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ryanthesav   08-22-2008 at 05:02:46 AM

I have an compaq presario 2100. s/n: cnf4291jmm p/n: pf180ua#aba and it also says presario 2104US...not sure. Anyway, in it I have a 30gb hard drive that has a number MK3025GAS, which i searched for on the internet and found this:

http://www.etech4sale.com/147158/t [...] 9.5mm.html

And this, I believe, is the same as the one I have. Now... I found other ones as well. Such as this one:

http://www.directron.com/st980815a.html

Now, I like this one because it has more hard drive space. My question is; what am I looking for when Im searching for a new notebook hard drive. Is it just the interface; such as interface ATA/100? I am a little new to notebooks so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

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roadrunner197069   08-22-2008 at 05:19:40 AM
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Get the same interface, but get the fastest biggest one you can afford.

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ryanthesav   08-22-2008 at 06:19:25 AM
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The thing that is confusing me is the connector on many of the hard drives that I see on the internet have a male pin connectors on them. My dead hard drive does not. It has a female connector.


Message edited by ryanthesav on 08-22-2008 at 06:19:39 AM
------------------------------ AMD X2 6000+ @3.2Ghz | Asus crosshair | 4gb corsair xms ddr2 800 | BFG 8800GTS (g92)x2 SLI 805/1080 | SoundMax HD | (160gb)x2 sata in raid 0 | 500 gb sata | Lian-Li PC-6070 | antec 850W PSU | thermaltake water cooling | Vista 64bit | LG 24" | Logitech 5.1
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dallasjoh   08-22-2008 at 06:49:16 AM
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Go to this website and you will see that your drive has pins once you remove the connector bar. There is a frame around your harddrive and the connector bar that you will need to take off your old drive and put on your new one.
http://www.bixnet.com/cohpnohadrin.html

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ryanthesav   08-22-2008 at 07:05:35 PM
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Thanks, that was what I was wondering about. Thanks again.

------------------------------ AMD X2 6000+ @3.2Ghz | Asus crosshair | 4gb corsair xms ddr2 800 | BFG 8800GTS (g92)x2 SLI 805/1080 | SoundMax HD | (160gb)x2 sata in raid 0 | 500 gb sata | Lian-Li PC-6070 | antec 850W PSU | thermaltake water cooling | Vista 64bit | LG 24" | Logitech 5.1
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