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‎02-22-2021 08:38 AM

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Product: HP Notebook - 17-x116dx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

My notebook’s hard drive crashed recently and I was wondering if I could use a 500gb 5400rpm Sata drive instead of a 1tb one. 

 
 
 

 

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‎02-22-2021 09:23 AM

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Hi:

 

If you have one laying around, that would be fine.

 

If you have to buy one, I recommend you upgrade to a 2.5" 500 GB solid state drive (SSD) which will provide much better performance than a 5,400 RPM drive.

 

Amazon.com: Western Digital 500GB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to...

 

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

 

HP Notebook PC (Intel)Models: HP 17-x000 – 17-x099Models: HP 17-x100 – 17-x199 Maintenance and Servi...

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‎02-22-2021 09:23 AM

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Hi:

 

If you have one laying around, that would be fine.

 

If you have to buy one, I recommend you upgrade to a 2.5" 500 GB solid state drive (SSD) which will provide much better performance than a 5,400 RPM drive.

 

Amazon.com: Western Digital 500GB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to...

 

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

 

HP Notebook PC (Intel)Models: HP 17-x000 – 17-x099Models: HP 17-x100 – 17-x199 Maintenance and Servi...

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‎02-22-2021 09:28 AM

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Thanks for the reply Paul.

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‎02-22-2021 09:32 AM

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You're very welcome.

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