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    bought new harddrive on dv 6263cl laptop, but its the wrong kind?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by i5evoSwift3814, Nov 8, 2009.

  1. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm really confused right now. My current harddrive for my hp dv 6263cl laptop need replacement, what size does it use 2.5" or 3.5"? On the hp website... Hp specs, it says it uses a SATA drive. So I bought this one from... Seagate internal harddrive. When I goto replace it, the connectors are different, the one I bought is like this... Seagate connectors, its a flat board and there is a rectangle usb size on the left seperate from the other ones. The hard drive connectors that came with the laptop looks like the seagate one except it's not flat, it's like a slot and it doesn't have the black covering on the bottom, like this... Pre-installed Harddrive connectors. Sorry I don't really know how to say it, but the new drive won't fit. So, did I buy the correct one? If not, which kind of drive do I need. Please explain throughly because I don't know anything about computers. Thanks
     
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  2. walterdt3

    walterdt3 Notebook Consultant

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    The hard drive you bought should work. Your laptop uses a 2.5" drive. The connector on the HP drive comes off (Just pull it straight off). Then you install it on the new hard drive. Your picture of the "pre-installed Harddrive connectors" shows the connector, along with the tray.

    I hope this helps. If not, please post actual pictures of the two drives, so we can see exactly what you have.
     
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  3. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    I got the new hard drive working, I didn't know the connector on the old HP drive had to come off. I thought it would just be plug and play. Anyways I did a clean install and everything is running smoothly. Windows is showing 298 gb free when I bought a 320 gb model, is that correct? I think it should of spend the extra $20 to get the 500 gb model. Install was easy except for one screw on the hard drive enclosure was almost impossible to get out, but I manage after hours of trying and blistered fingers lol. New hard drive is much quieter than the old non-working one though.
     
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  4. finestree

    finestree Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes 298GB is exactly right :) It is just a consequence of the way hard drive manufacturers label their drives (basically they lie to you).
     
    finestree, Nov 8, 2009
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