Upgrading your laptop's harddrive

[Dekra]

Hi guys,

I plan to upgrade my laptop's harddisk to a bigger capacity, any tips to simplify this procedure? Walang kasamang Windows XP installer yung laptop ko so gusto ko sana tipong iclone ko yung harddisk to the new one. Are there shops that do this service? Kung yung Norton Ghost gagamitin ko, edi andaming DVD kong ibuburn to backup? Help!

[mhelskie]

hmmm, if you want buy a laptop hard disk, put it in a USB hard drive enclosure para mas madali, at least you can still use your old hard drive, just free up some space from your system drive by transferring your data files to the USB/external hard disk.

[jlo1]

there are shops in greenhills (v-mall) who can help you with this. i had the hard drive of my laptop upgraded there. they installed xp, and restored my old hard drive's contents into the new one. i'll try to look for the contact number of that shop. hope this helps.

[Picard]

What's you laptop's specs?

[userfriendly]

Yep, use a usb hard drive enclosure. Put your new drive in it, clone your current drive with Norton Ghost or Arconis or similar software, turn off your lappy, switch HDD and you should be good to go.

[tsupermario]

if mobile hd + enclosure, why not an external hdd then?

[Alpha_One]

Upgrading a laptop's hard drive is not really a big hassle since drives are standardized. Did it before on my roommate's laptop no big deal.

As for copying your first drive into your new one, any competent computer shop or a tech-savvy friend with the right tools should be able to do it.

hmmm, if you want buy a laptop hard disk, put it in a USB hard drive enclosure para mas madali, at least you can still use your old hard drive, just free up some space from your system drive by transferring your data files to the USB/external hard disk.

Yep, use a usb hard drive enclosure. Put your new drive in it, clone your current drive with Norton Ghost or Arconis or similar software, turn off your lappy, switch HDD and you should be good to go.

if mobile hd + enclosure, why not an external hdd then?

Of course, an external hard drive is another thing to lug around, which sort of defeats the purpose of having a laptop. The USB interface is a lot slower too.

[Dekra]

What's you laptop's specs?

HP Pavilion DV5210US

[WeaponX]

*Dekra,

Correct. Gamit ka ng USB HDD enclosure. Mura lang naman yon.

Since Windows XP ang OS mo, try Casper XP. Ang daling mag-clone ng HDD.

http://www.casper-XP.com

[mhelskie]

there are 2.5", 1.8" laptop hard drives and enclosures. Been using a 2.5" laptop HD with enclosure for my wife's laptop and so far no problems with mobility...ingatan mo nga lang kse baka bumagsak bagsak ehehe

[boybi]

diba rated at more than 50Gs naman ang mga hard drives? so ok lang naman kung mabagsak di ba?

[userfriendly]

Which laptop hard drive brand is better: Fujitsu, Seagate, Samsung or Western Digital? Any comments on the above brands? Assuming they are all 5400 rpm, 8mb models with the same or similar capacity.

[Horsepower]

Seagate, 5yrs warranty

[Dekra]

Which laptop hard drive brand is better: Fujitsu, Seagate, Samsung or Western Digital? Any comments on the above brands? Assuming they are all 5400 rpm, 8mb models with the same or similar capacity.

I got some useful info from this site: www.laptoplogic.com dun sa resource guides nila.

Too bad this site hasn't been updated in a while.

[mikmik316]

diba rated at more than 50Gs naman ang mga hard drives? so ok lang naman kung mabagsak di ba?

20-30Gs lang... check nyo po mga data sheets sa websites ng mga manufacturer you will get an idea

[Dekra]

*Dekra,

Correct. Gamit ka ng USB HDD enclosure. Mura lang naman yon.

Since Windows XP ang OS mo, try Casper XP. Ang daling mag-clone ng HDD.

http://www.casper-XP.com

Thanks for this link - I'll definitely check this out!