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Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
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Does your Motherboard have SATA2 ports?

They are backwards compatable.
Meaning, if you have only 1.5Gb/s ports, the new drive will run at that speed rather than the 3.0 its capable of.

If this is the case, you may need to swap a Jumper from 3.0 to 1.5Gb/s. It depends on the drive.


Beyond that, theres no reason I can think of it wouldn't work.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
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Custom (Self Build)
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Intel Core i7 2700k
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eVGA P67 SLI
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8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
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EVGA GTX570 SC
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XiFi Titanium HD
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LG W2453V
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Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
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Seasonic x750
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Corsair 600T SE White
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So it is possible rite?
 

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Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
this is my current HDD(speccy)Sorry I just saw the site and I provided that..
 

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At a glance

Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
Yes it is possible.

According to Speccy you already have a SATA2 port.

The new drive should work right out of the box.


Keep in Mind, you may want to either:
1) Image your entire HD to a external source
2) Backup only the DATA you want to keep and do a clean instal of 7.

If you are not having any issues with your system, I would Image the entire drive or clone it to the new drive.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
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Kaspersky
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IE
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LG BD/DVD
I have backed up the drive already and I have the installation disks ready before hand...Will my Mobo support 640 GB HDD?
 

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Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
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aspire 5920
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Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
Yes, I see no reason it wouldn't.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
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Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
But can I upgrade to ssd?whats the difference between sata and sata2 ports?
 

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Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
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aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
The speed at which they operate.

SATA1 operates at 1.5Gb/s
SATA2 operates at 3.0Gb/s

SATA2 devices will work on SATA1 ports. It appears you have SATA2 ports though.


You can go with a SSD, but keep in mind SSDs are much more expensive per GB of storage.

Ideally, a SSD for the OS and all your applications is a good idea with a secondary spinning drive for storage. (For things such as Music, Pictures, Video etc)

If this is a laptop, and space is the concern, the 640GB drive might be your best bet.

SSDs are certainly much faster, theres no doubt. But for a laptop that can only hold 1 HD, storage space may very well be a issue.
Even 256GB SSDs are quite pricey.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
bagavan said:
But can I upgrade to ssd?whats the difference between sata and sata2 ports?
Click to expand...

I see no real difference in SATA and SATA2. May be just some speed improvement. May be. :rolleyes:
 

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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB...6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB...AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
OS
Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard
Samsung Electronics
Memory
6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
Internet Speed
sucks
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome (Sync enabled)
can i have a ssd instead of normal HDD?
 

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Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
you can but price wise its not worth it, unless you need that slight speed bost
I have 2 sata2 drives in my system and the speed is fine
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x32intell quad core 2.4gh3gbOnboard
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My self
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Windows 7 Ultimate x32
CPU
intell quad core 2.4gh
Motherboard
p5k-vm
Memory
3gb
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x223w
Screen Resolution
1680x1050pcl
Hard Drives
500Gb-system
700gb-data
Keyboard
logitech mx 3200
Mouse
logitech mx 3200
Internet Speed
7mb down 1 up
I dont want an ssd..I wanted to know if my laptop is capable of supporting an SSD?does it support?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
Just looking at your specs and that you have SATA2 ports, yes it will support a SSD.
 

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Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5vSapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
76~2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Dismal
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External WD USB 500GB
If you do a search on Solid State Drives (SSD) which is also listed in Wikipedia, by all technicalities, any system using SATA at this time can use SSD. The performance, however, will vary mostly on the SATA connection, the type of SSD you get and the OS you use.

According to Wikipedia and some tests done by Tom's Hardware Guide and AandTech... Intel so far has pretty good SSD, others have varying results I/O wise. Again, the drawback will be mostly cost, as the biggest SSD is currently in the 250 Gig Range and the range cost is somewhere around 400-500 dollar range.

There are other disadvantages as well, but the biggest one is mostly the cost per gig will be the stumbling point for most people.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Home Premium x64Intel i7 960 (3.2 GHz Quad Core)12 Gigs (Triple Channel)Alienware OEM nVidia GTX 560 Ti (1.25 Gig)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Area 51 Desktop and Dell Inspirion 17R (N7010)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel i7 960 (3.2 GHz Quad Core)
Motherboard
Alienware Intel based X58
Memory
12 Gigs (Triple Channel)
Graphics Card(s)
Alienware OEM nVidia GTX 560 Ti (1.25 Gig)
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung PX2370 LED 23" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2 320 Gig SATA in Raid 1 Configuration (System/App)
1 1 Tera SATA (Games)
1 1 Tera SATA (Data/Music/Videos)
PSU
750 Watt Power Supply
Case
Alienware Area 51 Desktop
Cooling
Liquid Cooled
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Microsoft Trackball Explorer
Internet Speed
Cable
Good information, Tom's Hardware Guide and AnandTech are two of the best sites for info on any hardware, IMHO.

The SSDs are getting big now, in the next couple of months the 25nm SSDs should be coming out.
This is reported to double the size for roughly the same price, let's hope so.


Biggest I could find.
OCZ Colossus LT Series OCZSSD2-1CLSLT1T 3.5" 1TB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
3.5"
1TB
SATA II
was: $3,200.00
$3,180.00


This is interesting, the cheapest 'top performing' (among the best performers according to AnandTech) 250GB range SSD is the SATA 6GB/s, which is also the fastest. I think they smell the 25nm coming.
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
2.5"
256GB
SATA III
$569.99

For the average user a 40-60GB boot drive SSD is all they need, excluding single bay laptops, keep your personal data on a HDD.
You can get good ones from $100 to $150, knock off $10-20 for a good sale.
 

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Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5vSapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
76~2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Dismal
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External WD USB 500GB
But what are the disadvantages of ssd?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps
Price -> Size ratio.

For example, you can pick up a 1TB WD Black Edition for around $100 USD.

A 40GB Intel SSD will cost about the same, yet its .. 960GB smaller roughly? Thats a huge difference when it comes to storage space.
(I think these run around $120USD, but you can find sales at times for $100)


This is why many suggest running a SSD with Windows and software on it, and keeping all your Music, Pictures, Videos etc on a spinning drive, possibly games as well.


This is really the only downside IMHO, but they are starting to get a bit cheaper and larger sizes.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
rite now I have 5400 rpm disk..can I change it to 7200 RPM disk?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 8 Professional x64core 2 duo T55504 GBGMA X3100
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
aspire 5920
OS
Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU
core 2 duo T5550
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GMA X3100
Hard Drives
160 GB + 320 GB
Internet Speed
2 mbps

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i7 2700k8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866EVGA GTX570 SC
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
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