Difference between revisions of "Harddrive Upgrade"

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= Upgrading your thinkpad Hard drive =
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= Why? =
  
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* More capacity
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* Quieter drives
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* All hard drives fail so if you use your thinkpad a lot for several years, you should consider this option
  
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= Options =
  
http://natalian.org/archives/2006/02/03/dreading-the-upgrade/
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[http://www.seagate.com/products/discfamily/momentus/ Seagate Momentus] 2.5-inch notebook drives are highly recommended.
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= Howto =
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# Buy the upgrade
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# Buy a USB enclosure
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# Mount upgrade in the USB enclosure
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= Source=
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* http://natalian.org/archives/2006/02/03/dreading-the-upgrade/

Revision as of 03:01, 18 February 2006

Why?

  • More capacity
  • Quieter drives
  • All hard drives fail so if you use your thinkpad a lot for several years, you should consider this option

Options

Seagate Momentus 2.5-inch notebook drives are highly recommended.

Howto

  1. Buy the upgrade
  2. Buy a USB enclosure
  3. Mount upgrade in the USB enclosure


Source