What spare hard drive do I need? Thank you...
Hello
Thank you for viewing my post. I really appreciate any input.
I have a laptop Compaq Presario C306US
I need a new had drive and the recovery disc for this.
I was wondering, what replacement hard drive would be a better solution for it? Also, where can I get the recovery disc for the computer? I need them both.
Thanks again for any help.
Kind regards
Stephen
Here is the Service Manual:
See page 5-7 for the removal and replacement of the drive hard. It uses the old IDE PATA aka to hard disks that are becoming hard to find. Unfortunately, they are also stupid expensive:
http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=9SIA0AJ17B5685
The least expensive is located at 4200 RPM 40 gig for $100. Above is a 60 GB 5400 RPM for $120. Frankly the laptop isn't worth much. I doubt that HP still has the recovery disc for him, but we can find a download of a version of Windows XP OEM and you should have a key Code for XP on it.
If HP is defined recovery you can get to it here:
http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/bph07143
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