I need to get a new hard drive for the g56..

the one thats in it has a error code 301 and i cant boot it. This is only 16 months old and its only been used about 10 times.

Hi:
Below are my recommendations...
You can get up to a 500 GB 2.5" SATA II notebook hard drive.
5,400 RPM if you want longer battery time between charges
7,200 RPM if you want more performance.
Below is the link to the service manual for your PC.
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02657369/c02657369.pdf
Hard drive removal and replacement procedures can be found in chapter 4. You can do it yourself.
Just save the old hard drive because you need to take some things off of it (caddy and screws), and transfer them to the new hard drive.
If you live in the USA or Canada, you can order notebook hard drives at reasonable prices from this vendor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007605%20600003459&IsNodeId=1&bop=And...
The 7,200 RPM drive I recommend is this performance one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136280
The 5,400 RPM one I recommend is this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136953
Paul

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