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Replacement Hard Disk Drive Compatibility
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:48 am
by Dead1nside
I was just wandering what replacement hard-disk drive would be compatible with the T400/T500 series.
2.5'', SATA, 5400/7200RPM is what I've got so far. Do you need a HDD with a sensor in it for the Active Protection System to work or is that separate?
Would be grateful to heard anyone's experiences with specific brands and models. I'm looking for a 160/200GB 7200RPM hard drive.
Thank-you.
Re: Replacement Hard Disk Drive Compatibility
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:19 pm
by wswartzendruber
Dead1nside wrote:I was just wandering what replacement hard-disk drive would be compatible with the T400/T500 series.
2.5'', SATA, 5400/7200RPM is what I've got so far. Do you need a HDD with a sensor in it for the Active Protection System to work or is that separate?
Would be grateful to heard anyone's experiences with specific brands and models. I'm looking for a 160/200GB 7200RPM hard drive.
Thank-you.
I those are the only requirements. And...uh...isn't the Active Protection System separate from the HDD itself?
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:31 pm
by bobbarker
Yeah it's a set (or just one) accelerometer somewhere in the computer that detects sudden accelerations.
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:55 pm
by thinkfish
This is a good one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822145160
HITACHI Travelstar 7K200 HTS722020K9SA00 (0A50940) 200GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM
or if you want huge...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136280
And yes, the protection system is built into the computer. It will work with any hard drive.
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:51 pm
by Dead1nside
Thanks for clarifying things. I'm not going to get a T400 for a little while but I wanted to get a compatible HDD to put in a caddy and then install when I get it. I'll get the Hitachi one I think.
Thanks again.
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:28 pm
by lew2
I put a Western Digital Scorpio Black 250GB 7200rpm drive in my T400 and it's been working great. Silent, cool, fast -- all you could ask for.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:24 am
by wswartzendruber
I put a Hitachi Travelstar 320 GB 7200 RPM in mine that's been nothing short of excellent.
No need to replace
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:22 am
by smiler1st
Hi I had snags with my T400 and a friend sent me to this site and I got it all sorted there, give it a go before spending tons of cash on new parts
http://www.user-guides.co.uk
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:58 pm
by Dead1nside
On a follow-up point, does anyone know if the Hitachi Travelstar 200GB 7200RPM with Bulk Data Encryption, can have it's encryption turned off? Thanks.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:48 pm
by wswartzendruber
Dead1nside wrote:On a follow-up point, does anyone know if the Hitachi Travelstar 200GB 7200RPM with Bulk Data Encryption, can have it's encryption turned off? Thanks.
Don't set a HDD password.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:52 pm
by basketb
Dead1nside wrote:On a follow-up point, does anyone know if the Hitachi Travelstar 200GB 7200RPM with Bulk Data Encryption, can have it's encryption turned off? Thanks.
I don't have any personal experience with this drive but from what I read, the only way to make it not encrypt anything is when you do not set the HD password.
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:49 am
by Dead1nside
Thanks for the information. I'm looking into Seagate now.
Edit: I've picked up a 'Seagate ST9200420ASG 200GB 2.5" Hard Drive SATAII 16MB Cache 7200rpm G-FORCE - OEM' along with an Icy Box IB-266 HDD caddy for it.
Thanks for all your help. When I upgrade to a new Thinkpad (Pfft rubbish keyboard on the T400) hopefully it will work beautifully.
Thanks for all your help everyone.