largest hdd in a 7741 series?

ewwestsr
ewwestsr Member Posts: 18 New User

I currently have a 500 gb hd in mine, with a 1.5tb coming in.

the specs, max out at 500gb, but they also max out the processor at an i3, an i have an i7 620m in mine with no problems.

So, wha is the largest hdd someone else has put in theirs?

A small database with maxed specs would be nice, but i guess we can build our own.

 

Best Answer

  • ewwestsr
    ewwestsr Member Posts: 18 New User
    Answer ✓

    Well the 1.5Tb drive went in smooth as silk.

    I bought a cd-rom caddy to take advantage of the SATA transfer rates instead of USB.

    I use Ghost to transfer files and boot record along with the 'system restore' partition.

    So, to all of you whom are wandering the size limitations of ur system, it may only be limited by the "OS" and not the bios or chipset.

    I did keep the original 500gb that was in it and moved it to the cd-caddy, as it is 7200rpm drive and is alot faster than the 1.5tb which is only a 5400rpm drive. It will allow me to convert movies alot faster with less overhead.

    Now the only thing left is to change the motherboard from a 7741Z to a 7741G which has the onboard ATI video with 1gig video ram.

    But as of right this second, i think this board is pretty much maxxed out, but running smooth as silk.

    Thanx Acer for such a well built system with the abilities to upgrade!!

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  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,017 Trailblazer

    Hello,

     

    For information, here are the original HDDs of Aspire 7741Z series:

    Spoiler
    KH.32001.017HDD.9.5mm.320GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.32004.004HDD.9.5mm.320GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.32007.008HDD.9.5mm.320GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.32008.019HDD.9.5mm.320GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.32008.022HDD.9.5mm.320GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.50001.011HDD.9.5mm.500GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.50004.002HDD.9.5mm.500GB.5K4.SATA
    KH.50007.010HDD.9.5mm.500GB.5K4.SATA
    KH.50008.017HDD.9.5mm.500GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.50008.021HDD.9.5mm.500GB.5K4.SATA.4K
    KH.64004.001HDD.9.5mm.640GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.64008.004HDD.9.5mm.640GB.5K4.S-ATA.LF
    KH.75004.001HDD.9.5mm.750GB.5K4.SATA.LF/HF
    KH.75008.009HDD.9.5mm.750GB.5K4.SATA.LF.4K
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  • ewwestsr
    ewwestsr Member Posts: 18 New User
    Answer ✓

    Well the 1.5Tb drive went in smooth as silk.

    I bought a cd-rom caddy to take advantage of the SATA transfer rates instead of USB.

    I use Ghost to transfer files and boot record along with the 'system restore' partition.

    So, to all of you whom are wandering the size limitations of ur system, it may only be limited by the "OS" and not the bios or chipset.

    I did keep the original 500gb that was in it and moved it to the cd-caddy, as it is 7200rpm drive and is alot faster than the 1.5tb which is only a 5400rpm drive. It will allow me to convert movies alot faster with less overhead.

    Now the only thing left is to change the motherboard from a 7741Z to a 7741G which has the onboard ATI video with 1gig video ram.

    But as of right this second, i think this board is pretty much maxxed out, but running smooth as silk.

    Thanx Acer for such a well built system with the abilities to upgrade!!