How do i find out what kind of internal hard drive I need for the laptop

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Darth Menace

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hi i have a HP pavillion DV9608NR and i have 160 gig of hard drive space. I am wanting more but dont know anything about the different types of hard drives.

all i know if i want one for internal.

Do i have to take out my old hard drive and replace it with a bigger one, or does this computer have room for me just to ad an additional HD?

what specific stats do i have to look for when buying a HD for this computer
 
Being a notebook not a desktop you would have to replace the current drive in order to see a larger Sata model go in. Most prebuilds along with laptops/notebooks now see sata type drives to replace the Eide or Pata type.

Most running laptops look at the external usb type for increasing storage capacity as well as transferring files from laptop to desktop or simply between two of one or the other. Most larger capacity internal drives are for desktops.

The main support page for drivers, manuals, and other information can be seen at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3548476&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us

One WD 320gb sata 3.0gb/s model can be seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136197

Once you replace the drive the recovery disks or automatic system restore feature won't work since you will either have to buy a full install copy of Windows or have an authorized HP dealer see the OS installed for you.
 
I talked to HP online and this is what they told me. its all Chinese to me :)

Single hard drive configurations:

80GB (5400 rpm)
100GB (5400 rpm)
120GB (5400 rpm)
Dual hard drive configurations:

160GB (5400 rpm) — 80GB x 2
200GB (5400 rpm) — 100GB x 2
240GB (5400 rpm) — 120GB x 2

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA) is a standard electronic interface technology that aims to exceed its predecessor, Parallel ATA, by delivering better performance at a fraction of the cost of traditional storage technology.
It is a serial link or interface standard used to control and transfer data and information from a server or storage appliance to a client application.
You can enable or disable SATA in the system BIOS. Disabling it will not disable the hard drive, but performance will be affected.
The notebooks support SATA 2 hard drives
 
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well it depends, if it is a 17" desktop (ie it has a full keyboard with num pad) then it should have a secount bay for hard drive. els you will have to do what pc_eye said
 
I've seen some old HPs and Dells alike that saw mini tower type AT cases where only one drive would fit in on those. But the model number there is for a much newer notebook.

HP apparently only carries replacement drives upto a certain size by the looks of what Darth Menace posted while the 320gb model at newegg would easily go in. You would need to have a clean install of Windows there however. HP like any other brand still uses a standard 2 1/2" sata drive there.
 
PC eye said:
I've seen some old HPs and Dells alike that saw mini tower type AT cases where only one drive would fit in on those. But the model number there is for a much newer notebook.

HP apparently only carries replacement drives upto a certain size by the looks of what Darth Menace posted while the 320gb model at newegg would easily go in. You would need to have a clean install of Windows there however. HP like any other brand still uses a standard 2 1/2" sata drive there.
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i think, kinda had to read that twice. i will say for mine (he dv9005us) i just bought a 160GB sata drive from CC and had to pay like 10$ to hp to get a hard drive mouning kit or what ever they call it to install it. if you use it in the secount bay you should not have to reinstall it but i may be wrong or red your post wrong
 
brian said:
i think, kinda had to read that twice. i will say for mine (he dv9005us) i just bought a 160GB sata drive from CC and had to pay like 10$ to hp to get a hard drive mouning kit or what ever they call it to install it. if you use it in the secount bay you should not have to reinstall it but i may be wrong or red your post wrong
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Different model number entirely. HP pavillion DV9608NR Yours is a dv9005us! The mounting kit may still work since that would be much like the 3 1/2" to 5 1/4" drive bay adapters. I used that in the Antec 900 here to see a floppy drive installed in the top bay. There the optical drive would be removed in order to use that space on a portable. For the most part however HDs are installed by removing the bottom plate on a laptop/notebook that way.
 
PC eye said:
Different model number entirely. HP pavillion DV9608NR Yours is a dv9005us! The mounting kit may still work since that would be much like the 3 1/2" to 5 1/4" drive bay adapters. I used that in the Antec 900 here to see a floppy drive installed in the top bay. There the optical drive would be removed in order to use that space on a portable. For the most part however HDs are installed by removing the bottom plate on a laptop/notebook that way.
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yes i know, im just saying most hp's may use the same thing so he may have to buy a adapter too.
 
The HP tech support would be able to better answer that being their product there. Most models are pretty much standardized for things like while seeing other options between models. While taking electronics back in the early 90s I had to go through a mountain of notebooks that saw microcassette drives not HDs there. :P

 
*cough cough* dateing your self *cough* jk :P

that is some nice gear you got there. (i want one! lol) wow that is nice. ugh... the old days.
 
You either had to load a prewritten program or do it yourself in those days! :P The notebook first seen in 1982 had a few books included with two for learning the basic programming language there.

The tape drive could also be substituted with a rom cartridge to increase the ram from 512kb! There was also a second that would plug in on the left side leaving the tape drive on or see two rom cartridges combined. "ancient history" these days however.
 
brian said:
well it depends, if it is a 17" desktop (ie it has a full keyboard with num pad) then it should have a secount bay for hard drive. els you will have to do what pc_eye said
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it is a full 17 inch laptop with the number pads. does that mean i could just add a second hard drive?
 
I haven't quite seen any laptops with mounting kits for adding a second hard drive in. Everyone that mentions getting a second drive is usually referring to a usb model not an internal drive unless simply replacing what comes with the unit as an upgrade that way. Laptops/notebooks have a degree of confined space there.

What Dell offers is a 2nd hard drive module to replace the optical drive for seeing a second ide drive used on some of their models. A blog someone wrote on doing that can be seen at http://www.testingreflections.com/node/view/4928 HP may also have this type of adapter module.
 
Just go external. It will be such a hassle and more costly to get another internal hard drive.

I use an external 250gb hardrive for almost all my files. I even play all my games off it, and it works fine. It's also portable, and you can get a 500g for around $100 now. Honestly, unless you REALLY want to have all your data onboard, I would go external. (just an opinion)
 
ok fare enough. Ive been doing some price shopping and it only makes sense to go external. Just gotta wait until the right deal comes around and snipe it up
thanks for the help guys!
 
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