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JD12

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Satellite Pro A300-1C2 - HDD upgrade advice
Posted: 25-Jun-2012 20:51

Hi,

I would really appreciate some help as I am going around in circles. I have a Satellite Pro A300-1C2 and I want to replace the HDD and install Windows 7, whats the best HDD I can get for the laptop?

Also what's the maxium RAM I can install into the Laptop.

Any advice would be great the machines running poorly at the moment and I think the HDD has a bad sector in it.

Cheers,

James

Pedro

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Re: Satellite Pro A300-1C2 - HDD upgrade advice
Posted: 26-Jun-2012 07:47

in response to: JD12

Best HDD? For this question I don’t have precise answer. You don’t need best but compatible HDD. According notebook specification your original HDD was 250GB SATA HDD.
In my A300 I have Samsung HDD inside. Visit your local dealer and buy high quality SATA 2,5” HDD with 300 or maybe 400 GB. It will be enough capacity I think. It can be Toshiba, Samsung or Hitachi HDD. Check the prices and make decision.

RAM upgrade: your notebook can handle with 4GB RAM. not more than that. If you have 2 GB inside you can buy one more RAM module with 2GB. Compatible 2GB RAM has part number PA3513U-1M2G.

Bye

PauPau

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Re: Satellite Pro A300-1C2 - HDD upgrade advice
Posted: 26-Jun-2012 08:59

in response to: JD12

whats the best HDD I can get for the laptop?

You have to use an 2.5” SATA HDD.
SATA controller is not limited to an specific size…
The question is what HDD size is supported by BIOS… but from my point of view you should be able to use 500GB HDDs without any big troubles…
Furthermore there are HDDs with different speed: 5200rpm or 7200rpm…
Using 7200rpm HDD you'll get a litter faster access to the files and faster booting but the difference is not really noticeable…

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