These laptop hard drives are all of standard size 2.5
inch, 9.5mm in height (unless otherwise specified). They are great for
upgrading your laptop computers, making portable hard drives. They are also
widely used in portable storage devices, such as Image Tank, X-Drive Super DigiBin,
Tripper, V-MP3H and etc. All of them come with 3 year
factory warranty (unless otherwise specified).
FAQ:
Laptop Hard Drive
Q: How easy is it to install a laptop
drive to a portable storage device?
A: It is easy and can be done in 10 minutes. However, it is not
recommended to upgrade the hard drive for some particular storage devices, such
as Super DigiBin, Cinema Disk due to technical difficulties and warranty issue.
Q: How hard is it to install the
drive to my laptop computer? Can I do it on my own?
A: It is easy and you don't need to hire a technician. What you need is
just a screw driver. You usually can take out the original drive assembly from
back of your computer (or under the keyboard for some Sony models), then put the
caddy (mounting bracket) to the new drive, and insert it back to your laptop.
For Apple laptops, a special kind of screw driver is needed.
Q: How do I install the operating
system?
A: The quickest way is to use the recovery CD the comes with your laptop
purchase. Just use the recovery CD to reboot your laptop, follow the onscreen
instructions. You also can use Windows CD to install the operating system.
Q: How do I transfer the data from my
original hard drive to the new one.
A: There are couple of ways to do this. Probably the best way is to put
your original hard drive in an USB
enclosure, then transfer the data by USB port. You can also store the data
to another computer by network before you swap the new one in, then transfer it
back afterwards. Another way is to use a second drive bay, if you have one for
your laptop (unlike USB enclosures, these drive bays are usually hard to find
since they are specific to laptop models)
Q: What if I wish to have an exact copy
of the original drive?
A: You can use some third party applications, such as Ghost by Norton,
to clone the image. Although it is possible to clone from USB port, the quickest
way is to clone by a desktop (to do this, you need two laptop to desktop IDE converters).
Another way is to use second drive bay, if you have one for your laptop (unlike
USB enclosures, these drive bays are usually hard to find since they are
specific to laptop models
