topic Re: Vaio PCG-7Q1M Hard drive, Ide or Sata? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.es/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-pcg-7q1m-hard-drive-ide-or-sata/m-p/322744#M25117 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi gingaling and welcome.</P><P></P><P>I think you are going to need the correct Vaio Model to be sure.</P><P></P><P>The chassis model PCG-7Q1M is from a 14 inch laptop which means it is almost certainly a VGN-FJxx Series model.</P><P></P><P>These models were produced from 2006 with XP installed and I would guess it will have one of the first SATA drives with no 137GB size limit but you will need to find the exact model to confirm.</P><P></P><P>It certainly will not support the newer Advanced Format Drives so these are best avoided.</P><P></P><P>The correct model can usually be found on the screen surround in the bottom-right corner.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 May 2012 08:50:50 GMT Blencogo 2012-05-09T08:50:50Z Vaio PCG-7Q1M Hard drive, Ide or Sata? https://community.sony.es/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-pcg-7q1m-hard-drive-ide-or-sata/m-p/322743#M25116 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi there,</P><P></P><P>Am looking to upgrade a friends hard drive, ive been given the code PCG-7Q1M off the bottom which they thought was the model no but may be the chassis?</P><P>Unfortunately I don't have access to it to check it or the HDD myself.</P><P></P><P>I just need to know if the HDD is IDE or SATA before I buy a replacement? </P><P>and if there is any maximum capacity set by the motherboard at all? </P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance for any assistance.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 May 2012 06:17:30 GMT https://community.sony.es/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-pcg-7q1m-hard-drive-ide-or-sata/m-p/322743#M25116 gingaling 2012-05-09T06:17:30Z Re: Vaio PCG-7Q1M Hard drive, Ide or Sata? https://community.sony.es/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-pcg-7q1m-hard-drive-ide-or-sata/m-p/322744#M25117 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi gingaling and welcome.</P><P></P><P>I think you are going to need the correct Vaio Model to be sure.</P><P></P><P>The chassis model PCG-7Q1M is from a 14 inch laptop which means it is almost certainly a VGN-FJxx Series model.</P><P></P><P>These models were produced from 2006 with XP installed and I would guess it will have one of the first SATA drives with no 137GB size limit but you will need to find the exact model to confirm.</P><P></P><P>It certainly will not support the newer Advanced Format Drives so these are best avoided.</P><P></P><P>The correct model can usually be found on the screen surround in the bottom-right corner.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 May 2012 08:50:50 GMT https://community.sony.es/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-pcg-7q1m-hard-drive-ide-or-sata/m-p/322744#M25117 Blencogo 2012-05-09T08:50:50Z