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bug123:
Hi all - this site is so helpful ;D
I have had the Fm Recorder v2 for about 18 months
I have had battery issues (replaced with a 2800mAh-New Technology Battery)

But...I have the dreaded Hitachi 20GB Hard drive which locks while out and about

Question? ???

Should I replace the old HD with a Fujitsu 80Gb as suggested on another post?
If so , which model number?

Does it matter what buffer size the Hard Drive has?

and the spin speed?
I love my Archos(sometimes!) especially when it behaves itself ! :-\

Any ideas, suggestions would be most appreciated

ironyengine:
My understanding is that you want as low a spin speed as possible for power purposes, since it will not matter to the performance of the drive.  Other than that, I believe anything you get should be fine in terms of buffer speed, model number etc.  But Fujitsus seem to be the way to go, the Hitachi in mine makes all kinds of bad noises and I'm going to replace it asap.

bug123:
Thanks for your response
My Hitachi sound like a food mixer  :o
Looks like the Fujitsu is the way to go!

anorak22:
I put a Hitachi Travelstar 80GN 80GB, Art.Nr. IC25N080ATMR04
with 4200 rpm, 8 MB buffer
Works quite well.

pthump:
How hard is it to replace the hard drive?  Please email me at pthump@hotmail.com

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