Will putting a 7200 RPM HDD in my laptop be too hot?

Question

I have a Sony Vaio VGN FZ180E. It currently has 4200 RPM HDD. The HDD is mounted in a bay directly on the bottom. The cover has some holes in it, providing some circulation.

Answer 1

I find even 5400 rpm hard drives agonizingly slow... And that's just for everyday usage



A modern 7200 rpm drive will not generate much heat. You can speed it up even more by turning off acoustic management.



I suggest the Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT (320 GB SATA)



http://www.storagereview.com/4_drives_added_performance_database



"WD's first 7200 RPM entry in the mobile-drive arena scores impressively, delivering noticeable performance gains over the previously best-of-class Travelstar 7K200. As one might expect, the 5400 RPM Travelstar 5K500 can't keep up with 7200 RPM drives but nonetheless delivers half a terabyte of mobile storage coupled with respectable performance."



If you don't have a SATA interface you will have to find an older IDE 7200 rpm drive such has the Hitachi

Answer 2

It might get a little hotter than the 5400Rpm but since you have holes that provide extra air circulation it will be find.

If the purpose is for gaming laptops tend to get hotter than desktops that's why desktops are much better for gaming than laptops.

Answer 3

It should be fine. The newer hard drives today don't get that hot, but I could be wrong. Perhaps more important than heat is the issue of power to the drive. You might want to look into that. Or, just go by trial and error.

Answer 4

The WD Velociraptor HDD is a three.5" variety component complicatedpersistent. Notebooks take 2.5" variety component drives. bodily won't slot in apersistent bay it quite is two.5" variety component in straight forward terms able.