Maximum HDD size for VGN-A417M

[Reaver]

I'm looking to upgrade my hardrive. Does anyone know the maximum size I can go for and what maximum speed I can get. Also, will I experience any problems trying to recover Windows with the Recovery discs with a bigger drive?

Thanks

[TigerPhil]

Hello,

I'm not sure, but I think you can put 512*2 ram DDR on your computer.

For the second question, I have no idea.


Bye

[koymik]

I think the max ram you can stick to your machine is 2 gig, that means 1 gig in every slot,, about the first query,, no idea...

[Blencogo]

You should be able to fit any 2.5 inch SATA drive as long as it is of the standard 100 X 70 X 9.5 mm dimensions.

I think you can get these up to 160 GB @ 5400 RPM or 100 GB @ 7200 RPM.

Google for 'Seagate Momentus' or 'Hitachi Travelstar'.

You can either do a 'Factory Recovery' from your Recovery Discs or use something like Acronis True Image to make a Mirror of your present drive.

You can also buy (fairly cheaply) a USB Caddy. You can put your old drive in this and connect it to your Vaio by USB to copy data across from the old drive.

[Blencogo]

Hi Tiger Phil,

Welcome to Club Vaio. Hope you will stick about!

[Reaver]

Thanks for that, so really any size hardrive is supported, Brilliant.

Would I notice much difference between a 5200rpm or a 7200rpm drive?

[kee-lo_]

Yes, quite a bit.

You should really be able to fit a 100GB drive without any issues, I'm not sure about > 132GB as this is usually where Windows throws a toy out of it's pram if the BIOS doesn't support big hard disks.

[Reaver]

Yes, quite a bit.

You should really be able to fit a 100GB drive without any issues, I'm not sure about > 132GB as this is usually where Windows throws a toy out of it's pram if the BIOS doesn't support big hard disks.

Right, so I need to check details of my BIOS then and that'll tell me how big I can go.

Regarding the speed, it's a bit of a toss up really. I already have a 80gb HDD 5200rpm so I can go for speed instead of storage space or storage space instead of speed:smileycry:

I'll check the net for details about my bios then, see what it comes up with.