Is there a 5400 or 7200 RPM replacement for Hitachi DK23BA..

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pont wrote:
> I'm replacing 10G Hitachi DK23BA-10, which runs at 4200RPM.
> What choices do I have for 5400 or 7200RPM? The notebook is
> an old Compaq Presario 1700 with a P3 CPU.

It is my frank opinion that there is little to be gained with a 7200rpm
drive on that vintage laptop; 5400rpm might show an improvement
depending on if DMA is available in the BIOS. www.notebookdrive.com ,
www.newegg.com, www.zipzoomfly.com will show availability of replacement
drives, but you will need to know the BIOS limitation on drive capacity
for your computer so that you can effictively partition the new drive.

Q

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Stevie Kranz wrote:
> It might be possibly come o more heat production which does in effect
> make the whole system unstable- so beware to upgrade to an 7200rpm
> drive- are there any out there for reasonable prices? So if your
> laptop is a big one it does not have as much negative effect as in a
> -say- subnotebook. You should be able to use any available HDD up to
> 40 or 60GB. But if your laptop was built for 10GB and a really old
> CPU which heats up enormously you may stay with a 30GB and an
> additional external HDD..

The new generation of laptop drives have improved drive, head, and
lubrication technologies that lead to less power requirement and cooler
operation than even older, but more recent drives than the 6 year old
10GB, 4200 rpm drive the OP currently uses. It's not much of a risk to
upgrade IMO.

Q