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HD Upgrade ?'s Acer Travelmate 524TE

post #1 of 5
2/18/07 at 4:00pm
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Hey folks, I just purchased a Acer Travelmate 524 TE, P3 650Mhz, 512mb ram, 12gb HD, CD-rom, well... you get the idea I love this laptop! For 650mhz, its not all that bad. I did upgrade the memory STAT when I got it - it only had 128mb and was painfully lethargic... 512mb RAM makes a noticeable and pleasurable difference!

I pulled the HD out of the bay to discover its only 4200RPMS. P-U. Nothing like my company laptop which is 7200RPM and 60GB! Please excuse my stupidity on this, if it is actually a stupid question

Question is this: Can I buy a new Hitachi 2.5" ATA/IDE 60GB 7200 RPM, 8mb cache HD and will it work with my Acer Travelmate 524 TE? Will I need a BIOS update? Can this workhorse handle 60GB's and 7200RPMS?
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post #2 of 5
2/20/07 at 10:08pm
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TTT Anybody? Can somebody take a jab and let me know??

This 4200rpm 12gb HD turd biter thats in here right now is driving me crazy
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post #3 of 5
2/21/07 at 12:41am
Hmm if its that old, probably is still ATA/IDE. I would expect the hard drive to work fine
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post #4 of 5
2/21/07 at 1:09am
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It is in fact ATA/IDE. I took the 12gb HD out and it said that on the label.

So the Hitachi 40GB 7200RPM ATA/IDE HD will work? As long as its ATA/IDE I'll be fine?
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post #5 of 5
2/21/07 at 7:40pm
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Ok dont take this the wrong way, but theres a TON of computer nerds here and nobody has answered my question?!

Cant anybody help this white boy out? anybody?
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