Harddrives

anyone know if i can plug a harddrive out of a laptop into a desktop computer? and if so is anything needed to do it?

 

I havnt seen the harddrives of a laptop before. There is a possibilty you may be able to do it. Maybe with converters or somthing.

 

Dont even try cause if u mess up thats about like 500 dollars in damage if you dont fry something else while trying

 

Haven't seen a laptop harddrive either so I dunno but I would reccommend it unless you know what you're doing... I shall have a dig around in a sec.

 

i appreciate if anyone can find anything out for me cause i want to get a new desktop computer cause my laptop is being a :censored: sometimes but i want to keep my stuff off my harddrive and dont feel like spending hours on burning discs of stuff. so i was just going to have a 2nd harddrive i wont be the one doing it i know someone that will install it and everything for free if its possible just i need to know if its possible first lol

 

i know that you can take a laptop hard drive and make it an external. i took a 40GB out of my old laptop, put it in a case, and run it through usb. so it can be done just don't know if you can do it

 

If you know someone that will install it, he should know what he's doing right? I'd say your best bet would be to ask him/her.

 

cant get a hold of them right now im trying to find out before hand so i can get the stuff before i have to go all the way out there to where they live at.

 

I wouldn't try m8, the laptop's harddrives are a different design to desktop pc's and it probly wouldn't fit in your desktop and you would probly have some trouble even getting it out of your laptop.

 

all of you are wrong..... except the external bit...

there is a laptop -> desktop converter.

here is one from TigerDirect: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...244974&CatId=81

 

i think itd be easier to run it external on a usb but what do i know im jut a teenager

 

you want to pay 10 bucks for the converter, or 30 bucks for the external case??

the choice is yours, but I'd go with the cheaper price..

 

thanks yall atleast i know its possible now this laptop is pissing me off lol

 

I use a 40Gb drive all the time on my desktop. I went to the computer store and bought an exteranl case and have it sitting on my desk. I hold my PSD's, brushes rendrs and any other files on it so I can take it home at night and have all my files and MP3's where ever I go.

 

^ same. i have my 40gb laptop in a case and it fits in my pocket ^_^

i call it my gfx drive. i have c4d, c3d, and photoshop on it with all the source files i own