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  1. 06 Oct 2012 #1


    megaman306

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    HDD Replacement Question

    My WD5000AAKS-00TAM0 hard drive decided to give up the ghost a couple of nights ago. Seeing as it needs to be replaced, I am having a tough time deciding which model I should replace it with.

    Should I find another HDD with the same build as my old one, or get a new model? (Still a Western Digital)



    I've had these two in mind: (For a family computer/casual gaming. Keep in mind, some suggestions said as long as the GB storage and RPM matched with the old one, there's no difference)

    Western Digital WD Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

    Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

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  2. 07 Oct 2012 #2


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    Re: HDD Replacement Question

    You want the "Blue" drive. The "green" is a power savings drive, which means it spins slower and shuts off to save power all the time. Great for storage, bad for running windows on.

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  3. 09 Oct 2012 #3
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    Re: HDD Replacement Question

    Hi megaman306,

    SATA 2.0 works with 3.0 Gbit/s. SATA 3.0 works with 6.0 Gbit/s.

    In case the motherboard has SATA 3.0 you can install Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0 Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, if not you can install the other one.

    You can also install Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0 Gb/s 3.5"drive in SATA 2.0 port it would with the speed of 3.0 Gbit/s.

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