get rid of 1tb storage hard drive

[lilzauf]

I have a alienware 15 with a 128gb ssd [boot] and a 1tb storage my question is if I don't need storage can I get rid of 1tb drive and laptop will run cooler and faster no hard drive to spin thanks mike

 

[TJ Hooker]

Removing the hard drive will not make your laptop run any cooler or faster.

 

[Chicano]

• Run cooler?, not necesarily.
• Run faster?, only if it was constantly accessing data stored in the 1TB HDD.
• And if you don't need storage, there is no point in keeping the HDD.. better remove it and save it from suffering wear.
• I'd suggest buying a USB adapter so you can quickly connect the HDD only when you need to.

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi

Did laptop come with ssd or was that a upgrade?
If an upgrade check the ssd can bootup to windows without the hard drive being present

Is 128 GB enough storage space for you and your data?
How full is the ssd c:?

Regards
Mike Barnes

 

[lilzauf]

Removing the hard drive will not make your laptop run any cooler or faster.

I'm not a gamer I use laptop for browsing internet an music so 128 is enough the disk drive is hot to touch so ithought removing it would keep cooler and laptop wont work to spin it

 

[lilzauf]

I'm half full w with all my music and pics and windows and it came with

 

[TJ Hooker]

Removing the hard drive will not make your laptop run any cooler or faster.

I'm not a gamer I use laptop for browsing internet an music so 128 is enough the disk drive is hot to touch so ithought removing it would keep cooler and laptop wont work to spin it

I think hard drives only consume a few watts, which I doubt is enough to noticeably impact the overall temperature of the laptop. And as someone mentioned earlier, if you've moved everything on to your SSD already, it won't make things any faster.

It doesn't hurt to remove it if you're not using it, but you're not going to gain much either.

Also, out of curiosity, why did you get a gaming laptop for media and web surfing?

 

[lilzauf]

Hi

Did laptop come with ssd or was that a upgrade?
If an upgrade check the ssd can bootup to windows without the hard drive being present

Is 128 GB enough storage space for you and your data?
How full is the ssd c:?

Regards
Mike Barnes

I'm selling 1tb hard drive and getting rid of ssd too for faster Samsung 950 pro I have Samsung cm-871 and it not fast