I need to know how to clone a working drive to the new 2.5 to get my older dell laptop working. hard drive went out & this is replacement.
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Cloning is a bit tricky if you haven't done it before, especially from one computer to another. But it is fairly simple if you just want to swap out a disk for a newer/larger one. Clonezilla is a nice program to use for this - if you are familiar with Linux just go with this. Parted Magic is a cheap ($4.99?) stand-alone bootable disc (Linux + that includes Clonezilla) if you aren't that familiar with Linux - I use this at work to clone Windows 7 images that have been SYSPREPed first. And of course there are Windows based alternatives for cloning as well - you used to be able to get a copy of DriveImage XML for free home-use. Remember - Google is your friend if you want to find a tutorial video. Cloning is a bit tricky if you haven't done it before, especially from one computer to another. But it is fairly simple if you just want to swap out a disk for a newer/larger one. Clonezilla is a nice program to use for this - if you are familiar with Linux just go with this. Parted Magic is a cheap ($4.99?) stand-alone bootable disc (Linux + that includes Clonezilla) if you aren't that familiar with Linux - I use this at work to clone Windows 7 images that have been SYSPREPed first. And of course there are Windows based alternatives for cloning as well - you used to be able to get a copy... » Read More Cloning is a bit tricky if you haven't done it before, especially from one computer to another. But it is fairly simple if you just want to swap out a disk for a newer/larger one. Clonezilla is a nice program to use for this - if you are familiar with Linux just go with this. Parted Magic is a cheap ($4.99?) stand-alone bootable disc (Linux + that includes Clonezilla) if you aren't that familiar with Linux - I use this at work to clone Windows 7 images that have been SYSPREPed first. And of course there are Windows based alternatives for cloning as well - you used to be able to get a copy of DriveImage XML for free home-use. Remember - Google is your friend if you want to find a tutorial video. « Show Less
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I put it in a really old Dell 4600, with a IDE adapter. I had no problems what so ever. All you need to do is make sure you have lots of memory, and a fast processor, to handle the hard drive. I now use my drive as a secondary drive in my new computer.. You can get adapter from Amazon if you need one. If it is slow just upgrade you memory, that will help a lot.
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You should be able to download and use the free software "Seagate DiscWizard" from the Seagate website. I know you can usually clone data from a current hard drive to a new hard drive as long as the new hard drive is larger than the current hard drive.
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Hey Lake, while I cannot 100% guarantee that it will work you can check out this link http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l;=en&s;=dhs&cs;=19&mfgpid;=200183&chassisid;=8560&styp;e=2&Tab;=and you can see that at the bottom Dell sells similar WD drives to the one you are looking at. I would guess that because the drive youre looking at is indeed a 2.5 Serial ATA, just like some of the models Dell has on its own site that it would be a 99% fit as generally these drives are swappable. But, I would contact Dell to be sure (though I've heard their cust. service is horrible). Hey Lake, while I cannot 100% guarantee that it will work you can check out this link http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l;=en&s;=dhs&cs;=19&mfgpid;=200183&chassisid;=8560&styp;e=2&Tab;=and you can see that at the bottom Dell sells similar WD drives to the one you are looking at. I would guess that because the drive youre looking at is indeed a 2.5 Serial ATA, just like some of the models Dell has on its own site that it would be a 99% fit as generally these drives are swappable. But, I would contact Dell to be sure (though I've heard... » Read More Hey Lake, while I cannot 100% guarantee that it will work you can check out this link http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l;=en&s;=dhs&cs;=19&mfgpid;=200183&chassisid;=8560&styp;e=2&Tab;=and you can see that at the bottom Dell sells similar WD drives to the one you are looking at. I would guess that because the drive youre looking at is indeed a 2.5 Serial ATA, just like some of the models Dell has on its own site that it would be a 99% fit as generally these drives are swappable. But, I would contact Dell to be sure (though I've heard their cust. service is horrible). « Show Less
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The drive should be compatible with your laptop. Hopefully, your existing drive isn't totally gone and you have the means to transfer your existing info to the new drive.
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im not sure. the way i figured it out was watching youtube videos. i know there is an easy way to tell which drive you need, but i can't remember. good luck. also i know that the is a piece of the old drive you will need to unsolder from the original and solder into the new unit.
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Yes all you have to do is replace your old harddrive with the new, turn your computer on and then put in the disk and do what it tell you.
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When you clone from a large SATA hard drive to a smaller SSD drive it will most likely not work. Your best bet is to install windows from scratch, treating it as a new install. That way all partitions will be set up correctly.
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Should work fine, use the adapter from the drive you are replacing if possible.
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I did not try it for that purpose as I was more interested in cloning a big drive on my PC. I believe this would be an excellent drive for backing up your Dell files. I had connected it to a Dell Latitude 630 and that laptop recognized it immediately. Richard Chay
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It will work if you are replacing your existing HDD with the WD 500GB HDD, since your laptop already have a 2.5 inch HDD
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I don't know, but here are the more specific questions you should be asking:1. Will it fit correctly? There are two different sizes of 2.5" HDDs (normal & slim)2. Does the laptop support SATA II?3. Do you have the restore disks to reinstall everything? (Not specific to this HDD)
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If you just need to clone a drive you may find other utilities better suited. This specializes in moving to an equal or larger Solid State Drive (SSD) drive. Not all disk cloning software works with solid state drives as I tried a couple of others before this and they copied the data, but the PC would not boot to the clone. I normally use other utilities to clone SATA drives.
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I'm sorry. I don't know. I had a drive cloned *for* me. I suggest you contact Seagate. They're awesome.
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Hi, are you using the same insert/caddy that was originally in your laptop? The hard drive won't work unless you are using the correct/original caddy.Hope this helps!
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Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the old one and see if there is a match. Thank you. Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the... » Read More Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the old one and see if there is a match. Thank you. « Show Less
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If the old drive worked I can see no reason why the new one wouldn't do the same. Make sure all your drivers are up to date. GK