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    E1505-D600 HDD question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by taz20075, Aug 18, 2006.

  1. taz20075

    taz20075 Notebook Guru

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    I have the e1505 as my home/personal computer. I was recently given a Latitude D600 as a work computer (it's kinda crappy). Provided the HDD is the same size, I could just pull the HDD out and pop it into the e1505 with no problems, right? Is there something else I should be looking for?
     
    taz20075, Aug 18, 2006
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Yeah the interface that the hard drive uses to connect to the computer. It's either SATA or PATA, and I'm pretty sure that both of them use PATA, but check to make sure.
     
    adinu, Aug 18, 2006
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    They use SATA, as far as I know. You should be able to just swap drives but be aware that you will probably need to reformat or at the very least update all of your drivers because the two laptops have different chipsets and components.
     
    vespoli, Aug 18, 2006
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  4. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    I would try and wipe the drive completely before trying it in your E1505, or because of driver problems your system might crash or something. Once it's formatted, reformat windows on the new drive.
     
    Jason, Aug 18, 2006
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  5. xAMDvsIntelx

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    I agree with Jason - you don't want foreign drivers running on a computer (even if its the same manufacturer's drivers). It can create havoc on your notebook.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Aug 18, 2006
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  6. Lil Mayz

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    yes good point Jason, that didn't occur to me.
    Thanks
     
    Lil Mayz, Aug 18, 2006
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  7. lazybum131

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    Swapping hard drives won't work. The D600 uses PATA hard drives whereas the E1505 uses SATA drives.
     
    lazybum131, Aug 18, 2006
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  8. taz20075

    taz20075 Notebook Guru

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    Well that settles it. Thanks for all the help guy/gals/others.
     
    taz20075, Aug 18, 2006
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  9. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    i'm not sure what you're ultimate goal is, but you still have the option of getting a case for a 2.5" drive and making an external drive (if you're ultimate goal is just hard drive space).
     
    drumfu, Aug 18, 2006
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  10. taz20075

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    My ultimate goal was to run my work applications on a good computer. I was just planning on swapping the HDD out.
     
    taz20075, Aug 18, 2006
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  11. compsavy

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    i do not believe that would work because you would need to reactivate windows
     
    compsavy, Aug 18, 2006
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