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Trying to update my hard drive in a 2018 pavilion laptop from sata1 to sata 3. Will it work?

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According to the parts list for your notebook, it came with a 1 TB 2.5" SATA III (6.0 GB/S) mechanical hard drive.

 

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762990-005 - HP 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-in Hard Drive

 

I recommend that if you want more speed out of the 2.5" drive, replace it with a 1 TB SSD such as this:

 

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s,...

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HP Recommended

According to the parts list for your notebook, it came with a 1 TB 2.5" SATA III (6.0 GB/S) mechanical hard drive.

 

HP PartSurfer

 

762990-005 - HP 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-in Hard Drive

 

I recommend that if you want more speed out of the 2.5" drive, replace it with a 1 TB SSD such as this:

 

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s,...

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