[AT] OT - laptop hard drive

[pga2 at BasicISP.net]

Mike,
Hard drives in laptops are usually easy to replace. SATA drives are
the easiest. :o) The hard part is getting all the software reinstalled.
Get a 7200 RPM drive if you can, they're quite a bit faster accessing
data. A new Segate or Western Digital will last quite a while if the
laptop is handled carefully.

Phil in TX

--- meulenms at gmx.com wrote:

From: Mike <meulenms at gmx.com>
To: ATIS <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: [AT] OT - laptop hard drive
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:21:45 -0500

Hi all, I have a Dell laptop that is about 8 years old running windows 
7. I have a hunch that the hard drive may be on it's way out, it takes 
forever to boot, it freezes for no reason, and now I'm getting random 
blue screens that pop up out of no where. I've run every malware and 
antivirus I have and everything is clean. I've installed hard drives in 
desktops before, but never a laptop. How hard is it, and what type 
should I be looking for? Any advantage going with 7200 rpm vs 5400 rpm. 
Right now the computer has a 500GB SATA Samsung hard drive; apparently 
Samsung was bought out by Seagate.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike M


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