Will Hp 8730w support 500 Gb HDD?

[iTahir]

I have a Hp 8730w  and it currently has a 160 Gb HDD. I have one extra 500 Gb HDD.

Will 8730w be able to support it? I have seen its specs and found this info from Hp's site:

Internal Storage Device:

• 160/250 GB 5400 rpm SMART SATA II Hard Drive

• 160/250/320 GB 7200 rpm SMART SATA II Hard Drive

• 80 GB Solid State Drive

But according to some resources(Internet, friends etc), I came to know that it can support it. I am feeling a bit curious that whether will it do some kind of damage to laptop.

Need opinions about upgrading. Any personal expreience will be much preffered.

Thanks!

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

You are fine. it is an older laptop but has a true SATA ICH9 storage controller so has no effective size limit for a SATA hard drive. Do you need a Manual or do you know how to physically replace the hard drive? It is so old the specs are from a time when drives were smaller and the Manual only lists the drives HP offered from the factory. 

[iTahir]

Thanks for your reply. 

I know how to physically replace the HDD.