SoCalRox Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I have an HP DV7-2185dx (Best Buy version of the DV7-2180US) that I use for some tasks at home and as a backup machine. The hard drive has started sounding like an engine about to throw a rod, so I need to replace it. The machine remains off to prevent further damage. The problem is, no matter where I look, I find different specs for the drive. Usually, it is SATA or SATA II, but I've also seen ATA-7 listed. UGH! Does anyone have any idea as to whether this is SATA, SATA II, or whatever? I don't want to disassemble the machine until I have the hard drive replacement, since I work out of town and am only home on weekends, and my wife would probably not want me leaving a disassembled notebook on the dinner table. :) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted July 5, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2014 Unless you are doing heavy work on it, speed REALLY does not matter. What size drive do you need? 5400, I'm guessing? Ever consider a SSD? Budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 SATA according to this person. You can get a SATA II drive, it's backwards compatible with SATA I SoCalRox 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalRox Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 I have an SSD I will install, but I need the space of the 500GB drive and don't wish to spend the additional money for a 512GB SSD on a machine that is not used heavily (but is important.) In this case, speed isn't critical. It has a 5400 rpm 500 GB drive now. Thanks, TSupersonic. It's been a while since I dealt with hardware and wasn't sure, but I thought that was likely the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted July 5, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2014 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W01AZ5317 SoCalRox 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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