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Windows 7: Hard Drive Size??
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's 437 posts St.Louis,Mo |
Hard Drive Size??
Hey Guys/Gals... I have an Gateway MX6959 Laptop all stock but the Ram(4gig) and Windows 7. I'm wondering if anyone knows if i can upgrade the hdd to 500gig? I can not find anywhere that will tell me what this laptop will support?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Jeepmann/Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's
CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (@4.5Ghz@1.230v)
Motherboard Asus Maximus IV Extreme LGA 1155 Intel P67
Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 1600Mhz (4 x 4GB) (Stock)
Graphics Card x2 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Stock) in SLI Surround
Sound Card On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Acer 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 3@ 1920x1080 (5760x1080 In Surround)
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Zalman M300
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 1000W
Case COOLER MASTER HAF X Black
Cooling CORSAIR Hydro H70
Hard Drives Samsung 830 128gb ssd
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 2tb 7200 RPM
Internet Speed 30mbps-ish Down & 5mbps-ish Up
Other Info I installed the stock 140mm case fan outside of case then installed the H70+ 1 of its 120mm fans inside case. Used the 2nd 120mm from the H70 to go in the Gpu tunnel.
230mm Front,200mm side,200mm top,120mm Gpu tunnel,120mm&140mm on H70.
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02 Jan 2011
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 17,871 posts Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by jeepmann4x4  Hey Guys/Gals... I have an Gateway MX6959 Laptop all stock but the Ram(4gig) and Windows 7. I'm wondering if anyone knows if i can upgrade the hdd to 500gig? I can not find anywhere that will tell me what this laptop will support? That should not be a problem. The rest of the system is not sensitive to the HDD size. Just make sure you properly transfer your system and files from the current HDD - e.g. by using an image. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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02 Jan 2011
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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) 8,577 posts SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Looks like any starndard laptop SATA HD should work. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's 437 posts St.Louis,Mo |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs
Quote: Originally Posted by jeepmann4x4 Hey Guys/Gals... I have an Gateway MX6959 Laptop all stock but the Ram(4gig) and Windows 7. I'm wondering if anyone knows if i can upgrade the hdd to 500gig? I can not find anywhere that will tell me what this laptop will support? That should not be a problem. The rest of the system is not sensitive to the HDD size. Just make sure you properly transfer your system and files from the current HDD - e.g. by using an image.
Thanks that is what I needed to know and what I was thinking myself...The transfer won't be a issue I image my system weekly with Acronis System Image & Acronis Disk Director and will do so just before I transfer. Thanks for the heads up though! Quote: DocBrown... Looks like any starndard laptop SATA HD should work. Yes its just standard SATA. It will be an ( 2.5in SATA 7200 500gig) | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Jeepmann/Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's
CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (@4.5Ghz@1.230v)
Motherboard Asus Maximus IV Extreme LGA 1155 Intel P67
Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 1600Mhz (4 x 4GB) (Stock)
Graphics Card x2 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Stock) in SLI Surround
Sound Card On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Acer 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 3@ 1920x1080 (5760x1080 In Surround)
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Zalman M300
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 1000W
Case COOLER MASTER HAF X Black
Cooling CORSAIR Hydro H70
Hard Drives Samsung 830 128gb ssd
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 2tb 7200 RPM
Internet Speed 30mbps-ish Down & 5mbps-ish Up
Other Info I installed the stock 140mm case fan outside of case then installed the H70+ 1 of its 120mm fans inside case. Used the 2nd 120mm from the H70 to go in the Gpu tunnel.
230mm Front,200mm side,200mm top,120mm Gpu tunnel,120mm&140mm on H70.
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit 8,792 posts California |
Hope it's not under warranty!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP M9077c
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R)Core(TM)2 quad Q6600@2.4GHz 2.39GHz
Motherboard ASUSeK
Memory 6GB DDR2 6400
Graphics Card GeForce 8500/512MB
Sound Card Realtek High Def Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2408 LCD 24" widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard MS wireless Inteli
Mouse MS wireless Inteli
Cooling 6 pack of Bud
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 4,534 posts Laguna Hills Southern California |
I know i might be out of line but why not get a external drive that way you can just plug it in usb or what ever
reason why i am saying this is covience and less hagling with taking everything apart
also you can use E-sata be almost the same thing as being installed | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me FX - Series Scorpious
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU Vishera FX 8350 Oc' 4.812Ghz 1.488 V-core full load 50c
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth 990fx rev 2.0
Memory 16gb Corsair Vengeance ram 1600mhz Oc'ed to 1750mhz
Graphics Card VisionTek HD7970 Ghz.ed Bios Crossfire 1150/1560 power 10%
Sound Card AC97
Monitor(s) Displays 27" ViewSonic 1920/1080dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 27"- 1920x1080 37"
Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse Logitech wireless mouse
PSU HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case Thermaltake Element V
Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans
Hard Drives Ocz Agility 120Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb
Internet Speed Cable 25+ mb
Antivirus WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus
Browser IE-9, Chrome, Opera
Other Info I have 2 systems FX AM3+ 8350-K15 Oc'ed 4.812Ghz AM2+ 965 BE Stock 3.4 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen
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02 Jan 2011
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 17,871 posts Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: reason why i am saying this is covience and less hagling with taking everything apart LOL - taking everything apart is a major part of the fun. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 4,534 posts Laguna Hills Southern California |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs Quote: reason why i am saying this is covience and less hagling with taking everything apart LOL - taking everything apart is a major part of the fun. true but im saying this for people with not alot of time to fiddle with thiere gadgets but in turn it is always good practice to know what to do incase of a situation | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me FX - Series Scorpious
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU Vishera FX 8350 Oc' 4.812Ghz 1.488 V-core full load 50c
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth 990fx rev 2.0
Memory 16gb Corsair Vengeance ram 1600mhz Oc'ed to 1750mhz
Graphics Card VisionTek HD7970 Ghz.ed Bios Crossfire 1150/1560 power 10%
Sound Card AC97
Monitor(s) Displays 27" ViewSonic 1920/1080dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 27"- 1920x1080 37"
Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse Logitech wireless mouse
PSU HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case Thermaltake Element V
Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans
Hard Drives Ocz Agility 120Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb
Internet Speed Cable 25+ mb
Antivirus WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus
Browser IE-9, Chrome, Opera
Other Info I have 2 systems FX AM3+ 8350-K15 Oc'ed 4.812Ghz AM2+ 965 BE Stock 3.4 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 6,799 posts Southern California |
jeepmann4x4,
Try this on for size, pull the stock hard drive out and drop it into an external usb case, like this. Ineo I-NA208U All-In-One Portable Storage - Leather Pouch, Business Card Holder, 2.5 SATA to USB, Black at TigerDirect
Then drop one of these bad boys in the laptop for speed, heat and battery life ! Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA064 Solid State Drive - SATA II, 64GB, 2.5 MZ-5PA064/US at TigerDirect
Just for the OS and Applications then all the data goes to the old drive in the external case then later pump the capacity to 500-750gb! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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02 Jan 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 100 posts Utah |
Just remember the bigger the harddrive the slower.. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built be me
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Amd dual-core 4400 Socket 979
Motherboard Asus A8N-SLI
Memory Kingston 3gb ddr 3200
Graphics Card Radeon Sapphire HD5670 1gb GDDR5 Artic cooling
Sound Card Standard Motherboards Realtec
Monitor(s) Displays IC Power
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse 2.0
PSU 600 watt power star
Case Lian-Li Aluminum
Cooling MassCool Socket 979
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 500gb Sata 16mb Cache 7200 rpm Primary Drive
300gb Maxtor IDE
Seagate 500gb usb freeagent backup drive
Internet Speed 5mb
Other Info The system as of now is about a year old and the OS was installed on 11/30/2010..
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