desktop hdd in "laptop"

>>284993
>i'm not using it in an actual laptop, it's just laptop hardware
What do you mean?

Desktop hard drives are usually 3.5 inch. Laptop hard drives are usually 2.5 inch. The connectors will definitely fit, but the desktop hard drive will probably be too big to fit into a laptop.

>>284993
theoretically yes, but if it would come unplugged while using it, that could seriously screw something up

>>285022
effectively i'm turning a laptop into a desktop

i've successfully plugged laptop SATA drives into my desktop machine, but i've never tried plugging a desktop SATA drive into a laptop. there might be problems with the power requirements. what the hey, try it.

>>285210
you could do this, you just have to be sure you have the drivers for all of your hardware. if you have the reset disc it would just be a matter of plugging it in and restarting.

Also, have to be careful with power. Are you using a larger Power Supply?

>>284993
No. 2.5" driver run on 5V only, but 3.5" drives need 12V and 5V. If you connect it straight to the laptop's SATA connector, it will only get 5V and not work.

If you're set on doing this, you need to get a 12V PSU for the drive; the simplest and cheapest way to do that would be to get an ESATA enclosure, and a SATA/ESATA cable.

But then why not just get an Xbox 360 drive from Game/Gamestop/whatever, and take the 2.5" SATA drive out of it? It'd probably cost less.

>>285226
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>>285022
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