2012 Archives

[deDutchman]

Aspire 5552-5686.  Had this laptop about 18 mos now.  Had the hard drive replaced back in Feb this year and now it's gone again!  Is the Toshiba MK6476GSX just a crappy drive or am I just unlucky?  First one lasted 10 months, this one just 8 months.  Neither Acer or Toshiba want anything to do with the warranty, despite the fact it supposedly has a 1 yr manufacturers warranty.

Do I need to replace the drive with another 640GB in order to be able to use the restore disks I made after Acer installed the drive in Feb, or can I still use the recovery disks if I go to a 800GB or 1TB.   Reason why I ask is that I can't find a new 640.

If it needs to be the same size I either need to buy a new drive AND a copy of Windows 7 or relegate this 'less than 2 year old laptop' to the scrap pile and buy another HP Laptop.  My HP G62 is 5 years old and runs perfectly (knock on wood).

Looking forward to your assistance.

[tpaige0991]

The RCDS will work with any HDD as long as there is enough space, so you don't want to downgrade. You are safe to upgrade though.