Satellite Pro C650 - HDD issue - need new one

Satellite Pro C650 Model Number: PSC09A-01V021
Smart Disk reports a unspecified HDD problem & recommends backup (done) & HDD replacement.
It runs so slow it is unusable. Warranty has expired so I wish to replace the HDD myself.
The faulty drive is a Toshiba 320gig MK3265gsxn.
I'm looking at a 500G WD 16M 7200RPM SATA 2.5Inch Scorpio WD5000BPKX as replacement/upgrade.
I assume the new drive will be detected/setup by BIOS but I don't know if the recovery disks will work with this Western Dig, larger & faster drive. Can anyone advise please?
Recovery Disk questions.
When I made the recovery disks using Toshiba Recovery Media Creator the program suggested marking the first few disks as Recovery Disk 1, 2 & so on. I assume these disks are my user data backup. Yes/No?
The last disk made was called Windows Recovery Environment-64bit. This is the factory default backup & is to be installed first?
Will it transfer the Recovery Partition & install Windows on the new disk?
Thanks,
GJL.

Now when you need to exchange HDD I recommend you to exchange it with SSD. It costs a bit more but believe me notebooks performance will be much better. Ive made the same and Im so happy.
Notebook starts faster and operate much better.
Recovery image disc is back-up of original recovery image and it has nothing to do with your personal settings.
When you install it notebook will have factory settings again and it will be identical situation when you have started your notebook for the first time.
In my opinion there should not be any problem to use created discs with new HDD. Generally speaking there is no some limitation and you can use different HDDs.
Anyway, think about SSD.

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1st post but here goes.
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Now my problem is i cannot seem to find info on the mobo that is inside.
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> I checked with my warranty & ran out on Sep 30.
This is really a bad luck Its pity that your warranty ran out just before the motherboard died.
It sounds like an overheating issue
What to say in your case the motherboard needs to be replaced and a new part could be ordered from Toshiba ASP in your country.
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After about two weeks with a new Satellite Pro C650 that I bought for my wife, a lightweight user, she is about to throw it at me.
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Malahideroad

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First of all you can find out yourself what the single applications do and what are controlled by these apps use google to get more details.
But Nero BackItUp, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager can be disabled wihotu having any problems with the notebook
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Its your own personal decision if you want to use it or not
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I think how you understand the value of having backups. All you can do is:
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Sounds like a keyboard malfunction.
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Wow that was really quick, thank you so much. Im not sure at all which version it was because i said it was around 4 years ago he bought it. I know it isn't under his username, since he's a PC person (ugh) so i know its probably registered to one of our actual names. isn't there some way to look it up since we did register it, because I'm not even sure where the disks are from when we bought it (we've moved a lot and also have two storage lockers, i know i would have kept it with other disks) but my cd rom drive is actually broken on my computer as well ( i think it got stepped on and is now squished and won't eject or run disks.)
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can someone please help me?!
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Hi
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Get out your 10.6 disk, buy a IDE/SATA to USB adpater cable for $12-$20.
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install 10.6, differnt name user Admin account use, software update fully, option click on purchases and reinstall Lion and update.
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Hi Guys,
I have searched high and low for the answer to this and its driving me insane. I really hope you guys can help me out!
I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro C650 01301J laptop running Windows 7 Professional 32Bit. I try and listen to music either through spotify or simply using my library of music in Windows Media Player,
however after a while the audio cuts out. It isnt muted in mixer and the song keeps playing as if nothing has happened, except I cant hear anything.
This is fixed when I mute and unmute or turn the volume up or down using the fn keys.
When I first start up the music it will take 5 minutes or so before it happens, however once it starts it will cut out every 10 seconds or so. This gets extremely annoying and I am convinced there must be a solution.
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I would really appreciate your help on this as its driving me crazy being unable to listen to any form of music without having it cut out every 10 seconds...

Hi guys - thanks for your help and I sincerely apologise for the delay in my response!
Truthfully, I was so busy when I wrote this I forgot that it happened and all this time later I was googling solutions tot he problem again and came across this post - I thought "Wow this guy is having the EXACT same problem as me!" - Then I saw my name next to it.
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Silas - The problem has happened since day 1. I tried to reinstall the value added package but no change.
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PauPau - Sound driver update doesnt work, headphone did work, usage of different players has no effect and havent tried system recovery as yet as it has always happened...
Still searching for an answer and, again, I apologise for not getting back to you sooner when you were trying to help me!
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