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Toshiba Laptop S1000-Z2

  • 03-10-2005 7:42am
    #1
    Ciaran_Dub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 195 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have the above laptop but the hard drive gave out on me last weekend. I am debating whether it is worthwhile getting a new laptop or replace the HD. But I have a couple of questions

    Question 1:

    Will this HD work ok with my laptop (I have never replaced a HD in a laptop before), also it says its 2.5" but when I measured the old HD it measures at 2.75" (not sure if that matters)

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=308100&cks=PRL

    Question 2:

    I bought the laptop second hand and got a Toshiba Recovery Cd with it, will it be possible to run the recovery cd on the new 40gb hard drive consideing the old one is only 15gb so that I can get windows XP back on it. There is a Win Xp product code on the bottom side of the laptop.

    Just learnt I can get a Win XP or 2000 cd from work no problem, so question two isnt such a big deal, more interested in question 1 and if the HD is suitable for my latop.

    Cheers for any replies,

    Ciaran


Comments

  • #2
    ARGINITE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    Ya the harddrive should work fine. Their shouldn't be a problem with the size of the drive, if its says 2.5" than that drive should fit fine.

    As for your other question that depends weather there is a partition on the laptops harddrive containing some of the restore information or not. Since the harddrive is dead you wont be able to find that out so just give it a try. Either way it doesnt matter as you have the licence on the bottom of the laptop.


  • #3
    Ciaran_Dub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 195 ✭✭Ciaran_Dub


    Thats great cheers, hopefully it will save me a few hundred on buying a new laptop.

    Ciaran


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