Putting SSD into a notebook

Can I replace a hard disk with SSD in a notebook that has a 2nd empty slot for it, that has a windows recovery cd, with no problem?

 

Unless the machine in question is an utterly weird duck of some kind, I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to swap the drives.

 

A traditional notebook HDD is a 2.5" drive, most SSDs are2.5" drive (mSATA, etc. excluded), so as ajkula66 said...

One thing to note, thinner notebooks may have 7 mm thick drives rather than the more common 9.5 mm ones. This is the case of my Elitebook 2760p and as such I needed a 7 mm thick SSD. This is usually a non issue, but worth checking out. Quite a few SSDs are now 7 mm thick, but not all are, so check that before just to make sure. Once you've confirmed the height, it's a simple swap.

 

Is it Windows 7 or better? Is the notebook really old? Windows 7 has better SSD support, i.e. trim support. And some really old notebooks don't have SATA connectors, but that would be really old. Also, it may work fine, and be faster than a HDD, but performance may be limited by the SATA version, ie.e SATA I, II, or III.

Odds are you should be fine, just measure to see if it is 9.5mm, or 7mm, or?

If you post the make and model, someone might be able to give a more precise answer.

 

LoL i actually havent bought it yet but im thinking ahead you know. This one: MEDIONshop Deutschland | MEDION® ERAZER® X7825 (MD98413)

 

I see it says it has a second drive bay. And it comes with Haswell. So that means it should support SATA III, which is the latest and fastest. I even saw some came with a 128GB SSD. So no problems adding a SSD. I couldn't find more info. So you might want to stick with 7.5mm SSD, just to be safe, or check it after you get it. Or maybe someone can find more details.