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Any hints for HDD swap in a Portable

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by Liquidlen, May 7, 2004.

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  1. Liquidlen TechSpot Paladin

    I am going to put a new 40 Gig Hdd into my Daughter's Dell Inspiron 8000 (10 Gig) I have built a number of ATX's but never a portable.I checked Dell's site they have directions that look pretty basic, but I thought maybe one of you guys might have some hints or issues I should be aware of. Any thoughts?
    Liquidlen, May 7, 2004
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  2. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    its pretty simple, you pretty much just remove a screw, pop out the drive and pop the new one in. One thing you do need to know(you may already) You'll have to replace that drive with a Notebook HDD.
    StormBringer, May 7, 2004
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  3. Liquidlen TechSpot Paladin

    Thanks Storm ;
    I did by a Hitachi 2.5 for Portables.(Although I have done worse)
    I would have hung my head in shame if I made that mistake!
    Liquidlen, May 7, 2004
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  4. LNCPapa TS Special Forces

    It's extremely simple - really not much to worry about. I have a laptop whose drives I switch out regularly - one drive has Redhat on it - the other is Windows. Takes all of 30 seconds to switch and get going. How quickly you can switch will depend on your laptop model/design, but it should plug right in with only 1 possible way to connect.
    LNCPapa, May 8, 2004
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