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This video tutorial explains how you can upgrade and speed up your HP Pavilion zd7000 laptop by installing more memory and a faster hard drive. You can use this tutorial for the entire line of zd7000 series laptops.
This upgrade is all about getting more performance out of your existing laptop. Going from a 4,200 rpm to a 7,200 rpm HDD will result in a tremendous increase in disk access. Windows will load faster, and programs will open quicker. Also, upgrading from 512MB of memory to 2GBs will greatly help when using memory hungry programs. Watch the Video to find out more…
For this upgrade you can use any 60GB, 80GB, 100GB or 120GB IDE (not SATA) hard drive.
You should use PC2700 DDR333 memory modules and install up to 1GB memory module into each slot. This laptop has 2 memory slots available for upgrades, so you can install 2GB total.
You can install different size memory modules into the slots just make sure both modules are the same type (PC2700 DDR333).
For example, you can install 512MB PC2700 memory module into the slot 1 and 1GB PC2700 memory module into the slot 2. In this scenario the laptop will see 1.5GB total.
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April 15th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
HP chat help told me that I must use a IDE 4200rpm drive no bigger than 100GB. So who is correct.
I would Like to go 120GB at the 7200rpm, but want to have a compatible system. I have a zd7058cl pavilion laptop. If the 7200 x 120gb will work who manufactures such a beast?
April 18th, 2009 at 9:39 am
An online article from this site….
Says going from a 4,200 rpm to a 7,200 rpm HDD is possible for zd7000 series laptops. Yet I can find no 7200rpm IDE hard drives available on the internet. Is such a critter available to your knowledge and would it be compatible with my HP zd7058cl model laptop?
April 19th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Darryl Summerfield,
RPM (revolutions per minute) refers to how many times the hard drive platters rotate per minute. Using a 7200RPM drive in your laptop shouldn’t cause any problem but will increase the performance.
Now about the hard drive size. From my experience, if the laptop can handle a 100GB hard drive, it should be able to handle a larger drive too.
Why HP says you must use a 4200RPM 100GB drive? I don’t know. Apparently, the specifications were written a few years ago when a 100GB was the largest available drive and the HP person simply reading the script.
I could be wrong, but in my opinion you should be able to use a 7200RPM 120GB drive.
Simply Google 120GB drive for zd7000 and find a seller. Ask him a question about compatibility of this drive with zd7000 laptops.
May 22nd, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Folks, I just replaced the 60GB @ 4200 rpm drive in my HP Pavilion zd7010US and installed a 160GB @ 5400 rpm with no problems. Noticeable performance increase!
I purchased the drive and cloning software/USB enclosure from http://www.DriveSolutions.com.
Good luck with your upgrade(s).
BTW, the 4200rpm vs 5400rpm vs 7200rpm is simply a heat issue. My HP has dual fans so it should handle the extra heat just fine. I use a CoolPad as an extra precaution.
December 9th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
I thought my power cord went out but it is the jack you plug it into on my laptop hp pavilion-zd 7000 that has a short. The new power cord is not working. I am not sure what the part is called so I don’t know how to find it on the Internet. Can anyone help me? Also I got a new battery and it will not hold a charge longer than 1/2 hour is that typical?
Thanks,
Sue