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post #41 of 116
8/7/10 at 5:14pm
It takes Pentium M processors, so that's the only type of CPU you can put in it. You can go up to a 2.1 Ghz Pentium M 765.

Regarding hard drive brands, I've had good experiences with Western Digital and Seagate
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post #42 of 116
8/7/10 at 6:05pm
So there's none of the sata/ide choices you get with desktops?
Also is 5400 RPM the fastest that will work?
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post #43 of 116
8/7/10 at 6:28pm
Try packing in a 7200rpm in there - should work. And WD drives are pretty good. I always get a cheap one (Hitachi, Fujitsu etc ...)

cheers ...
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post #44 of 116
8/7/10 at 6:29pm
Ah, sorry. You want an IDE/PATA/ATA-6 (they all mean the same thing) 2.5" drive. Apart from SSDs, the fastest notebook drive of that type is the 5400RPM 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue (what I've got in my computer now). Since your chipset has some limitations regarding hard drive size (120GB or less for a partition), you'd have to set up multiple partitions on the disc if you got that particular hard drive.
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post #45 of 116
8/7/10 at 6:49pm
Wow, so if it was partitioned I could go for a 320GB?
I already have 3 OS partitions on the one I have and was wanting to add a fourth.
So as long as each partition is under 120 then the 320 will work?

Also just checked online for the Caviar Blue locally (I'm in the UK) and all that came up was the Scorpio Blue - any discernable differences/disadvantage over the Caviar Blue?

Also, whichever is the case, will the clevo M37EW work with only 8MB cache or 16 and 32 as well?
The same question as well for 7200 RPM?

Thanks for all the info by the way.
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post #46 of 116
8/7/10 at 7:05pm
I would not try to put anything other than a 120GB drive in your machine. You can try partitioning it to smaller partitions but there is a (good) chance that your system might lock up at boot should anything goes wrong with Windows and BIOS communicating the size of the drive

cheers ...
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post #47 of 116
8/7/10 at 8:06pm
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Wow, so if it was partitioned I could go for a 320GB?
I already have 3 OS partitions on the one I have and was wanting to add a fourth.
So as long as each partition is under 120 then the 320 will work?

Also just checked online for the Caviar Blue locally (I'm in the UK) and all that came up was the Scorpio Blue - any discernable differences/disadvantage over the Caviar Blue?

Thanks for all the info by the way.
I mixed up their desktop and notebook brands! Yeah, it's the Scorpio Blue. Sorry for the confusion!
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I would not try to put anything other than a 120GB drive in your machine. You can try partitioning it to smaller partitions but there is a (good) chance that your system might lock up at boot should anything goes wrong with Windows and BIOS communicating the size of the drive

cheers ...
I just did some more checking and it looks like larger hard drives will work with your chipset as long as you have a BIOS and Windows variant that recognizes them. Since I don't know about your BIOS support, I suppose I'll second Q's suggestion to not go any higher than 120GB. With that size limitation, the fastest hard drive you can get is a 100GB 7200RPM drive. A couple companies manufactured them, but they're getting hard to find now.
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post #48 of 116
8/11/10 at 8:53am
Would this be a viable option?
http://www.thecheaplaptops.co.uk/hit...ive-p-294.html
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post #49 of 116
8/11/10 at 11:27am
That's a SATA drive. Can your notebook support it?

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post #50 of 116
8/11/10 at 11:38am
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It takes Pentium M processors, so that's the only type of CPU you can put in it. You can go up to a 2.1 Ghz Pentium M 765.
If this holds a Dothan, can the FSB be pin-modded the way the Inspiron 9300 could?
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post #51 of 116
8/11/10 at 2:38pm
Oops! No I don't think it can - thanks.

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That's a SATA drive. Can your notebook support it?

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post #52 of 116
8/11/10 at 10:54pm
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If this holds a Dothan, can the FSB be pin-modded the way the Inspiron 9300 could?
Nope. Unfortunately, it uses the 845 chipset which only supports the older 400 Mhz FSB processors. Pin modding requires a 915 chipset that can run the older CPUs at 533 Mhz FSB.
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post #53 of 116
8/12/10 at 3:21pm
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I mixed up their desktop and notebook brands! Yeah, it's the Scorpio Blue. Sorry for the confusion!

I just did some more checking and it looks like larger hard drives will work with your chipset as long as you have a BIOS and Windows variant that recognizes them. Since I don't know about your BIOS support, I suppose I'll second Q's suggestion to not go any higher than 120GB. With that size limitation, the fastest hard drive you can get is a 100GB 7200RPM drive. A couple companies manufactured them, but they're getting hard to find now.
Many thanks for all the advice, but can anyone help me out with the name and models of a 100GB 7200RPM drive that would work for me?

I'm finding it difficult to find any mention online so maybe if I had a specific to search for?

Cheers!
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post #54 of 116
8/12/10 at 6:26pm
Search for "100gb 2.5" 7200rpm IDE" on the net or eBay. Hitachi or Seagate would do

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post #55 of 116
8/12/10 at 9:13pm
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Search for "100gb 2.5" 7200rpm IDE" on the net or eBay. Hitachi or Seagate would do

cheers ...

Would this be any good? or do you think the "China" location should ring alarm bells?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAGATE-MOMENT...#ht_1261wt_704

or would this work:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Apple-Seagate-...#ht_2650wt_930
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post #56 of 116
8/13/10 at 5:26am
I rarely had any issues with Chinese goods on eBay. If I do, they usually send a replacement, just need to be patient. Your choice - you can try the UK one if you think that you can get a good deal with bidding

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post #57 of 116
8/13/10 at 1:46pm
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I rarely had any issues with Chinese goods on eBay. If I do, they usually send a replacement, just need to be patient. Your choice - you can try the UK one if you think that you can get a good deal with bidding

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But the uk one has an apple logo on it - there shouldn't be any problem using this in my Clevo should there?
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post #58 of 116
8/13/10 at 1:54pm
Not that I am aware of Apple, HP, IBM ... they all put their logo on it and charge the end-users a bit more

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post #59 of 116
8/13/10 at 3:45pm
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Not that I am aware of Apple, HP, IBM ... they all put their logo on it and charge the end-users a bit more

cheers ...
Thanks again!
Wish me luck on the bidding!
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post #60 of 116
8/14/10 at 8:25am
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Thanks again!
Wish me luck on the bidding!
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