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    Installing external hard drive into laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by notebooko, Sep 6, 2011.

  1. notebooko

    notebooko Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if it is possible to open up my external hard drive and install it into my laptop. It is 2.5", just something that I was wondering.
     
    notebooko, Sep 6, 2011
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  2. Mr_Mysterious

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    Ide? Pata? Sata?

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    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 6, 2011
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  3. H.A.L. 9000

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    Some are, some aren't. Depends on if there is an adapter board inside the case. Seagate likes to to that to their pocket drives...
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Sep 6, 2011
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  4. notebooko

    notebooko Notebook Consultant

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    Umm.. I'm not sure, but it's a Seagate freeagent goflex 1 tb
     
    notebooko, Sep 6, 2011
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  5. Fishon

    Fishon I Will Close You

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    Fishon, Sep 6, 2011
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    The drive itself may be too thick for your computer.
     
    Yotsuba, Sep 6, 2011
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  7. Mr_Mysterious

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    Data, he said its 2.5"

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    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 6, 2011
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  8. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Could be 9.5mm or 12.5mm. Higher capacity "portable" drives could be thicker especially the ones used in external drives.
     
    Johnny T, Sep 6, 2011
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  9. Mr_Mysterious

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    Oops, my bad :(

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    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 6, 2011
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  10. Fat Dragon

    Fat Dragon Just this guy, you know?

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    There's only one internal 9.5mm 1TB drive on Newegg, and it's a Toshiba. If Seagate's not selling them as internal drives, it's highly unlikely that they're putting such small form-factor TB disks in external enclosures. If your computer can fit a 12.5mm drive and your Seagate isn't controlled by some specialized external HDD controller, then it might work. You can always give it a try, though that might not be a good idea unless you know you can put it back together as an external...
     
    Fat Dragon, Sep 7, 2011
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  11. Qing Dao

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    IDE and PATA are the same, and 99.9% chance its SATA.
     
    Qing Dao, Sep 7, 2011
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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  13. livagoth

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    Do not think it is worth the risk...Plus that you have to check if your internal disk will fit into the external enclosure that you will have!
     
    livagoth, Sep 8, 2011
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