Changing Hard Drives

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smithassoc

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Hi,I have a Toshiba L650 with a MX6465GSX 640gb Hard Drive
I want to Replace it to a 1tb SSD Hard Drive
Can I do it??
How Much??
What is the Part Number???
THanking you
Darryl
 
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Boogieman_WD
Oh, now I get it. The different pins and connectors are due to different interface. Don't worry about that. Your drive is using the SATA interface and it seems to be a SATA II HDD. The SATA interface is backwards compatible which means that there should be no problems connecting a SATA III drive (your SSD will most probably be a SATA III) to a SATA II port. You'd still be able to use the SSD and benefit from its better performance compared to an HDD, even if you don't get the maximum speed it can offer. You'd still notice quite the difference it terms of performance.

Standard SATA SSDs are 2.5" and usually 7mm height, so the drive should fit and you should be able to connected it to your computer with a SATA cable.

Don't hesitate to...
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Boogieman_WD

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Hey there, Darryl.

You should have no issues with replacing your current drive with a 1TB SSD. However, I'd recommend that you get in touch with the laptop manufacturer and ask for the maximum capacity supported by the laptop (although you shouldn't have issues with drives up to 2TB), just to be on the safe side.

I didn't quite understood what you mean by "What is the Part Number", so would you please be so kind as to explain what you had in mind?

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
 
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smithassoc

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Hi Boogieman,
AS I am by no means a expert ,All Hard drives would have a part Number
I have been on Toshiba Site & contacted them & all I got was a complete run around
Even though my drive is a standard 10mm 2.5" sata Hdd (640gb) not all 2.5" sdd drives have the same pin configuration,would other manufactures fit??? & if so which manufactures & what are the Part Numbers of the SSD
Thanks
Darryl
 
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Oh, now I get it. The different pins and connectors are due to different interface. Don't worry about that. Your drive is using the SATA interface and it seems to be a SATA II HDD. The SATA interface is backwards compatible which means that there should be no problems connecting a SATA III drive (your SSD will most probably be a SATA III) to a SATA II port. You'd still be able to use the SSD and benefit from its better performance compared to an HDD, even if you don't get the maximum speed it can offer. You'd still notice quite the difference it terms of performance.

Standard SATA SSDs are 2.5" and usually 7mm height, so the drive should fit and you should be able to connected it to your computer with a SATA cable.

Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions. ;)
 
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