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Stuipid question sorry- Laptop internal hard drive size ?

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  • 09-02-2009 2:15am
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    Lone Stone
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    sorry if this in the wrong section but i have no idea how to find out the size of my hard drive , i need to upgrade it , its 120gb but im an animation student and running low on space so i went to buy one online but i dont know a lot about hardware stuff, i want a internal hardrive but where can i find out its size 2.5" or 3.5" ?


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    BrokenArrows
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    laptops are 2.5"


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    AlmightyCushion
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    You need to know what connection you need. There are two PATA and SATA.


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    Blazer
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    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    You need to know what connection you need. There are two PATA and SATA.


    PATA = IDE in case Op doesn't know.
    Most people wouldn't know a PATA drive if it came up and bit them in the ass.


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    The_Conductor
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    There are different sizes of laptop hard-drive, some are now 1.8", most are 2.5"- you really need to post the make and model of your laptop and folk will have a better idea for you.

    S.


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Mathew Reilly wrote: »
    PATA = IDE in case Op doesn't know.

    Actually, technically both SATA and PATA drives are IDE drives.


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