Power down PC, unplug power. Open the PC, determine type of hard drive connection, most likely IDE. Buy similar drive.
If your old hard drive is bad, remove old HD (need screwdriver). There should be a diagram on both hard drives showing where to place the jumper. Look at this and then place the jumpers on the hard drive, matching the new one to the old one (usually located in the back by the ide/sata and power plugs) to match the diagram. Cable select is usually the right choice especially if there is only one drive on a cable with only one connector at each end.
Recomended drive: 7200 RPM or greater, 2MB Cache or better
Make sure you get the same type hard drive - PATA (IDE) or SATA - as you old one, unless your motherboard does both.
While your case is open, blow out the dust. It improves circulation and can add to the life of your computer. Also make sure all the fans are working. Leave the case side open and turn it on without touching the inside. All the fans should come on, assuming you have a name brand computer (read: bottom-line for company) without thermostat controlled fans.
The first part is a matter of cloning the hard drive (assuming you are not just moving the disk from one computer to another). Otherwise the process is known as a repair installation where you will need the bootable CD with the OS to fix the old hard drive so it works in it's new home hardware.
its usually doesnt it depends on the type of laptop
The hard drive on a laptop is the same thing as the hard drive in a desktop, only smaller in size. The hard drive stores all your documents, music, videos and software.
It is the same as a laptop hard drive
You can access the hard drive from the bottom of the laptop. If you turn the laptop upside down, you'll find the hard drive door under the Toshiba sticker with the laptop serial number. Remove two screws from the hard drive cover and then remove the cover. Slide the hard drive to the right and remove it. Transfer the hard drive bracket to a new hard drive.
It is possible that dropping a laptop can destroy its hard drive. But it depends on the type of hard drive it used and how hard it drops. It is very possible that if you drop it hard enough to damage its hard drive that you may cause other damage.
Usually yes. You will have to get a computer technician to remove the hard drive from the smashed laptop & recover the data from from the drive. However, if the hard drive was damaged when the laptop was smashed this may not be possible.
You can use your laptop to back uup your hard drive but your USB is not the thing getting backed up.
A hard drive caddy serves the purpose of protecting the hard drive in laptop computers. Each laptop model requires a different type of hard drive caddy, and it is important to get the right one so that it fits securely.
No you cant. Lojack is a program on the hard drive
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This laptop comes with a 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive.
Your laptop may not turn on because it is out of power or the hard drive has died.