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Computer hard drive help
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:32 am
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:32 am
Hey guys my desktop hard drive is fried and its a 5 year old HP that still works very well(minus the hard drive issue of course).
Can I just buy any hard drive and install it or do I have to go back and find one that's only compatible with that model? I saw something on the old one that said SATA whatever the hell that means
TIA
Can I just buy any hard drive and install it or do I have to go back and find one that's only compatible with that model? I saw something on the old one that said SATA whatever the hell that means
TIA
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:34 am to dallastiger55
The hd must be compatible, but most are. You should be able to plug in you compute model # and find a replacement easily online.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:35 am to dallastiger55
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I saw something on the old one that said SATA whatever the hell that means
it is the type of connection to the motherbaord.
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Can I just buy any hard drive and install it or do I have to go back and find one that's only compatible with that model?
most any hard drive should work, but you will have to format the drive using your OS discs.
This post was edited on 5/6/14 at 8:36 am
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:36 am to dallastiger55
compatible is pretty much just the connectors.
if the old one was SATA, you are good to go
if the old one was SATA, you are good to go
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:40 am to dallastiger55
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Can I just buy any hard drive and install it or do I have to go back and find one that's only compatible with that model?
SATA III, 2.5" for a laptop. Not 3.5". Odds are it isn't a 1.8". Those are pretty uncommon. Buy an SSD and your mind will be blown by how fast your "old" computer is.
Otherwise, I know that benchmarks don't show a difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm drives, but I find 5400rpm drives to be noticeably slower when used on the same system (a MacBook, actually).
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