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Vaio laptop hard-drive upgrade query

  • 30-07-2012 11:15AM
    #1
    The lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FW11E with the original Samsung 2'5" SATA 250gb HD installed.
    I now have it full and it is running extremely slow.
    I use the laptop for photo editing so I was looking at a 1tb drive.
    Would a SATA 1tb drive be compatible with my laptop?
    I currently have Vista installed but plan to install Win7 on the new HD.

    Appreciate any feedback.

    Joe


Comments

  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    The lips wrote: »
    Would a SATA 1tb drive be compatible with my laptop?

    In a word, yes.

    But make sure it's 9.5 mm in height, some models have 12.5 mm and they will probably not fit.


  • #3
    OneIdea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭OneIdea


    On a side note, turn off "System Restore" if you haven't done so already to gain some extra gigabytes.

    Also it might be an idea to buy an external drive(instead) to save your stuff on instead of the laptop itself.


  • #4
    The lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭The lips


    Cheers guys, I have a new HD and 4gb or memory ordered, looking forward to my new machine.


  • #5
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    The lips wrote: »
    Cheers guys, I have a new HD and 4gb or memory ordered, looking forward to my new machine.

    Don't get too excited... if you're still using the stock operating system, Vista Home Premium 32-bit, with 4 GB RAM the OS will only use 3.12 GB. Not much of an improvement over the original 3 GB. If you want to take full advantage of your purchase, you'll have to upgrade to a 64-bit OS.


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