[ale] feasibility of motherboard & HD replacement in portable, rather than computer replacement ?

[Greg Freemyer]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Sean C. McCord <scmlist at cycoresys.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 03:06:58PM -0500, Courtney Thomas wrote:
>> How can I tell if a 7200rpm drive will fit  ?  Are drives for portables like
>> Dell all the same size  ?
>
> All you need to know is whether the interface is PATA (aka IDE) or SATA.
>
> All laptops of that vintage (and the vast majority of laptops of any
> vintage) use the 2.5" form factor.  Physical dimensions should not be a
> problem.  Likewise, the interface (once the type is specified) is also
> standard.
>

Agree, but Dell may have put a generic laptop drive inside of their
own enclosure.  So at first glance the Dell drive may look
proprietary.  Just be sure to keep disassembling until you get down to
the actual generic drive, then attach the various pieces to the new
drive and slide it back in.

Greg
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