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PCG-Z1RSP (PCG-581M) Hard drive problem

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jezolekuk
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PCG-Z1RSP (PCG-581M) Hard drive problem

Hello,

I have an old Z1 series vaio laptop (z1rsp). It's hard drive died some time ago, because it was dropped. So I have decided to replace it and reinstall the system.

I have some problems with that. I have bought Western Digital Blue Scorpio 320GB IDE 5400RPM 2.5" HDD,

and the laptop doesn't recognize it. In the BIOS it says Primary IDE : NONE.

It can see the old hdd without any problems, but because of the damage I can't use it. The old one was 40GB.

I also tried 30GB IBM HDD, it doesn't see that one as well.

My question is: Is there any limit to the size of HDD I can put in and also do I have to buy some exact models?

I have heard the rumor that sony accepts only some makes/models of hardware, so I need to buy the right one.

Please help.

Many thanks,

Sebastian

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