Comments on: Can the M1530 dell laptop use the new 1 terabyte western digital internal hardrive? http://www.techenigma.com/2010/03/can-the-m1530-dell-laptop-use-the-new-1-terabyte-western-digital-internal-hardrive/ Technology.Simple Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:02:55 +1100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TheAncienthttp://www.techenigma.com/2010/03/can-the-m1530-dell-laptop-use-the-new-1-terabyte-western-digital-internal-hardrive/comment-page-1/#comment-9551 TheAncient Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:43 +0000 http://www.techenigma.com/2010/03/can-the-m1530-dell-laptop-use-the-new-1-terabyte-western-digital-internal-hardrive/#comment-9551 Western Digital, on their site (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=685), notes: "*750 GB and 1 TB models are 12.5 mm high and may not be compatible with all notebook systems. Consult system specifications for maximum allowable drive height before attempting to install." I checked the manual for the M1530 (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1530/en/OM/index.htm) but I could not find anything in the specifications. (not surprising since at the time this laptop was sold, there were no "over-sized" drives available) This pretty much means you will have to contact Dell directly and ask them. Frankly, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Western Digital, on their site (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=685), notes:
“*750 GB and 1 TB models are 12.5 mm high and may not be compatible with all notebook systems. Consult system specifications for maximum allowable drive height before attempting to install.”
I checked the manual for the M1530 (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1530/en/OM/index.htm) but I could not find anything in the specifications. (not surprising since at the time this laptop was sold, there were no “over-sized” drives available) This pretty much means you will have to contact Dell directly and ask them. Frankly, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

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