[dba-Tech] Laptop Hard Drive Dead

Hi Rocky,

The easiest way is to just take the hard drive out (you will need to 
remove it to replace it anyway) and take it with you. Most have a small 
frame around them with tiny screws, just leave the frame until you get 
it back home and lay the 2 drives with the same side up and move the 
frame. Some LT manufacturers also have an adaptor that plugs into IDE's. 
It's easy to move but again pay attention to top and bottom.  It does 
matter which one you  buy and it needs to be a 2.5 inch, but if you take 
yours with you (It will fit in your shirt pocket) it's real easy to 
compare. Also be sure to look on the board where they hang some of the 
hard drives at Fry's, that is where the specials are. When I got mine 
for $49 most were &69 or more and as I said I was looking for SATA 
(Serail ATA) vs (PATA)  Parallel ATA more commonly called IDE.

Fry's does not stock a lot of IDE's for laptops anymore so if they are 
out, you may have go on line. If you do it is real important that you 
look for the correct type 2.5" IDE (PATA)  or 2.5" SATA.

You will learn a lot about SATA and or PATA at Fry's. The laptop drives 
look the same until you look at the plug, then it's easy.

HTH

Bill

Rocky Smolin wrote:
> Cool.  Are most of the drives the same size and electronics? Someone said
> that it's probably an IDE drive but that don't mean much to me.  As opposed
> to what? Is it possible to buy a replacement drive for a laptop that WON'T
> work (if it fits)?
>
> Rocky
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 1:43 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Hard Drive Dead
>
> Hi Rocky:
>
> If your lap top is running at the speed you are happy with and everything is
> working... yes, replace the hard drive... it is a piece of cake. I have been
> trained in Dell and IBM and the drives just slide out and clip back in.
>
> One very important trick: If you have to open the laptop up to get access to
> the HD and it is an older model, flip it over on its face, do a layout of
> the screw positions on a sheet of paper and with very small Phillips screw
> drivers or jewelers' drivers. Write the screw sizes of each hole... there
> can be up to 6 different type of screws depending on the model. Be careful
> to not lose any screws as they can be very small. Once the screws have been
> removed the back will just snap out and hard drive will be easy to remove.
>
> With some of the newer model laptops, a hard drive can be removed by
> removing a single panel on the back and then the drive is just slid out and
> a new drive slid in... 30 minute job.
>
> Jim    
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:45 AM
> To: List
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Laptop Hard Drive Dead
>
> Dear List:
>
> I have a Compaq Presario R3000 with a dead HD.  Is it worth replacing?  Are
> there lots of drives that can slide in there or do I have to go to Compaq
> and pay too much for a replacement because they've done something 'unique'
> to stop the third party replacements? 
>
> I've already replaced the machine with a Dell Inspiron 15.  So I don't need
> it fixed.  But I was going to send it back to school with my son as a spare
> since their academic lives are completely dependent on their computers now.
>
>
> MTIA,
>
>  
>
> Rocky Smolin
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