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Laptop hard drive form factors?
Name: digitalwookie Date: November 18, 2003 at 20:07:45 Pacific OS: win xp pro CPU/Ram: 386mhz 156mb ram
Comment:
Hi.
My in-laws have a compaq presario 1247 laptop with a 3GB or so hard drive and want to upgrade it. I looked it up and it says the existing hard drive is IDE and "2.5 form factor". The pc is about five years old. Can anyone point me to a drive that would be an example of this type? I just want to confirm what it looks like before I go ordering a new one. Would the ones that say "9mm" work? Thanks Much!
Name: OtheHill Date: November 18, 2003 at 20:34:54 Pacific
Reply:
You mean 9.5MM. That is the height of the drive. They are 2 1/2" platters. Before you order a harddrive, make sure that the BIOS of the computer can handle the drive you are considering.
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Response Number 2
Name: egkenny Date: November 18, 2003 at 21:21:11 Pacific
Summary: I tried to open it up and physically spot check for a hard drive, but I was unable to find a way. My question is specific. Are IDE 2.5" laptop hard drives available in a form that connect similar to ...
Summary: I wouldn't be too worried. I had a 40GB laptop hard drive that progressively got worse and worse until it wouldn't work anymore. When I managed to get my work off it I opened it up to check it out. I ...
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