How to upgrade Vaio Hard Disk

[Sonie]

Hi,

I want to upgrade the HDD of my Vaio GRV516G (30GB).

Are there any BIOS limits regarding current HDD-capacities up to 60/80/100 GB?

What is the best way to migrate system and data?
Via connected Desktop PC containing the Backup of Vaio partitions and booting the Vaio with the new and empty HDD from Windows-CD?

I´d like to buy an extern 2,5"-HDD in a usb-box and change the HDD with the current one from my Vaio to use the old HDD as well. Are there any issues to pay attention to, e.g. power supply?

Thanks in advance
Michael

[kee-lo_]

Hi Michael,

The GRV should be fine with a 80GB disk.

As for migration, getting an enclosure is very handy to move it all over to the new disk.

[seb21__]

I would not change the Harddisk on your Notebook .
(it's to expensive to buy a new)

Get an USB-harddisk for pictures, movies, music or others
that's cheeper

And you can get more then 80GB (like 160GB)

[kee-lo_]

Even 250GB if you can afford it.
Personally I wouldn't change the hard disk, but thats me

[seb21__]

He He

other idea by an external USB-Harddisk-case
and put a 400GB Harddisk (like HITACHI) into the case.

[kee-lo_]

Not cheap at all

[Wusel]

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Buy this one.
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maybe its alittle hard to carry it around :smileygrin:

[kee-lo_]

I had trouble with LaCiE products and 4pin firewire...

[seb21__]

Hey Wusel this is the best harddware to save all ripped
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[kee-lo_]

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