[SOLVED] Laptop hdd change

[PcGamerRtx]

What needs to be checked for a hdd change on a laptop? Can an hdd from another laptop brand be used on the other, fpr example using a dell laptop hdd on a asus laptop, is there any universal size for the hdd or do each laptop have a specific size or fit ? In this case its for a Toshiba c45 laptop, would lile to know the available options on hdd for change

 

[USAFRet]

What needs to be checked for a hdd change on a laptop? Can an hdd from another laptop brand be used on the other, fpr example using a dell laptop hdd on a asus laptop, is there any universal size for the hdd or do each laptop have a specific size or fit ? In this case its for a Toshiba c45 laptop, would lile to know the available options on hdd for change

The physical size of the HDD is almost certainly 2.5".
Any 2.5" SATA drive will work. HDD or SATA III SSD.

The software on it can't be imported from one system to another.

Being probably this laptop (or a variant), it is a SATA drive.
No problem.

https://icecat.biz/en/p/toshiba/pscd2p-013lm2/satellite-notebooks-c45-asp4310fl-22618083.html


Why are you looking to do this change?

 

[PcGamerRtx]

The physical size of the HDD is almost certainly 2.5".
Any 2.5" SATA drive will work. HDD or SATA III SSD.

The software on it can't be imported from one system to another.

Being probably this laptop (or a variant), it is a SATA drive.
No problem.

https://icecat.biz/en/p/toshiba/pscd2p-013lm2/satellite-notebooks-c45-asp4310fl-22618083.html


Why are you looking to do this change?

Thanks for this information, will be looking into the size then, i am to change the hdd due to the laptop not booting, a message pops up that says"no bootable device, please insert bootable disk", the hdd aparently has a windows installed, its strange since the bios detects the hdd but upon trying to get into windows is pops up the message

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for this information, will be looking into the size then, i am to change the hdd due to the laptop not booting, a message pops up that says"no bootable device, please insert bootable disk", the hdd aparently has a windows installed, its strange since the bios detects the hdd but upon trying to get into windows is pops up the message

Could be just a corrupt OS install, or a dead drive.

What OS is/was this?

 

[PcGamerRtx]

Could be just a corrupt OS install, or a dead drive.

What OS is/was this?

Hopeso it can be one of those causes, would be more of a relief, the Os it had was windows 8.1

 

[USAFRet]

Hopeso it can be one of those causes, would be more of a relief, the Os it had was windows 8.1

Well, a corrupt OS can be fixed by a full reinstall.
A dead drive can be fixed by a replacement drive, and then a full OS install.