Replacing Hard Drive

dvogel · Apr 16, 2014

I want to replace a SEAGATE, 500GB Barracuda® ES.2, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 32MB cache drive with an SSD. What do I need to know about connections and controllers to get the right SSD?

lowriderflow · Apr 16, 2014

SSD's are universal as far as you're concerned. it will use the same sata cables your hard drive uses.
and they all plug in the same way.

I personally only use Samsung SSds bc they seem to be the most reliable.

Last thing you want is spending all that time setting up, then your SSD dies in 3 months... seems OCZ's die frequently.

depending on the age of your system, you will want to go into bios and make sure your SATA channels are set to AHCI, which is much faster for SSds, but is still backward compatible if you're using your seagate as a 2nd drive

Y0GI · Apr 16, 2014

Another vote for Samsung SSD!

Yogi

dvogel · Apr 16, 2014

lowriderflow :

Thanks for the info. Does form factor matter? I'm guessing my desktop PC has 3.5 inch drives. A Samsung I'm considering, the 840 EVO 250 GB is a 2.5 incher. Can it be mounted in my PC without needing any adapters or rails?

Thx again.

USAFRet · Apr 16, 2014

dvogel :

Depends on the case. Some newer cases have dedicated mount points for 2.5" drives. If not, an adapter plate is quite cheap, and some SSD's come with one.

dvogel · Apr 17, 2014

USAFRet :

If the new drive doesn't come with rails, can I just set the new drive in the old bay unattached? I used to have rails years ago from all the drives I bought; might still have some but Lord knows where they are! It'd be easier to just not have to mess with them.

USAFRet · Apr 17, 2014

dvogel :

USAFRet :

If the new drive doesn't come with rails, can I just set the new drive in the old bay unattached? I used to have rails years ago from all the drives I bought; might still have some but Lord knows where they are! It'd be easier to just not have to mess with them.

An SSD has no moving parts. You could use Velcro, tape, whatever. In one of my PC's I have a 2.5" drive held into a 3.5" bay with crisscrossed wire ties.

dvogel · Apr 17, 2014

USAFRet :

That's kinda what I figured (and hoped to hear). No moving parts so no gyration to knock it out of place. I got tape that will make it work.

Thanks. You've been most helpful. I just ordered the Samsung drive. It's my first SSD; going into a 4 year old PC whose C: drive is failing. Good stuff. Looking forward to the quicker boot times and program startups!

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