MY hp ze4300 laptop is dead.. I got a new HP laptop... can i use this to connect the old hard drive and transfer the files over? Thanks
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There are basically two types of drives SATA (newer) and IDE (older). Confirm yours is SATA and this should plug directly into your new computer. You can then remove the files to your new computer. You may have to play with your new computer to get it to recognize the drive depending on the software on your new computer. If the old HD is an IDE you will probably have to buy and IDE to SATA adaptor in order to use this. Please give me a helpful vote on Amazon.
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check to see if the hard drive is okay...i took ours out and used a portable hard drive reader to connect to another pc, and was able to transfer all the files. Amazon has these readers cheap. Or Best Buy can do a recovery..inquire..it will be cheaper than Toshiba maybe if you are out of warrenty period. If your laptop is under warrenty, it is a flat postage fee of around $25.
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This device allows you to connect that old drive to your new PC just like connecting an external hard drive. This device provides power to the drive and has an adapter ago you can connect it via USB. Step 1. Power up your new PC. Step 2. Connect power supply and USB adapter to old drive. Step 3. Place old drive on flat surface, don't move it around. Step 4. Connect USB adapter to your new PC. Step 5. Access your old drive and copy/paste data off of it. Step 6. There is no step 6. Throw your old drive away, I guess.
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I had a backup computer that stopped working, so I too out the baclup computer's IDE hard drive and put it in the United USB 3.0 to IDE & SAt hard drive converter which was connected via USB to my primary computer. I was able to read my old hard drive and could transfer files to my primary computer if I wanted.
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This unit is an internal hard drive and won't fit a laptop. Trying to connect it's if we're a external drive wouldn't work either. Contact the laptop maker for a recommended drive for that unit
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Yes, works perfectly. No additional equipment needed for the drive itself, but for data transfer from your existing hard drive you'll need a dock or drive case. The startech.com dock works great but I'm sure there are other options which might be cheaper.
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If you have disk for 8, you can go ahead and try it, but if your hp is registered with hewlet packard, or even out of warranty, call them anyway. They should answer when you tell them what you have hard drive, etc. Mine accepts it. But I would wait until upgradedmine, may not be worth the price
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Yes. Plug in to a USB port. The driver will load. Open your file manager and move your files to the new drive.
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Hi, sorry to hear about that. I used mine just to copy a HDD once and it worked fine, I haven't used after that.
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I don't use it for connect hard drive, but the voltage and ampers maybe working with it,, so there are another solution for connect hardrive. for example SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB Adapter Converter
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I think most modern laptops in the last 5 plus years will work with this hard drive. My bet is it will. The issue to consider is how will you use the hard drive? Will you image your old drive or install a fresh build?
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Yes. I actually recently had to use the power from an older computer to get power to a old laptop drive and then hooked the USB adapter right to my computer worked perfect. I would not recommend doing it as a regular thing though.
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If you're replacing a drive, you can use the cables that connect to the old drive. One cable is power, it goes to your power supply, and the other cable is data, it plugs into your motherboard. The power cable is built into your power supply, it's one of the many wires that snake from the power supply to various places. The data cable has plugs at both ends, and can be unplugged from the motherboard, so be sure to give it a little push to make sure it's securely seated at both ends. There is no "master" or "slave" setting with SATA drives. Whichever drive is plugged into the #1 plug on the motherboard is considered to be the master, or if only one drive is connected then it's automatically considered to be the master. You can change which plug/drive is master or slave in your BIOS, but that's not at all a present question, and it's nothing to concern you now. Or in short, use the existing wires, plug them as they're already plugged, make sure they're securely connected, and you'll be fine. Be careful in there, there are lots of wires running around, go slow and be gentle. Don't even think of going inside your computer unless you have a flashlight handy, or some sort of work light (a table lamp you can move around would be fine). Addendum: I really hesitate to say this, but while you're in there take a look at your heat sink. It probably is clogged with dust (they all are) and needs cleaning. An old toothbrush, perhaps? Or maybe a toothpick, or the point of a blunt pencil, the layer of dust kinda-sorta comes off in approximately one piece, sort of.
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I have reviewed the specs for your PC on the HP website. It looks to me like this disc will work; however, if you want to be 100% sure you should call them. If the disc you are replacing has the operating system on it (and I am pretty sure it does), you will need to clone the old drive to the new one. Some replacement discs come with the software and cable to do that.
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That is an easy task, I have placed another 1.5 TB Hard Drive into the Lenovo and it seemed to work fine. However, I have had this computer for less than four months and it has crashed on me at least five times. My system here is a WiFi system and the K430 seems to work whenever it wants. I have an old HP a foot away from the Lenovo and it works fine with the WiFi. So I must give you a heads up, the Lenovo does NOT compare with an HP Windows 8, as I have one of those too. Good Luck!
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Yes, with a caveat. I am not possitive, but i think seagate made a utility to do this. Since it contains your OP System, you cant just transfer files over. Here is an article on how to do what you want. http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows
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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