I'm almost positive it's okay, but I wanted to make sure, as I'm not too familiar with hard drives.
The hard drive in my friends Dell Inspiron 15R (M501R/M5010) needs to be replaced. I have access to an older HP pavillion hard drive with identical specs (SATA, 5400 rpm, 9.4mm/70mm, etc.). Before I spend a few hours taking apart the inspiron to get to the hard drive which is not easily accessible, I want to make sure the two hard drives are interchangeable, and that there won't be any HP vs. Dell compatibility issues.
Thanks!
The hard drive in my friends Dell Inspiron 15R (M501R/M5010) needs to be replaced. I have access to an older HP pavillion hard drive with identical specs (SATA, 5400 rpm, 9.4mm/70mm, etc.). Before I spend a few hours taking apart the inspiron to get to the hard drive which is not easily accessible, I want to make sure the two hard drives are interchangeable, and that there won't be any HP vs. Dell compatibility issues.
Thanks!
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Pro x64Intel Core i5 Quad 7508GBGeForce GTS 450 1GB
- OS
- Windows 7 Pro x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 Quad 750
- Motherboard
- MSI H55-GD65
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce GTS 450 1GB
- Sound Card
- MSI Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Ye Olde Dell LCD Monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- 1 Internal WD 1TB,
1 External WD 1TB
- PSU
- Antec EarthWatts 650W
- Case
- Antec 300
- Cooling
- Intel i5 Stock Cooler (Soon to Upgrade)
- Keyboard
- Ye Old Dell USB Keyboard
- Mouse
- Dynex Wireless Mouse
- Internet Speed
- D/L: 29.0 MB/S U/L: 10.0 MB/S (We Upgraded. :D)
