new hdd on laptop

[vodcas]

I was wondering if its possible to change my harddisk on my laptop.
it only has 250gb and i need more. so is it possible for me to like buy one with 500 gb and put it in?

 

[strollin]

Most likely the answer is yes. What is the make/model of your laptop? You will need to know if your laptop uses a PATA or SATA drive.

 

[Shadowjk]

I was wondering if its possible to change my harddisk on my laptop.
it only has 250gb and i need more. so is it possible for me to like buy one with 500 gb and put it in?

Also if your computer came with Windows 7 (OEM) then you will not be able to use the recovery partition do you have an Installation disk

Many Thanks,
Josh

 

[DocBrown]

How about giving us the Make & model of your current laptop ? & any other specs ?

 

[Carl Lawrence]

Is it still under warranty, because some companies do not like you upgrading your laptop.

 

[vodcas]

here are the specs for my laptop
HP Pavilion dv6700 more accurate model (dv6809eo)
disc: TOSHIBA Mk2546GSX ATA Devise
250gb
2,5 sata II
5400 RPM - 8 MB - 12 msec

hope this helps

 

[DocBrown]

I was wondering if its possible to change my harddisk on my laptop.
it only has 250gb and i need more. so is it possible for me to like buy one with 500 gb and put it in?

15 different 500gb on eBay

500gb laptop sata HD items - Get great deals on Computers Networking items on eBay.com!

 

[vodcas]

its just that im not sure what to buy. the hdd must work with the laptop. with the specs. how can i know that what i buy will work with my laptop??

 

[DocBrown]

A 500gb SATA-II should be an equal replacement for a 250gb SATA-II HD

 

[vodcas]

A 500gb SATA-II should be an equal replacement for a 250gb SATA-II HD

ok i see. thanks

 

[DocBrown]

Do you have an external HD that you could use to make an image backup of the current drive to re-install on the new 500gb HD ?


http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/663-backup-complete-computer-create-image-backup.html