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replace 3.5" sata drive with 2.5"?

  • 25-08-2013 1:13pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭


    had a 3.5 " sata drive fail

    can i replace with a 2.5" drive i have handy?

    are they compatible?

    thanks


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭invaderzimirl


    yes they are is only the two connectors and they are even in the same spacing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    great thanks

    both my samsung 1TB drives have failed about a year apart

    they make like a clicking sound and boot failure


    do i just bin them?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭invaderzimirl


    the clicking could be the heads damaged, if its connected and can be see you can use CrystalDiskInfo to look at the health of your disks. is ther any data you would like to try recover on the disks ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    no critical data really

    i will try the utility when i get the pc running again

    thanks


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    If you have them less than 24 months they are still in warranty.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭invaderzimirl


    another one that is good for working with drive is Gparted


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    think they're a few years old but i'll check

    once they fail

    i assume there's no way of repairing them?
    thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    4 years old


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    They're compatible alright (most 2.5" SSD now come with 3.5" mounting kits) but don't expect much of a performance, regular laptops HDDs have a much lower data transfer rate, less cache memory, slower access times, etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    thanks

    i have the boot partition imaged with acronis onto a sata drive

    if i wanted to purchase a SSD

    is it simply a matter of banging it in and restoring the boot image


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    if i wanted to purchase a SSD

    is it simply a matter of banging it in and restoring the boot image

    Yes and no.

    It sure will work but there are some differences between HDDs and SSDs. For the sake of proper partition alignment, I prefer a fresh installation. Also, with a fresh installation Windows 7 & 8 automatically apply certain SSD-specific settings, such as TRIM and no background defragmenting. Sure, you can apply those setting manually with your cloned installation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    ok thanks

    so i need a sata SSD and presumably an adapter for the drive bay?

    computers about 6 years old

    i presume the new sata speeds are backwards compatible with my system ..yes?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    i presume the new sata speeds are backwards compatible with my system ..yes?

    Yes they are.

    Your system probably has a a SATA 2 controller (300 mbps), if you want to enjoy the full transfer rate for modern SSDs, you can always add a PCI SATA 3 controller.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    ok i got it


    thanks for all the help


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    Just back up beforehand.

    Some 6 year old PCs have ACPI implementations (Intel ICH9 for example) that disagree with SSDs, causing IO errors.

    It might be worth connecting the SSD as a secondary drive, carrying out large transfers and checking the Windows Event Log \ System Log for errors.

    If you see them, or you find your new install of windows stalling for a few seconds when just doing simple drive accesses, then it might be worth changing from "AHCI on" to "Legacy" mode in the system BIOS menu.

    (Though if using motherboard RAID then don't touch this.)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭invaderzimirl


    well if you have an image sys prep it and anysystem will take it :-)


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