Is the hard drive in the w700 series replaceable, that is if I bought the 64 gb, could i later replace it with a larger one when i want to upgrade?
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It can be done but it will void your warranty and is a very delicate operation. It requires removing the front screen and carefully popping out the motherboard.
382736
No the hard drive doesn't work anymore and it's less than a years time. Also wd would not rma the product for me.
212326
I will agree with the other two comments.. Just upgrade the drive to a larger size. Storage is pretty cheap these days. Good Luck!
558906
I did not increase the hard drive on this particular unit, but these guys can do it: http://www.weaknees.com/ I have used them many times and have always had great service.
1482273
I'm pretty sure 32gb is the largest it will take. They make a WB110 now also. It may take a 64gb, but I'm not sure.
498415
Also of note, this has an MSATA slot which is MUCH EASIER to access (just remove 1 panel on the back) than getting to the hard drive bay to replace the hard drive. I would recommend buying an MSATA card instead of and SSD if you don't already have the SSD. I did this and just left the 500GB stock hard drive for extra storage. You can see how much work goes into replacing the actual Hard Drive on Youtube.
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Actually, disregard my previous response. I had this drive, but it was a 2TB model, not 3TB. There's a limit of 2.19TB for older Windows version (including Win 7) unless you have hardware that supports GPT partitioning, which I honestly don't know much about at this time. I'd recommend going with a 2TB version to be on the safe side.
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Yes, Under x64 16TB is seen depending on your configuration, partition type, For more info please See: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581408?wa=wsignin1.0
683387
You should be able to connect this drive and then redirect your download to this drive. You should be able to do this through the W7 download page or you could redirect your default download location through your browser. The bigger question to you will be whether you have enough room on your primary drive to do the upgrade. Another option would be to move most of your personal files from your original drive to this external drive freeing up space on your primary drive to download and upgrade Windows. Depends on what you want. Personally, I would at least use the external drive as a backup/copy for your personal files in case your upgrade goes badly.
1630039
Yes, you can replace the hard drive with a solid state. You cannot have both. There is only one slot for a hard drive.
2055666
Any internal hard drive is swappable, why couldn't it be changed via an upgrade. Firmware problems? The ram and the hard drives are completely accessible to a qualified technician.
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I don't think there's a reliable answer because I think WD puts in whatever drive is available. I haven't heard WD give any answer to this question. It's really slow, so it may be a 5400 drive.
1761414
Hmmm... Not so fast :)The original drive has all of the lookup tables and the WHS operating system on it.Replacing that would require a complete reinstall of the product. You cannot un-mount the OS drive for replacement.
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If you go to NewEgg and type "ORICO 6518SUS3", the specs call for up to 4TB but I personally have never used that large of hard drive so far. I have had good luck with both of mine. Oddly, if you go the orico website "http://www.orico.com.cn/en/ProductInfo.aspx?typeid=50&id;=2299", they don't say anything regarding that. If manufactures don't give you specifics, then how are you able to make a decision. I see this all the time. I just don't get it.
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I bought a Seagate 1tB about two years ago. I've had to have it replaces twice already and I'm looking for a third replacement. I still have a 150Gb WD drive that I bought nearly a decade ago. In my experience, I would go with the WD... I'm about to buy this one.
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You can not actually add additional hard drive, but you could replace the original with new one has more capacity.I would suggest to use external hard drive.
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Yes, I did end up replacing our hard drive and it worked seamlessly! I got the WD 1TB sata II 7200 rpm 8 mb unit. (Wd10jpvt) It looks cheaper now too by about $30!I now have a lot more room and the laptop speed is back up to normal now. I also got the vantec nexstar tx 2.5 sata to usb external he enclosure and definitely nice! Well built and solid!