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notebook HDD replacement problems
« on: May 12, 2006, 11:40:50 PM »
I have a Toshiba Satellite P25-S487 and it gave me the smart error for emminent HDD failure, so i bought a hard drive from ebay and it specifically says compatible with the P25-S487.  I received it but it does not fit.  My old HDD is under the laptop and after i take it out, it looks like it's wrapped in foil and the pins protrude from the unit. I called Toshiba and they tell me that its a 60gig enhanced IDE interface, 9.5mm.  

The one I bought from ebay tells me this:
General Features : 40GB formatted capacity. - UDMA/100. - 5400 RPM spindle speed. - 8 MB buffer. - 12 msaverage seek time. - 5.6 ms average latency. - 2.5-inch form factor. - 9.5 mm drive height.



PLEASE help me! Any information would be valuable to me, thank you very much!!

Rob Pomeroy



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Re: notebook HDD replacement problems
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2006, 02:12:21 AM »
Is there an adapter fitted to the original hard drive that you need to swap over to the new one?  Post pictures.
« Last Edit: May 13, 2006, 02:12:54 AM by robpomeroy »
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