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Originally Posted by sandgk
OK - Upgrading a laptop HD is not a simple screwdriver project. It isn't much more difficult, but it is easier to screw up due to the close confines, limited working space and the ease with which other sensitive components may be harmed. The cases are pretty tricky to get apart and you don't want them damaged right? Plus, the form factors for one laptop may be very different from another - you absolutely need to know that the HD ordered will fit into the space within the case. Most will be OK, but, you must check this.
I'd dig around for a user's group forum with specific experience upgrading the internals of your specific model for guidance. |
Actually IMO laptop HDD are typically even easier to swap out than a desktop drive.
Almost all laptop hard drives will be accessible without getting into the case itself. Typically there will be one or two screws to remove and then the drive/caddy will slide free.
You remove the drive from the caddy (typically 2-4 screws on the side/bottom) and swap in the new drive and then slide the entire assembly back into the laptop.
Some laptops will have a proprietary adapter on the back of the HDD that will also need to be swapped (essentially it is just a pin to card edge adapter).
A standard height 2.5" form factor drive will work in just about every modern laptop. There is also some drives that are slightly taller (12mm vs 8mm I believe) than normal that will NOT work in most laptops but they are few and far between.
If you give me the model and manufacturer of your machine I (or someone else here no doubt) can walk you through the process step by step.
Chances are the manufacturer will also have a diagram on how to swap the drive on their support page.
