Can I use a WD 160GB SATA HD to replace dud HD in a HP Pavilion X360 (Beats Audio hybrid) laptop?

[MaddogMurdoch]

Can I use a WD 160GB SATA HD to replace dud HD in a HP Pavilion X360 (Beats Audio hybrid) laptop?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

In order to answer your question, I would need to know the full model number of your notebook and the full model number of the hard drive.

Use this guide to find the notebook model info.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00033108

Hard drives come in different thicknesses (9.5mm & 7.0mm) and some newer notebooks can only use the thinner drives.

[MaddogMurdoch]

HD is WD1600BEVT

Laptop - which I'm considering buying - is either

Pavilion 11-n008TU X360, Intel® Celeron® Processor N2820 (2.13GHz, 1M L2 Cache)
Pavilion 11-n009TU X360, Intel® Pentium® Processor N3520 (2.17GHz, 2M L2 Cache)
Pavilion 11-n010TU X360, Intel® Pentium® ProcessorN3520 (2.17GHz, 2M L2 Cache)

Thanks so much for your help

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

They all take the 7.0 mm size hard drive, so if the 160 GB drive you have is 2.5" x 7.0 mm, it should work.

Here is the link to the service manual, which is applicable to all 3 models.

Chapter 3 has the list of parts.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04530571

The notebooks originally came with 500 GB hard drives, but if you just plan on clean installing Windows, the smaller 160 GB size won't matter.

[MaddogMurdoch]

Can you tell me if the HD is the right size? I can't find the info and stressing cos the guy might sell to someone else... thanks so much

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The  WD1600BEVT drive you have will not fit because it is 9.5 mm in thickness.

https://www.cpumedics.com/western-digital-wd1600bevt-160gb-5-4k-rpm-sata-9-5mm-2-5-hard-drive/?_vsre...

[MaddogMurdoch]

Thanks a lot mate.

I'm about to submit a new question, as I move on to next stage of attempted DIY HD replacement, if you are a sucker for punishment ... all the best, if not.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Since you asked...Here's what I would do.

If you were willing to live with a 160 GB hard drive size, do yourself a favor and install a solid state drive.

They provide much better performance than a mechanical hard drive, and may be more reliable since they have no moving parts.

I use the 500 GB size of this drive and love it, and you can also get it in a 250 GB size which would cost less.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-250GB-550MB-525MB/dp/B071KGRXRH/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3LG64FUTHK3KZ...

It will fit right in place of the dead hard drive in one of those notebooks you are interested in.