard drive disc armature to the "off disc" location so it does not hit the internal disc platters.
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The CPU temps in my new Dell XPS m1530 dropped about 8'c on average while under load due to simply getting rid of the thermal grease and use Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound. A good dusting also does wonders. Just keep in mind, those cans of air PC stores sell not only cost a lot, but they don't have that much power. I tend to take both my laptop and desktop workstation down into my garage and blow them out with 140psi of super powerful air via my 26 gallon Craftsman air compressor. (and yes... i have an extensive air drying/filtering system attached so no moisture gets into my computers).
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Just a update and a Thank you to all that replied.
I did buy a 250 gb 7200 rpm wd hard drive, I as most men wanted to upgrade performance even if I never use it. I was wating for my operating software and the old hard drive was working untill last weekend then it locked up and wouldn't do anything. I recieved my new vista discs yesterday and went to it got the new hard drive in and vista loaded. My first computer repair wehe. Thanks again.
I did buy a 250 gb 7200 rpm wd hard drive, I as most men wanted to upgrade performance even if I never use it. I was wating for my operating software and the old hard drive was working untill last weekend then it locked up and wouldn't do anything. I recieved my new vista discs yesterday and went to it got the new hard drive in and vista loaded. My first computer repair wehe. Thanks again.