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Re: need a hard drive replacement

From wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops
Subject Re: need a hard drive replacement
Date 2012-09-10 19:34 +0000
Organization Public Access Networks Corp.
Message-ID <k2lfc9$60f$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <mdO2s.1996$fg7.1124@newsfe15.iad>

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In article <mdO2s.1996$fg7.1124@newsfe15.iad>, chet  <chet@epix.net> wrote:
>  I have a dell Lattitude D610 and booted up to these error codes, hard 
>drive failure 1000-0146, unit 0 ide failed, status style 64 controlcode, 
>so looks like The hard drive is toast and need a replacement, can anyone 
>suggest a reliable fast replacemnet brand & type, are refurbished drives 
>worthed, what rpm is suggested. and where are the best prices available 
>online. the replacement type looks like a 2.5" 9.5 mm EIDE notebook drive

	You won't have much choice in terms of a PATA 2.5" drive.  I'm not
even sure anyone makes new ones anymore.  You'll most likely find that new
drives are all in the 80-120GB range and all 5400 RPM.  If you hunt around 
on Compuvest, Ebay, and similar venues for liquidations you might find a
7200 RPM 60 or 100, but these were unusual even when they were current 
technology.

	Your best bet is to install a 64GB solid state drive.  The PATA ones
are a little expensive, but you should be able to find one for around $100.
It won't be much if any more than a new mechanical drive, and the subjective
improvement in system performance (not much of a real boost, but it'll seem
much faster because you won't be waiting on writes and reads) is well worth it.

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need a hard drive replacement chet <chet@epix.net> - 2012-09-08 16:51 -0400
  Re: need a hard drive replacement "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2012-09-08 16:27 -0500
  Re: need a hard drive replacement wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2012-09-10 19:34 +0000
    Re: need a hard drive replacement "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2012-09-10 15:53 -0500
      Re: need a hard drive replacement Mark F <mark53916@gmail.com> - 2012-09-11 18:51 -0400
  Re: need a hard drive replacement chet <chet@epix.net> - 2012-09-16 18:41 -0400

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