HP DV 8000 - Second HD
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I recently purchased an HP DV-8000t laptop, nice box and am thiking about installing Vista on it,which led me to the thought, why don't I just add a new HD, Vista on one, XP on the other (just in case....) HP web site indicates you can clearly do this with this model, but they are very vague about what/how. They suggest calling some 800 number for a "bracket" and a disk. When I asked do I have to buy this disk from them they said no, but make sure you get a 4200 RPM disk. so the question is this: Do you think there is a real good reason for this or can I get a 5400, or 7200 for a whole lot less someplace else other than HP. The second question would be what is this "bracket" they mention? and would it also be easier/cheaper to get someplace else? Thanks Mike
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I recently purchased an HP DV-8000t laptop, nice box and am thiking about installing Vista on it,which led me to the thought, why don't I just add a new HD, Vista on one, XP on the other (just in case....) HP web site indicates you can clearly do this with this model, but they are very vague about what/how. They suggest calling some 800 number for a "bracket" and a disk. When I asked do I have to buy this disk from them they said no, but make sure you get a 4200 RPM disk. so the question is this: Do you think there is a real good reason for this or can I get a 5400, or 7200 for a whole lot less someplace else other than HP. The second question would be what is this "bracket" they mention? and would it also be easier/cheaper to get someplace else? Thanks Mike
just a guess, but the bracket's probably used to secure the drive in the laptop. If you're not planning to switch regularly you can probably un/rescrew it every time. If switching regularly the bracket would probably make things easier. IF you can boot off of usb/firewire that would probably be a cheaper option. Id suggest trying to remove your existing disk to see what the bracket is actually involved in doing. I also have a very hard time believing the notebook won't talk to 5400/7200 RPM drives.
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