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hard drive transplant question
I have a 100GB h/d in my laptop. It is IDE/ATA, but Gateway says they have
hard drives htat are compatble with my laptop at 160GB capacities. But I have a differnet option. I will be coming into a 160GB, HP Personal Media drive in a short while. I was wondering if I could, perhaps, transplant the hard drive from the hp personal media drive, into my laptop and move the 100GB out to the personal media drive.... would this work? would it be reversible if it DIDNT work? If they h/d ISNT compatible with my laptop (because its to slow or sometihng), am I risking bricking the laptop? Thanks in advance for your help. Mike |
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hard drive transplant question
From what I can see, the unit looks like it may have a 3.5" drive in it,
rather than a 2.5" drive. The capacities they offer also suggest this is the case. This would mean that it just won't physically fit in your laptop. Also, when it comes to hard drives, there are 2 interfaces in the current models. SATA and ATA. You'll need to find out which one you have, and use that information when trying to replace it. Another issue may be that if you got it into your system and installed your OS and applications on it, it may not be recognizable to the Media Drive, if you tried to reverse it. There may be some applications or hidden partitions or who knows what on it. Personally, I'd say just go to newegg and buy a new one. But you'll still need to find out which interface you have. Clint " . com wrote in message ... I have a 100GB h/d in my laptop. It is IDE/ATA, but Gateway says they have hard drives htat are compatble with my laptop at 160GB capacities. But I have a differnet option. I will be coming into a 160GB, HP Personal Media drive in a short while. I was wondering if I could, perhaps, transplant the hard drive from the hp personal media drive, into my laptop and move the 100GB out to the personal media drive.... would this work? would it be reversible if it DIDNT work? If they h/d ISNT compatible with my laptop (because its to slow or sometihng), am I risking bricking the laptop? Thanks in advance for your help. Mike |