A:Answer The 7200 rpm drive will work when replacing in any HP, built since 2010. The only problem is temperature? Use an external cooling pad with dual fans. (Bestbuy prices these very competitively.) The worst case is you will have to buy a better internal cooling fan, a $15.00 to $30.00 dollar Item. Make sure at least one fan is as close to the drive compartment as possible, the external chill pad will do the job. (Before you zip it up download a 1/2 hour video to it, all mother boards have a temp limiter aka A thermocouple, your computer will simply shut down if it is to hot and start again once it is cooled. this has never happened to me with 2 laptops. both HP. a 2010 model and my newest one 2016.
