Frank Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 I am working on a HP Full size laptop (the sucker is HUGE) and it turns out it has a bad hard drive. I pulled it out to replace it with a spare I had here and realized they weren't the same size. The laptop in the huge HP laptop is about 1/4 inch tall where the normal (normal to me anyway, I have only dealt with a few) notebook hard drive was almost a 1/2 a inch tall. Is this new smaller hard drive the new "standard" size for notebooks? I am getting ready to order a replacement but I don't want to wait 3 - 4 days and get the wrong HDD. The current hard drive model is a Toshiba MK8025GAS. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted May 27, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 27, 2007 On Toshiba's site, it states it as a 2.5" notebook drive - which is standard for laptops these days. http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storage/pci....amp;ptype=HDD25 Radish? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588584963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted May 28, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 28, 2007 All laptop HDDs are 2.5". (At least all regular laptops) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588585460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invizibleyez Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Laptop harddrives are advertised as 2.5 inches wide, but the actual width is 2.75 inches The actual dimensions are Width = 69.85mm (2.75 inches) Height = 9.5mm (.374 inches) Length = 100.2mm (3.945 inches) This is for a ATA/IDE harddrive in a laptop. I believe SATA is the same. Here is a link to a seagate harddrive. Click on "Technical Specifications" to see the dimensions for yourself. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588585506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted May 28, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 28, 2007 It is advertised as 2.5" but get ready for 1.8" drives when hybrid drives start getting popular. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588585513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Laptop harddrives are advertised as 2.5 inches wide, but the actual width is 2.75 inchesThe actual dimensions are Width = 69.85mm (2.75 inches) Height = 9.5mm (.374 inches) Length = 100.2mm (3.945 inches) This is for a ATA/IDE harddrive in a laptop. I believe SATA is the same. Here is a link to a seagate harddrive. Click on "Technical Specifications" to see the dimensions for yourself. Well it's called 2.5" because thats the size of the disc plater inside, of couse you need some room for it to spin, i'm not sure on the dimensions but they sound right. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588585514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Here is a picture of the two drives side by side. So, is the IBM Travelstar HDD bigger then normal or is the toshiba smaller then normal? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 29, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 29, 2007 Laptop harddrives are advertised as 2.5 inches wide, but the actual width is 2.75 inchesThe actual dimensions are Width = 69.85mm (2.75 inches) Height = 9.5mm (.374 inches) Length = 100.2mm (3.945 inches) This is for a ATA/IDE harddrive in a laptop. I believe SATA is the same. Here is a link to a seagate harddrive. Click on "Technical Specifications" to see the dimensions for yourself. His Toshiba MK8025GAS seems to agree with the Seagate height that you just posted (9.5mm): http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storage/manu...&modeltype= Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekyo Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 So the IBM Travelstar doesn't fit in the laptop? I'm just guessing here but looks like it would fit regardless of a slightly taller case. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 29, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 29, 2007 The IBM Travelstar is an '2.5" Ultra Slim Line' while the Toshiba and Seagate model mentioned here are 9.5mm high. The newer drives seem to be thinner. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 So the IBM Travelstar doesn't fit in the laptop? I'm just guessing here but looks like it would fit regardless of a slightly taller case. Corre4ct, it doesn't fit. It does look like (after talking to Fred a bit) that some of the newer notebook HDD's are only 9.5mm high and are not at tall as the older "standard" notebook HDD's. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nose Nuggets Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 anything packaged as the 2.5" form factor (which stated above, is actually bigger then 2.5") should fit. the 2.5" form factor is a 'standard' so to speak. the only thing to be aware of is sometimes there is a pin adapter for the pin interface that connected the HDD to the laptop. alot of times HP will use a pin to metal contact adapter so the pins cant get smashed while sliding the drive in. just take a peek at the original drive, and see if the pin setup looks the same. it is possible it could look something like this; except much thinner and lower profile. apart from that, just make sure you attach the new drive to the old drives caddy (or frame) in the same position as the original. there is a right-side-up and an upside-down. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 29, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 29, 2007 We've already established that there are different thinknesses of drives within the 2.5" form factor. Some notebooks are designed for 9.5mm high models and will not accept other 2.5" models. So much for a common standard. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nose Nuggets Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 i know the drives do come in different thicknesses, but i have never ever seen a laptop that does not accept them all. i have never had a snug 2.5" drive in a laptop. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 i know the drives do come in different thicknesses, but i have never ever seen a laptop that does not accept them all. i have never had a snug 2.5" drive in a laptop. Now you have. It is hard to tell from this picture but the HDD is installed without the caddy and it still pertrudes through the bottom of the case. This picture is a little hard to see but you can tell something is not on the same plane as the bottom of the laptop. That something is the hard drive. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 29, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 29, 2007 This picture is a little hard to see but you can tell something is not on the same plane as the bottom of the laptop. That something is the hard drive. Aw, heck. If you are partial to silver then a little duct tape will solve that right up. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahfunaki Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Aw, heck. If you are partial to silver then a little duct tape will solve that right up. :) sounds like a good solution to me macgyver haha Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 LOL, Duct tape will fix anything. I ordered the new HDD. It is also a Toshiba and it looks like it is just a 5400 version of the HDD it had in it - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822149040 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nose Nuggets Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 you learn something new every day. i wont be so quick to order replacement 2.5's anymore. hehe, if you cant duct it, f*$^ it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588589619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invizibleyez Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I believe that new harddrives are smaller and will fit into the openings on older laptops that used the bigger drives. If you were to put an older drive into a newer laptop, that probably would not fit. Either that, or it is something to do with a slim line notebook. I'm unsure. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/563424-size-of-a-standard-notebook-hdd/#findComment-588590137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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