7200 rpm replacement for MQ04ABF100

[Tracey2032]

I want to upgrade 1tb 5400 rpm to a 1tb 7200 rpm thin laptop hdd

What drives will fit the 17 inch laptop ( 61V38UA#ABA)

Please advise

Thanks

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Wouldn't you rather replace the 5400 RPM mechanical hard drive with a much better performing and less heat producing and battery draining 2.5" solid state drive?

I'd install this model before considering a 7200 RPM mechanical hard drive.

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

Below is the link to the service manual where you can find the hard drive removal and replacement procedure:

Maintenance and Service Guide

[Tracey2032]

No.  Besides HP did NOT build the laptop with a SSD drive either (see last line).

My issue is that I purchased a 1TB 7200 rpm HDD before, but it was too thick fit in an enclosure,  so I do NOT want to make that same mistake.

What dimensions or terminology do I need to (know / look for) so I can buy the right one (one that fits the HDD compartment / drive bay)?  Maybe the thickness of the drive is critical/important.

Can you suggest model numbers of various manufactures (so I can focus on ones that can fit the drive bay)?

Please advise

Thanks

Toshiba MQ04ABF100 is a 2.5-inch 1TB (1000GB) internal hard drive with a 5400 RPM spindle speed and a 128MB cache

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

I think you're making a big mistake but that's your decision.

I replaced all of the hard drives HP installed in my notebooks with solid state drives and I couldn't have been happier.

Here's one drive that meets the specifications you are looking for.

Amazon.com: Seagate Barracuda Pro Performance Internal Hard Drive SATA HDD 1TB 7200RPM 6Gb/s 128MB C...

[Tracey2032]

I purchased an SSD for the replacement for the last laptop (remember: learning by experience) and I had 1 issue:

If I needed to run chkdsk C: /r with the SSD, it would always bypass chkdsk during boot time and that did NOT EVER happen with an HDD.

This issue/problem was 100% consistent (repeatable every time).

When I contacted the MFR they said it was NOT the drive and were of no help at all.

I replaced the SSD with an HDD and NEVER had that issue again.

Just FYI

BTW SSDs have a shorter life span than HDDs do.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Never had an issue installing SSDs in any desktop or notebook PC I have, and I have many.

To each their own, and your statement that HDD's last longer then SSD's can be challenged.

Life Expectancy of a Drive: HDD, SSD, and Flash

[resistencia]

Hi @Tracey2032 

The chkdsk command is not necessary on SSDs, the impact is minimal and SSDs have their own wear leveling system. SSDs store data in flash memory cells, while HDDs use magnetic disks.

You can use that command to find out if you have any damaged files or directories, but it won't work well for finding out if the disk is damaged. 

The /r command will not work to repair the disk. Once a memory cell os SSD  is not functioning, there is no way to recover it.

[Tracey2032]

Bad spots on the drive was not the issue.

I needed to run chkdsk /r to correct the (Self/User)-inflicted errors in the FAT/NTFS-table.

Plus there were old check disk logs that would not delete.

Just FYI, Thanks