How to Upgrade a Laptop Hard Drive at Minimal Cost

[justfortherofls]

DROP THE STUPID BACKGROUND THING U DO!

[ElGoonisShive]

for $40 i could add a 320gb hdd to my asus g73jw-xa1

[yout0be1person]

@ElGoonisShive i think it cost a lot cause this was made in 2008

[X1XHACKERSX1X]

Noooooooooo green screen

[DBSpy1]

Mine came with Vista 64, if I did that all I would have to use is the windows 7 upgrade (W7 not used yet) disk to use,no Vista 64 disk came with it,how would that work? Also what about drivers and so on, how would I find the right ones?

[christopherve7alb]

@DBSpy1 You could install the new HDD and install W7 directly onto that. As for drivers W7 has a great driver library but if you have some unsupported hardware just check the website for the manufacturer of your laptop

[empireravenshadow5]

this guy pops a lot of stuff

[dymafieto]

How can it be cheaper to buy a hard disc in a external enclosure than buying a normal bare drive?

[skylerbird22]

lol, at 2:26 the hard drive is invisible

[djmarcos702]

wow who taps into telephone lines now in days

[bmbpdk]

you forgot to say that opening up you laptop/pc, breaks the warranty, so dont expect that the warranty is still "on", if you open up your laptop/pc

[itfben]

$150! haha thats not cheap. one word - EBAY!

[06sterling]

@itfben

I thought the same thing. The video was made a bit over two years ago.. but still. Screw ebay though for HD's imo brand new, go OEM, and go n e w e g g d o t c o m

[XXcomputerXXtutorial]

you fail at backgrounds

just sayin

[1717now]

Question for you. If i install a new HDD on my laptop, my old hdd would have the OS--the pre-installed OS that came with the laptop when i bought it. Once the new HDD is installed, can i use the disks that came with the laptop to reinstall the OS? or do i need to buy a full version of the OS for the HDD?

[christopherve7alb]

Nope it's legal and easy to reinstall the OS using the restore discs that came with your computer, as long as you don't use the original OS with another computer. you just may need to re-activate windows over the phone.

[goodumerfarooq]

i like this very very thanks to upload.

i am umer farooq .thank you

[elkintobitle]

hey Chris, do I have to make any back up system before doing this? your pc just go ahead and starts working with the new HD?

[christopherve7alb]

Well you're replacing the primary Hard disk so you will need to reinstall windows onto the new drive.

[Hotlips4000isback]

What a great idea! ;), But surely it can't be that easy,....can it?

[christopherve7alb]

believe it or not it really is. I did this before I had a lot of computer experience and it only took me an hour tops.

[Hotlips4000isback]

@christopherve7alb Thanks for the reply ;)

I have a spare 320 gb eternal HD at home that i may install into my New Laptop, which currently has 250gb! ;)

If it works, then i've saved quite a few Pounds! ;p

[wildcholan]

Brilliant!!! I like the quip"Linux,pardon me Windows", clever stuff.

[fuerte1100]

u sir just saved me alot of money, i was about to get a new laptop but after seeing how easy it is to upgrade the harddrive ( and the RAM from a nother video i watched) im going to simply upgrade my old laptop to 320gb hard drive and 2gb ram my question is can this be done with a HP Compaq nc

6000

[webrat1962]

This question may have been asked.

To reinstall your old OS and files can you not simply put your old HD into the external case that you got the new HD from and transfer the old data to the new one?

[plezstop]

Can this be done on any kind of laptop with any size external hard drive?

[christopherve7alb]

Pretty much, just make sure the laptop can support SATA

[xxHUEJAZZxx]

omg just go to ebaay get a 320gb for like 45 bucks idiot

[wildcholan]

Have a look at the date, it says May2008.

[ManofDeath3666]

Can u you use your old hardrive as the external hardrive? By using all the other external hardrive parts? Is it possibble?

[christopherve7alb]

You can if it is SATA and the case is SATA I've done it before,the same principal applies to desktp Hard drives as well.

[TheStoicAgnostic]

I'm trying to figure out how to get beyond the blue screen of death after I cloned my hard drive

anybody good like that

this is a damn good idea by the way

[thePROchannel]

your hard drive must have got corrupted in the windows files while cloning. try a fresh install of windows or cloning it again

[TheStoicAgnostic]

it turns out there's a serious problem if you try to clone a system with Dell's media direct

the worst part about it is it permanently truncates the hard drive to the size of the original

so they had to send me installation discs but my new 320GB drive is stuck at about 75GB

I've tried every possible thing

it can't be fixed

I'm using it now even though it's less then 1/4 of what it should be

[jonnham]

liked the intro lol... whats the song name

[christopherve7alb]

Just something I whipped up in Garage Band, glad you liked it.

[jonnham]

Just whipped it up huh... lol

[eliasdel408]

hey grate vid..this worked very well for me.....

thanks for posting

[kamanjate]

prosedure prosedure..shut the FUCK UP

[SCarcelySaved]

The thng is I don't have the Operating System CD to hand to re-install what would you suggest?

[christopherve7alb]

really? your laptop didn't come with a recovery disc? What OS are you using?

[SCarcelySaved]

windows XP home

[christopherve7alb]

hmm you could always download an ISO form bittorrent and use your actual product key when installing it.

[SCarcelySaved]

I'm a bit new to this tech world lol what is a ISO form and bit torrent I've heard vaguely of bit torrent but not exactly sure

[christopherve7alb]

First of all an ISO is a file name extension that means a disk image. A disk image is a complete copy of a CD or DVD and can be burned back to a disc. As for bittorrent it is a form of file sharing, considered to be illegal. If you don't feel comfortable with file sharing then I would recommend finding a copy of XP from a different source.

[SCarcelySaved]

Thank you for your assistance you have been most helpful :)

[christopherve7alb]

No problem

[SCarcelySaved]

Is there any way you can transfer your harddrive contents and OS, using a data tranfer kit without replacing OS

[christopherve7alb]

I don't know of any good methods of transferring an Operating System form one HDD to another. You could try to use gparted (an ubuntu linux app) to copy your HDD contents (including OS) but I don;t know how well that would work. I would recommend backing up your data to an external disc and re-installing the OS.

[dpapaioannow]

@christopherve7alb my acer laptop didnt come with an OS disc the OS was allready preinstalled(vista ultimate 32 bit) and has 2 hdd's...i made a windows complete pc copy to an external hd...can i still put new hdd's on and transfer everything using F12?

[christopherve7alb]

@dpapaioannow You should be able to do that, but if that fails and you don't have a recovery disk you will have to torrent one and use your legitimate key.

[videochopped]

what if you need an ide laptop hard drive and not a sata?

[christopherve7alb]

As far as I know all the external drives now are SATA. for an IDE drive you would need to buy an actual internal hard drive.

[RSX1304]

so what do u think is cheaper to buy an external and take it apart or just buy 1?

[christopherve7alb]

Using an external Hard drive and taking it apart is slightly cheaper then buying an internal one.

[shotrod123]

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HAHAHAH SPAM NERD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! spamming for the Nerd

[iffrjose18]

question im getting a western digital harddrive it has 80 gbs and it say 3gbs. when i click on computer will it say 2 harddrives on one.

[christopherve7alb]

if it looks like it has two HDDs that means it has two partitions. Partitions are different then actual disks. Probably what you have is one small partition for hard disk software and another one for actual data.

[moopMASTER2000Films]

your a nerd, go get laid for once you fat sweaty nerd.

[cbanews]

go fuck yourself

[moopMASTER2000Films]

you are a fat sweaty nerd too.

YOU GO FUCK YOURSELF.

[christopherve7alb]

and you, my friend are a loser. Go do something with your life perhaps you will have friends. Or you could just die that works too.

[moopMASTER2000Films]

i do have friends, unlike you.

actually, i should be saying this:

stop talking about yourself.

[christopherve7alb]

ooo now that's a great reply "stop talking about yourself" where did you learn that one grade school. I honestly don't understand how someone could fail so much. you, my friend, are a loser. By the way if you have a problem with so called "nerds" they why are you watching videos about OSX. Fucking Hippocrate.

[moopMASTER2000Films]

only people like you reply to little insignificant comments like mine! this labels you a a nerd, and i was watching youtube poop untill your link showed up and i thoght it was a funny video, you suck for trying to send your hateful nerd propaganda all over the world you douche.

[christopherve7alb]

If your comment was "insignificant" then why bother making it in the first place. If you weren't expecting a response to your totally inappropriate comment then you are lacking in social skils. I apologize for my harsh language earlier on, I didn't realize I was dealing with a retard.

[kittehperson]

AND you sir are some six year old kid on his grandmas computer

[kittehperson]

(moopMASTER200Films)or however you say it

[abbyr33]

very helpful... thanks!

[chefedogang]

nice tutorial !! nice video ! nice explanation !

regards

[iffrjose18]

if i want to add a hard drive to my lab top wat do i do? help

[christopherve7alb]

Hello,

Are you trying to replace your existing hard drive or add another one (have 2 in total)? Most (if not all) laptops have space for only one hard drive so if you want 2 you'll have to partition. As for replacing one HD with another that is possible even easy. All you have to do is find the location of your HD and replace it with the new one. If you tell me what laptop model you want to upgrade I may be of further help.

[maxineamon]

Hey thanks for that Christopher BUT, I have an Acer 1350 and I just can't seem to find the hard drive access. I even tried to pull the whole laptop apart but had to give up 12 or so screws later as I just couldn't find everything to dismantle it. From viewing what you did, it sems so easy. But there is only one panel on the back of the notebook and that is for the memory. There is what looks like a panel on th side (about the size of a HDD) but I can't get that to slide out. Can you help?

[Highnoon59]

I believe you have to take off the keyboard.

[l21logan99]

It really is cheaper to go out and buy a HD from like NewEgg or Tiger Direct not going through all those steps. BTW: Acer is junk

[christopherve7alb]

I don;t order stuff online so this is the cheapest method for purchasing from retailers. As for the comment about Acer I agree. I made the mistake about purchasing my Acer laptop and have regretted it many times.

[then00bx0r]

do u know if this works for acer aspire 5100?

[christopherve7alb]

As far as my research shows the Aspire 5100 has an IDE hard drive. Unfortunately most (if not all) external Hard Drives have SATA drives. In all likelihood you won't be able to use an external drive to replace your internal. Looks like your computer came out just before SATA was commonly used.

[then00bx0r]

hello and thx for the info. i checked on the device manager and for my hard drive it gives the serial of it and then at the end it says "ATA Device". do u think a SATA could work on it?

[christopherve7alb]

If you have a SATA drive just stittng around give it a try the possibility exists that it may just work (just be careful not to damage anything if t=you do). If I were you I wouldn't go out and buy a SATA HDD unless you have another use for it. I would recommend that you purchase an ATA disk as you know for sure it will work.

[anyname1212]

i have vista loaded on a harddive, but now i want to upgrade my harddrive, is there a way i can transfer my os to the new system - i read that there is no way to do this because you cant uninstall vista. please help

[christopherve7alb]

Hello

What you have heard is correct. There is no way to uninstall Vista. You can wipe the OS off your old HDD (after backing up your data) and then re-install it using the same product key. Once the OS is installed you will have to activate it by telephoning microsoft (the OS gives you a number). This is a legal way of doing it without having to purchase Vista again.

[islandpaindr]

will this work on a dell latitude d600?

[christopherve7alb]

The Dell Latitude D600 has an ATA hard disk. As far as I know external HDs have SATA disks. You will be able to upgrade the laptop's hard disk with ease however I don't think you will be able to use an external hard drive.

[islandpaindr]

will this work on a dell latitude d600

[AMAZlNGBRIAN]

Im sorry, not hard drive, i meant operating system.

[AMAZlNGBRIAN]

Also, How would I install my hard drive again? Should I put the recovery disk in?

[AMAZlNGBRIAN]

How do you like that asus eee?

[christopherve7alb]

Well for what the EEE PC is (a low cost portable computer) it's great. I find that when running windows XP the 700 MHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM is more then enough to run it acceptably. In fact the computer works so well I can even do some low end video editing on that computer (using windows movie maker).

[oOISLEEPAHIOo]

let me guess the video editing software was minimal cost also lol

[joinbattleclan]

but dont external hard drives have usb babes so what do you do with that i was going to put it on my ps3 does that work to

[christopherve7alb]

To tell you the truth I have no idea how you would go about upgrading the HDD on a PS3. The only thing I can suggest is Google. Use it Well.

[crazybigyo]

how do you know if the hdd will fit into your laptop?

[christopherve7alb]

In my experience all Laptop hard drives are the same size so you should;t have a problem there.  When choosing an external drive you want to purchase one of the smaller ones (usually these ones will get power from the USB port without needing an external power source). Most of the larger HDDs (500GB+) are really desktop disks in a case.

[christopherve7alb]

You should be able to get the information you need by either a) googleing the spific specs of the model number of your computer, or b) there are usually applications that you can download that would give you very detailed information about your system.