These machines are a hot mess in terms of what works and doesn't. Some of them use an IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or Zune, basically. ***''The other ones use a 2.5” drive, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - SATA III Fixed speed drives will not work.''*** What capacity is the original drive? That may be a clue. In addition, check Device Manager for a drive model to tell as well.
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These machines are a hot mess in terms of what works and doesn't. Some of them use the IDE ZIF (1.8”) drives (which are nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or Zune or using an iFlash and SD cards). ***''The higher capacity ones use a 2.5” drive, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - SATA III Fixed speed drives will not work.''*** You can usually tell by the capacity of the original drive. In addition, check Device Manager for a drive model to tell as well.
If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" system, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want - as long as the right SATA support is there. ***''As a general rule, with the ZG5 if it came with an SSD, it's usually IDE. TYPICALLY, this drive is difficult to find (and if you do, it often costs more than the netbook is worth). The IDE drives are just not worth upgrading due to cost :(.''***
The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The ZG5 doesn’t have access panels on it for easy HD/RAM access. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines are a hot mess in terms of what works and doesn't. Some of them use an IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or Zune, basically. The other ones use a 2.5” drive, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - SATA III Fixed speed drives will not work. What capacity is the original drive? That may be a clue. In addition, check Device Manager for a drive model to tell as well.
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These machines are a hot mess in terms of what works and doesn't. Some of them use an IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or Zune, basically. ***''The other ones use a 2.5” drive, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - SATA III Fixed speed drives will not work.''*** What capacity is the original drive? That may be a clue. In addition, check Device Manager for a drive model to tell as well.
If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" system, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want - as long as the right SATA support is there. ***''As a general rule, with the ZG5 if it came with an SSD, it's usually IDE. TYPICALLY, this drive is difficult to find (and if you do, it often costs more than the netbook is worth). The IDE drives are just not worth upgrading due to cost :(.''***
The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The ZG5 doesn’t have access panels on it for easy HD/RAM access. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines are a mess - some of them use a IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or 2.5”, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - fixed speed will not work. If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" system, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want - as long as the right SATA support is there. The SSD models are typically IDE SSD based and the 1.8" ZIF drive is difficult to find (and costs more then the netbook is worth). You just can’t find drives for those without paying more then the netbook is worth just to secure one.
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These machines are a hot mess in terms of what works and doesn't. Some of them use an IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or Zune, basically. The other ones use a 2.5” drive, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - SATA III Fixed speed drives will not work. What capacity is the original drive? That may be a clue. In addition, check Device Manager for a drive model to tell as well.
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If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" system, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want - as long as the right SATA support is there. ***''As a general rule, with the ZG5 if it came with an SSD, it's usually IDE. TYPICALLY, this drive is difficult to find (and if you do, it often costs more than the netbook is worth). The IDE drives are just not worth upgrading due to cost :(.''***
The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The ZG5 doesn’t have access panels on it for easy HD/RAM access. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines are a mess - some of them use a IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or 2.5”, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - fixed speed will not work. If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" system, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want - as long as the right SATA support is there. The SSD models are typically IDE SSD based and the 1.8" ZIF drive is difficult to find (and costs more then the netbook is worth). You just can’t find drives for those without paying more then the netbook is worth just to secure one.
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The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The problem is the ZG5 does not have access panels for the RAM and hard drive. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
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The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The ZG5 doesn’t have access panels on it for easy HD/RAM access. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines typically use a few hard drives. If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" hard drive variant, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want. The SSD models are typically IDE SSD based and the 1.8" ZIF drive is difficult to find (and probably costs more then the netbook is worth).
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These machines are a mess - some of them use a IDE ZIF (1.8”) drive which is nearly impossible to find short of gutting an older iPod or 2.5”, but it has to be I/II/III compatible - fixed speed will not work. If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" system, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want - as long as the right SATA support is there. The SSD models are typically IDE SSD based and the 1.8" ZIF drive is difficult to find (and costs more then the netbook is worth). You just can’t find drives for those without paying more then the netbook is worth just to secure one.
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The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The problem is the ZG5 does not have access panels for the RAM and hard drive. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines typically use a 2.5" hard drive. If you are lucky enough to have one of these, it's not an issue to replace the hard drive. With that being said I've heard the SSD only models don't have the SATA interface; I'd tear these down and make sure if you have one. It's difficult to open since you need to take the motherboard out to access the RAM and SATA hard drive, but it can be done
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While 2.5" models can accept a hard drive, the whole system has to come apart. This is not only true for the hard drive, but also the memory. These ZG5's don't have any access panels. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
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These machines typically use a few hard drives. If you are lucky enough to have a 2.5" hard drive variant, you can install just about any drive under 2TB you want. The SSD models are typically IDE SSD based and the 1.8" ZIF drive is difficult to find (and probably costs more then the netbook is worth).
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The problem is you need to do a complete teardown to see which board you have. The problem is the ZG5 does not have access panels for the RAM and hard drive. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines typically use a 2.5" hard drive. If you are lucky enough to have one of these, it's not an issue to replace the hard drive. With that being said I've heard the SSD only models don't have the SATA interface; I'd tear these down and make sure if you have one.
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These machines typically use a 2.5" hard drive. If you are lucky enough to have one of these, it's not an issue to replace the hard drive. With that being said I've heard the SSD only models don't have the SATA interface; I'd tear these down and make sure if you have one. It's difficult to open since you need to take the motherboard out to access the RAM and SATA hard drive, but it can be done
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While 2.5" models can accept a hard drive, the whole system has to come apart. This is not only true for the hard drive, but also the memory. These ZG5's don't have any access panels. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here]. It's a difficult job to open it, so don't expect it to be easy to access anything in this laptop.
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While 2.5" models can accept a hard drive, the whole system has to come apart. This is not only true for the hard drive, but also the memory. These ZG5's don't have any access panels. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines typically use a 2.5" hard drive. If you are lucky enough to have one of these, it's not an issue to replace the hard drive. With that being said I've heard the SSD only models don't have the SATA interface; I'd tear these down and make sure if you have one.
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While 2.5" models can accept a hard drive, the whole system has to come apart. This is not only true for the hard drive, but also the memory. These ZG5's don't have any access panels. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
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While 2.5" models can accept a hard drive, the whole system has to come apart. This is not only true for the hard drive, but also the memory. These ZG5's don't have any access panels. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here]. It's a difficult job to open it, so don't expect it to be easy to access anything in this laptop.
These machines use a 2.5" SATA hard drive. You can install a SATA SSD or a standard spinning hard drive; both should work without issue.
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These machines typically use a 2.5" hard drive. If you are lucky enough to have one of these, it's not an issue to replace the hard drive. With that being said I've heard the SSD only models don't have the SATA interface; I'd tear these down and make sure if you have one.
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There is one major problem,though: to install the new drive, you need to take the whole computer apart because there is no access panel for the hard drive like the later models have. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
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While 2.5" models can accept a hard drive, the whole system has to come apart. This is not only true for the hard drive, but also the memory. These ZG5's don't have any access panels. The guide to open the laptop can be found [guide|3784|here].
These machines use a 2.5" SATA hard drive. You can install a SATA SSD or a standard spinning hard drive; both should work without issue.
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There is one major problem, though: to install the new drive, you need to take the whole computer apart because there is no access panels for the hard drive like the later models have. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
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There is one major problem, though: to install the new drive, you need to take the whole computer apart because there is no access panel for the hard drive like the later models have. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
It uses a 2.5" hard drive. It can take either a SSD or hard drive. They will both work. In order to change it, you need to gut the laptop. The drive is under the motherboard.
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These machines use a 2.5" SATA hard drive. You can install a SATA SSD or a standard spinning hard drive; both should work without issue.
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There is one major problem, though: to install the new drive, you need to take the whole computer apart because there is no access panels for the hard drive like the later models have. The guide can be found [guide|3784|here].
It uses a 2.5" hard drive. It can take either a SSD or hard drive. They will both work. In order to change it, you need to gut the laptop. The drive is under the motherboard.