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2.5" SATA HD replacement options
I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's
days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. |
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I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered Because of SMART or noise or what? 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model ..pdf specs from WD http://www.wdc.com/en/library/portable/2879-001121.pdf they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. Very very standard. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Upgrading notebooks doesn't really happen, but sata II (or even III) is backward compatible if you find a better deal on that. Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Personally have never done it. -- Mike Easter |
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On 6/15/2015 11:00 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
cameo wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered Because of SMART or noise or what? Last Saturday I've heard some clicking noise for the very first time on this drive, though it still seems to work fine since then and without that noise. |
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On 6/15/2015 11:59 AM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, cameo wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. Here is a WD Black, 2.5" SATA 6 with a 32MB cache that will fit and work in your machine. This is a very fast, very reliable drive with a 5 year warranty. It is $59 with free shipping from Amazon. http://amzn.to/1C9bGRX Thanks. Indeed, it looks really good, but I'm afraid it's too good for for my slightly dated notebook. Not just the higher capacity and 7,200 RPM speed, but it is also using Advanced Format which I am almost sure my notebook could not handle. |
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cameo wrote:
I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. I just replaced My grandsons HD in an Inspirion 1530 core i3 dell,with a PNY ssd 240 gig from best buy for under 100.00 and the speed difference even amazed me.I went on line an found videos on how to do it.If you have any mechanical ability it is not that hard. |
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cameo wrote:
I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. 250g on amazon is $28 plus shipping. Put the new hdd in your external backup enclosure, clone your current drive to the backup. Remove cloned hdd and install in LT. |
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cameo wrote:
I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. That 250GB drive sold/sells on Amazon for $50 (20 cents per GB) Western Digital sells the 750GB SATA III backward compatible for $65 (8.7 cents per GB) The price seams reasonable on either but that extra $15 saves you ~11 cents per GB and provides 3x the storage capacity. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, cameo
wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. Give serious thought to getting an SSD drive. I put one in to replace a 5400 SATA drive in my old aspire one and it gave that old, formerly very slow, net book a new lease on life. Like the proverbial night and day. |
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On 6/15/2015 7:24 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, cameo wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. Give serious thought to getting an SSD drive. I put one in to replace a 5400 SATA drive in my old aspire one and it gave that old, formerly very slow, net book a new lease on life. Like the proverbial night and day. I think you guys convinced me about going with an SSD drive. Googling some more on the subject, I see that this is not as bad way to go as I originally thought. Especially considering the speed improvement! I use Acronis to make a full PC backup and that should make restore to the SSD pretty easy. The only thing I'm not sure is how the Win7 OS handles the difference in the drivers. After all, when I first time boot up with the SSD, the previous SATA drivers will be useless. |
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cameo wrote:
On 6/15/2015 7:24 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote: On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, cameo wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. Give serious thought to getting an SSD drive. I put one in to replace a 5400 SATA drive in my old aspire one and it gave that old, formerly very slow, net book a new lease on life. Like the proverbial night and day. I think you guys convinced me about going with an SSD drive. Googling some more on the subject, I see that this is not as bad way to go as I originally thought. Especially considering the speed improvement! I use Acronis to make a full PC backup and that should make restore to the SSD pretty easy. The only thing I'm not sure is how the Win7 OS handles the difference in the drivers. After all, when I first time boot up with the SSD, the previous SATA drivers will be useless. I am running win 7 pro on this desktop right now.No problems when I clean installed last week. I am running ssd from best buy. |
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cameo wrote:
On 6/15/2015 7:24 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote: On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, cameo wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. Give serious thought to getting an SSD drive. I put one in to replace a 5400 SATA drive in my old aspire one and it gave that old, formerly very slow, net book a new lease on life. Like the proverbial night and day. I think you guys convinced me about going with an SSD drive. Googling some more on the subject, I see that this is not as bad way to go as I originally thought. Especially considering the speed improvement! I use Acronis to make a full PC backup and that should make restore to the SSD pretty easy. The only thing I'm not sure is how the Win7 OS handles the difference in the drivers. After all, when I first time boot up with the SSD, the previous SATA drivers will be useless. Why would you need the earlier machine's SATA drivers if you are building a new system with an SSD ? If Win7 doesn't provide a SATA driver to operate in ACHI mode, you'll need to provide one during the Windows setup and prior to installing Windows....the drive needs to be ready for Windows to install. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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On 6/15/2015 11:20 PM, . . .winston wrote:
cameo wrote: On 6/15/2015 7:24 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote: On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:42:05 -0700, cameo wrote: I am sensing that my HP Pavillion tx1000 notebook's 250GB SATA drive's days are numbered and I have been trying to find a new one to replace it with. However, this 5400 RPM Western Digital WD2500BEVS-60UST0 model doesn't seem to be available at a reasonable price and most that pop up in Google search are used. So I was wondering if perhaps I could look for other 2.5" SATA models, maybe with higher capacity and higher speed, but I am worried what kind of compatibility problems I could face then. Even if the electrical interface is the same, they might not fit into the caddy the original drive is in. What about SATA II or SATA III upgrades? Has any of you done this kind of laptop HD replacement and could give me some pointers? Thanks. Give serious thought to getting an SSD drive. I put one in to replace a 5400 SATA drive in my old aspire one and it gave that old, formerly very slow, net book a new lease on life. Like the proverbial night and day. I think you guys convinced me about going with an SSD drive. Googling some more on the subject, I see that this is not as bad way to go as I originally thought. Especially considering the speed improvement! I use Acronis to make a full PC backup and that should make restore to the SSD pretty easy. The only thing I'm not sure is how the Win7 OS handles the difference in the drivers. After all, when I first time boot up with the SSD, the previous SATA drivers will be useless. Why would you need the earlier machine's SATA drivers if you are building a new system with an SSD ? If Win7 doesn't provide a SATA driver to operate in ACHI mode, you'll need to provide one during the Windows setup and prior to installing Windows....the drive needs to be ready for Windows to install. Where did you read that I was building a new system? I'm just trying to replace an existing SATA drive in a fairly old Win7 laptop. Of course, I am sure MS will think I have a new system and will want me to pay up before I can do much work, right? |
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cameo wrote on 6/15/2015 11:15 PM:
The only thing I'm not sure is how the Win7 OS handles the difference in the drivers. After all, when I first time boot up with the SSD, the previous SATA drivers will be useless. I have win 8.1, yet when I changed my HD for an SSD, I had no driver issues. I always thought Sata is Sata. Here's an interesting item. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...m-_-22-236-642 It's 2 drives in one. A 120G SSD with a 1TB HD. The price shows $139 US but it came in a sale ad for $109.99 With Promo Code: ESCATKS24 Free Shipping! Sale ends 6/16 11:59pm PT USA. The only issue is the thickness of the drive. I think its 9.5mm, a bit thicker than 7mm drives. You'd have to check your specs. Same goes for any SSD/HD you put in. |
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