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Kurt
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30th Apr 07 at 14:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can anyone reccomend me a good one? im not really sure what im looking for and mine has gone kaput, also are they easy to fit?
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30th Apr 07 at 14:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
easy, should have a small acces panel on the underside of the laptop, ill get you a link
topshot_2k
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http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/108782/rb/27380502293

[Edited on 30-04-2007 by topshot_2k]
topshot_2k
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undo the tiny screws on laptop, remove cover, slide HD out and put new one in. Install OS etc and jobs done

[Edited on 30-04-2007 by topshot_2k]
Kurt
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that looks spot on
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smaller ones are not much cheaper so might aswell get the 80gig one i linked to
Voyto
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quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/108782/rb/27380502293

[Edited on 30-04-2007 by topshot_2k]


bargain for £25 (with Google Checkout)
John
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30th Apr 07 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It depends on the laptop.
Different laptops can use different drives.
Kurt
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its an acer aspire 510 something or other i get the proper details later
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looks a good one - funny enough the exact one I have recommended to my brother to get
Kurt
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this is my laptop so should that hd work?

http://www.shopacer.co.uk/pp/Acer_Aspire_Laptops/Acer_Aspire_5610_Series/Aspire_5612WLMi_-6.html

is there a way to fix a partition though? its my c drive thats broke but if i try and run the other hardrive partition itll try and install to c but fail and then says dtlr? missing
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as long as its a 2.5" notebook drive then yes it wil open the little panel underneath the lappy and have a look just to make sure
Kurt
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yeah that sounds right, had a look last nite, thanks topshot
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quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
as long as its a 2.5" notebook drive then yes it wil open the little panel underneath the lappy and have a look just to make sure


Nearly but not quite - make sure its an ATA disk rather than a SATA one which is becoming more popular in newer laptops.
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we have over 180lappys at work most are ATA but yes as rob said
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ata? sata?

 
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