How To Install / change a hard drive on a dell laptop

How To Install / change a hard drive on a dell laptop
Dell Inspiron 6400

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• 6400

[elkintobitle]

I have donde every step you explained here but still I have a message that says that no hard drive found. what am i doing wrong here? does it have to do anything with the caddy? adaptor?

[robgroove]

@elkintobitle you need to use the caddy adapter if thats what your asking.

[robgroove]

@elkintobitle take your time and follow the video carefully.

[sandergeijsen]

heeyyy,,,

my dell laptop doens't start up.

After a few seconds there apears a screen with

"cant locate intern hard drive"

if I do this what the video shows, would my pc work back?

soryy for my english

[robgroove]

you will need to install the operating system on the laptop. without the OS (windows) your laptop wont work. i think you just insert the os disc and press either F12 F8 or F2 then choose boot from cd/dvd drive.

[faridjabba]

tanks a lot friend, wher u live at?

[robgroove]

United Kingdom

[taitlawrence]

I have a few questions, first I know nothing about computers but I do know I need a new larger hard drive so.. I have a Dell Inspiron 1520, is it the same to change the hard drive in this as in the video? Is there a limit of gb I can fit? as I wanted fo fit a 1tb. Finally the cd you mentioned at the end, I do not have that anymore so what will I do? I run on vista just now

[BindaJat]

just a word of advice - next time don't have what sounds like a washing machine running in the background

[ProffesorFloatyHead]

@kipper09100 A small one.

[kipper09100]

my hardrive has a small cable

what type of hardrvie is mine?

[glitchking9111]

lol nice washing machine u have in the background XD

[HoLDoN4Sec]

what size is that hard drive your replacing? i got the same laptop as yours and i want to do an hard drive upgrade xD but i dont know what size of hard drive i should be looking for :P

and is there any maximum capacity of size (hard drive space) that this laptop got? or speed capacity (7200RPM/5400RPM)

also, i need to replace my DVD drive, what type of drive fits into the 6400?

because my dvd/cd drive is dead lol xD

[manuellopez1982]

Hello .. I have a laptop ... my hd is no good anymore (is about to crash).. I dont have the windows cd to install it back .. How can I transfer the information from the old one to the new one ... (IF IS POSSIBLE) HELP PLEASE !!!!

[Anox1e]

Thank you for this video RobGroove, I have an inspiron 6400, which I'm using now, and I'm going to order a 1 TB SATA 2 internal HDD, the one I have now is a poor 60 gig, and really needs upgrading, I'm not very good with hardware, if I send you the link to the 1TB HDD in a PM, please can you tell me if it's compatible with my Inspiron? Thank you.

Jason.

[PsychoTerror915]

I have the same exact laptop as you and i was wondering, can u send me a link to a 1tb internal hard drive that i can go buy and easily install to my laptop just like u did

[hydra]

i have a dell inspiron 1545 what if my laptop already has windows already installed do i need reinstall everything by discs?