Help! Sony VGNAR290G Hard drive replacement & Upgrade




Hello,

I am new to your site and have a question, one of the hard drives in my
VAIO VGNAR290G has failed, I am running in RAID 0, can I upgrade to 7200
rpm drives to replace the 5400 rpm drives?

Below is the info on my laptop.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.





Hard Drive
Capacity : 200GB2 (100GBx2) in RAID 0

Interface : Serial ATA

Speed : 5400rpm

Hardware
Keyboard : QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch

Camera : Built-in camera and microphone

General
Computer Type : Notebook

Type of Use : Desktop Replacement

Action Buttons : S1, S2, AV Mode, Volume, Mute, Eject, Play/Pause/Stop,
Wireless LAN On/Off, TV Record, FF, Rewind, Channel + and -

Pointing Device : Electro-Static touch pad

Power
Battery Type : Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS2C)

Estimated Battery Life : 1.5-2.5 hours7 with standard battery

Power Requirements : 150W+10%

Expansion Slots
Multimedia Card Reader : Supports optional Memory Stick® media and
Memory Stick DUO? media5 with MagicGate® functionality and Secure
Digital Media (SD) One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus
support One ExpressCard? /54 Slot

Service and Warranty Information
Online and Email Support : Support available from 'Sony eSupport -
Electronics' (http://www.esupport.sony.com)

Limited Warranty : 1 Year Limited Warranty9. See actual warranty for
details.

Telephone Support : 1 year toll-free technical telephone assistance,
available 24/711

Audio
Sound System : Sony® Sound Reality? - Audio Enhancer

Optical Drive #1
Blu-Ray Disc? Support : Yes15

BD-ROM Read : 1.6x max.

BD-R Read : 1x max.

BD-RE Read : 1x max.

BD-R Write : 1x max.16

BD-RE Write : 1x max.16

DVD+R DL Write : 2.4x max.

DVD-R DL Write : 2x max.

DVD±RW : Yes4

DVD+R Write : 8x max.

DVD+RW Write : 4x max.

DVD-R Write : 8x max.

DVD-RW Write : 4x max.

DVD-RAM Write : 5x max.

DVD-RAM Read : 5x max.

DVD Read : 8x max.

CD-R Write : 8x max.

CD-RW Write : 8x max.

CD Read : 24x max.

BD-R DL Read : 1x max.

BD-R DL Write : 1x max.16

BD-RE DL Read : 1x max.

BD-RE DL Write : 1x max.16

Graphics
Processor : NVDIA® GeForce® Go 7600GT

Video RAM : 256MB

Chipset : Intel® 945PM

Interface : VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor, HDMI? out and S-Video out


TV Tuner : Yes (NTSC)

Processor
Front Side Bus Speed : 667MHz

Type : Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor T7200

Speed : 2GHz1

L2 Cache : 4MB

Technology : Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology

Networking/Modem
Bluetooth® Technology : Integrated Bluetooth® Technology10

Ethernet Protocol : Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)

Ethernet Speed : 10Base-T/100Base-TX

Modem Type : Integrated V.92/V.90 Modem with (RJ-11)

Wireless LAN : Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
(802.11a/b/g)3

Software
Anti-Virus and Recovery Software : Norton® Internet Security 60-Day
Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Control, Norton Antispam® and Norton Parental Control
TrendMicro? Anti-Spyware 30-Day Trial Iolo® System Mechanic 30-Day Trial
VAIO® Recovery Wizard VAIO® Update VAIO® Support Central VAIO® Security
Center

Operating System : Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
with Update Rollup 2

Supplied Software : Microsoft® Works 8.5 60-Day Trial Version of
Microsoft® Office Trial13 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft Digital
Image Starter Edition 200614 Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4.0 Adobe®
Premiere Elements 2.0 InterVideo® WinDVD BD InterVideo® WinDVD® Ulead®
BD Disc Recorder Roxio® DigitalMedia SE Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User
Edition (Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade) DISCover
My Games

Sony® Original Software : Click to DVD® - DVD Creation SonicStage
Mastering Studio? - Audio Mastering and Remastering SonicStage® -
Digital Music DVgate? Plus - Digital Video VAIO Media? - Network File
Sharing Image Converter - PSP? Transfer 60-Minute Trial Version of Wheel
of Fortune® 60-Minute Trial Version of Jeopardy® 60-Minute Trial Version
of DaVinci Code and Bewitched Games

Internet Services : AOL Online? 180-Day Trial (New Users Only)

Display
Screen Size : 17"8

Screen or Display Technology : WUXGA

Resolution : 1920x1200

XBRITE-HiColor? Technology : Yes

Inputs and Outputs
Headphone Jack : 1

i.LINK® Interface : 1 (4pin) i.LINK® connector (IEEE 1394)6

Microphone Input : 1

Port Replicator Connector(s) : 1

USB Port(s) : 3 (2.0 ports)

HDMI? Connection Output(s) : 1

S-Video Input(s) : 1

S-Video Output(s) : 1

Audio/Video Input(s) : 1

RF Connection Input(s) : 1

S/PDIF Output(s) : 1

VGA Output(s) : 1

Ethernet Port : 1

Modem Jack : 1

Memory
Installed : 2GB (1GBx2) PC2-4200

Maximum : 2GB

Speed : 533MHZ

Type : DDR2 SDRAM


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