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Posted by Roy on April 26, 2009, 8:43 am
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Hello Guys
Will it be okay of I replace my notebook 100GB 5400rpm HDD with
320GB7200 rpm drive?
Would the motherboard support it? Are there any complications?
I have already removed the battery on that particular unit as its
'expired'( or already spent up).
Well the other parts of the laptop not be affected with that faster
hard drive?
Would like to hear your experience regarding this matter.
Thanks in advance!
Roy
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Posted by BillW50 on April 26, 2009, 11:08 am
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Roy typed on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:43:43 -0700 (PDT):
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> Hello Guys
> Will it be okay of I replace my notebook 100GB 5400rpm HDD with
> 320GB7200 rpm drive?
> Would the motherboard support it? Are there any complications?
> I have already removed the battery on that particular unit as its
> 'expired'( or already spent up).
> Well the other parts of the laptop not be affected with that faster
> hard drive?
> Would like to hear your experience regarding this matter.
> Thanks in advance!
> Roy
Hi Roy. Well Barry will say you will be just fine. Although others have
reported more vibrations (noise), warmer laptop temperatures, and/or
higher power supply demands.
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Bill
Gateway MX6124 - Windows XP SP2
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Posted by Barry Watzman on April 26, 2009, 4:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options Barry will say that power (and therefore heat) is a POSSIBLE issue,
depending on the specific drive being considered.
BillW50 wrote:
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> Roy typed on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:43:43 -0700 (PDT):
>> Hello Guys
>> Will it be okay of I replace my notebook 100GB 5400rpm HDD with
>> 320GB7200 rpm drive?
>> Would the motherboard support it? Are there any complications?
>> I have already removed the battery on that particular unit as its
>> 'expired'( or already spent up).
>> Well the other parts of the laptop not be affected with that faster
>> hard drive?
>> Would like to hear your experience regarding this matter.
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Roy
>
> Hi Roy. Well Barry will say you will be just fine. Although others have
> reported more vibrations (noise), warmer laptop temperatures, and/or
> higher power supply demands.
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Posted by Roy on April 26, 2009, 4:20 pm
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> Roy typed on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:43:43 -0700 (PDT):
> > Hello Guys
> > Will it be okay of I replace my =A0notebook 100GB 5400rpm HDD with
> > 320GB7200 rpm drive?
> > Would the motherboard support it? Are there any complications?
> > I have already removed the battery on that particular unit as its
> > 'expired'( or already spent up).
> > Well the other parts of the laptop not be affected with that faster
> > hard drive?
> > Would like to hear your experience regarding this matter.
> > Thanks in advance!
> > Roy
> Hi Roy. Well Barry will say you will be just fine. Although others have
> reported more vibrations (noise), warmer laptop temperatures, and/or
> higher power supply demands.
> --
> Bill
> Gateway MX6124 - Windows XP SP2
Thanks Bill! Being thinking on that matter also , got kinda worried
that it might accelerate depreciation of this unit...due to more
stress to the motherboard and others...?
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Posted by Barry Watzman on April 26, 2009, 6:57 pm
Please log in for more thread options The only POTENTIAL issue is heat, which is a direct function of power
consumption. However, not all 7,200 rpm drives actually use more power
than all 5,400 rpm drives .... some use LESS (and will run cooler). You
need to compare specific drives and not talk in generalities, as all
7,200 rpm drives (and, also, not all 5,400 rpm drives) are created
equal. Newer drives (more likely to be 7,200 rpm) have higher density
per platter (and, therefore fewer platters (mass to turn) and heads
(drag on the platters)). Also, newer drives have fluid bearings vs.
older, higher friction and noisier bearings. And better electronics
made with smaller fabrication geometries. All of these offset the fact
that, other things being equal, turning the platters faster would
require more power and generate more heat (true, in and of itself, BUT
... other things are NOT equal, or at least are not necessarily equal.
Which is why I keep harping on the fact that you have to compare
specific drives and not generalize about "7,200 rpm" drives and "5,400
rpm" drives). Lots of 7,200 rpm drives use LESS power than some older
5,400 rpm drives.
Roy wrote:
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>> Hi Roy. Well Barry will say you will be just fine. Although others have
>> reported more vibrations (noise), warmer laptop temperatures, and/or
>> higher power supply demands.
>> --
>> Bill
>> Gateway MX6124 - Windows XP SP2
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> Thanks Bill! Being thinking on that matter also , got kinda worried
> that it might accelerate depreciation of this unit...due to more
> stress to the motherboard and others...?
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> Will it be okay of I replace my notebook 100GB 5400rpm HDD with
> 320GB7200 rpm drive?
> Would the motherboard support it? Are there any complications?
> I have already removed the battery on that particular unit as its
> 'expired'( or already spent up).
> Well the other parts of the laptop not be affected with that faster
> hard drive?
> Would like to hear your experience regarding this matter.
> Thanks in advance!
> Roy