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Old June 15th 15, 06:42 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 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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Old June 15th 15, 07:00 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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?

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.


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Old June 15th 15, 07:08 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

In article , lid says...

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.


SSD drives are 2.5" so they'll almost always pop right in as a laptop
replacement drive (assuming it's SATA and not older IDE). If you have an
external enclosure you can temporaily put the SSD in that then there's
choices in the software you can use to clone the existing hard disk onto
the SSD. Once done, shut down, open case, swap old drive out, put SSD
in, reboot and be surprised how much faster it boots.

Might not be best spec drives (and not worst) but least some Kingston
models come with everything you need including the external enclosure,
cloning software etc. What's nice is at end of it the old drive can
become an external backup drive in the provided case. Check everything
ok on the new drive first then can wipe out the old drive once you
attach it as an external.
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Old June 15th 15, 07:18 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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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Old June 15th 15, 08:22 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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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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Old June 15th 15, 08:29 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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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Old June 15th 15, 10:24 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul in Houston TX[_2_]
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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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Old June 15th 15, 10:31 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
. . .winston
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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.



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Old June 16th 15, 03:24 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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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Old June 16th 15, 04:15 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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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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Old June 16th 15, 04:48 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 2.5" SATA HD replacement options

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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Old June 16th 15, 06:17 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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In article , says...

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.


That will noty be any problem.
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Old June 16th 15, 07:20 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
. . .winston
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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.



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Old June 16th 15, 08:20 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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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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Old June 16th 15, 08:27 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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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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