[mdlug] laptop harddrive

[Garry Stahl]

Robert Jim Fulner wrote:
> As I've never switched components on a laptop before, only a desktop, I was
> wondering what I need to be looking for at a functional, though fairly
> inexpensive, hard drive for her. Does anybody perhaps have one lying in a
> basement they could part with for a reasonable fee? Or at least point me in
> the right direction.
>   

What size range?  Laptops are not scary as long as you take a few steps.

1:  Get the service manual.  They all open up differently.  Even the
same maker will change things drastically between models.  They should
be available as a PDF on line.

2:  A clear work area with a nice little cup for the tiny screws.

3:  Go slowly.  Haste makes doorstops.

Changeling a hard drive should not be major surgery.  They are not an
arm and a leg anymore. 

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