Installing SSD instead of DVD. We change the DVD drive on a solid-state drive. Installing SSD on a laptop

Every day, more and more users think about the question: How is the HDD replacement in a laptop on SSD? This topic is now especially relevant: a hard disk as in a mobile computer is out of its own.

Change or not change? That is the question

For many years, discussion is underway: there will be a hard disk displaced with solid-state drives or not. Experienced users appreciate SSD for speed and reliability. However, any medal has two sides, therefore it is impossible not to note that the reactivity of the drive is very expensive.

The high cost of SSD is for the most part and does not give it to enter into widespread use. Many owners of PCs and laptops, whose activity requires the best performance indicators, still donate from HDD.

Pros and Cons SSD and HDD

The fact is that the railway has a number of shortcomings in comparison with SSD:

As a rule, it is because of them, many are resolved for replacement, and it is impossible not to take into account the benefits of hard drives in front of solid storage drives:

• Volume. On the this moment Private users are available from 320 GB to 10 TB. And the same SSDs in ordinary stores manage to find a maximum of 2TB. We are talking about drives for industrial or server equipment, but only about those that you can buy in the nearest computer market.
• Price. She is much lower. If you compare the cost of a popular hard figure with a 2 TB with SSD of the same capacity, it turns out that the solid-state drive is more expensive than HDD 16 times.
• With SSD, it is almost impossible to restore the remote data due to the storage method. Maximum what can be done is to attribute the drive to the laboratory, where the necessary equipment will be.

Based on the foregoing, it is possible to conclude if the speed and security of the data is more important than their volume. Do you appreciate low power consumption? You can safely switch to the SSD drive.

What HDD is used in a laptop?

At the moment, the laptops use hard disks of 2.5 inches form factor. This means that there are those diameters inside the "pancakes". In some MacBooks installed hard drives 1.8 ", but this is a separate topic, and there will be no conversation about them.

Each disc has a set of characteristics, such as:

• manufacturer;
• volume: the amount of accommodated data is usually in GB;
• buffer memory: fast memory or Cash;
• rotation speed: the number of revolutions per minute performed by spindle;
• connection Interface: Connector by which the disc is connected to the board.

From the set of these characteristics and their quality depends on the HDD price. The most common version of the hard disk at the time of writing the article has:

• connection Interface - SATA III;
• volume - 2 TB;
• - 5400 rpm;
• buffer memory - 32 MB.

What ssd can be installed instead of a hard disk?

The main difference between the HDD solid-state drive is that the data record occurs with the non-mechanical way. Simply put, information is written on chips. Due to this, a high and low noise level is achieved.

Such drives have 4 common form factor:

• PCI-E AIC (Add-in-Card);
• M.2 2280;
• mSATA;
• 2.5 in.

In the context of this article, which is devoted to the issue, how the HDD is being replaced in a laptop on SSD, all attention will be paid to the drives of the last format, i.e. 2.5 inches. They with HDD have the same shape and interface of the SATA III connection. Similar view allows you to remove the disk and install the SSD on its place, screwing to the same salazzo and closing the same lid.

MSATA SSD Form factor

Some laptops are also supported by MSATA. They have a special III on their motherboard and two places under the screws to secure the drive. Such SSDs can be used both as independent storage devices, and in pair C depends on the design of the laptop.

In many Lenovo models, such an SSD drive acts as an additional carrier (as cache). There are laptops that are installed in a steam disk, MSATA is installed and used as a system partition, that is, it is not installed on it, except for the operating system. Thanks to this solution, the OS load is accelerated, and the amount to store data remains quite large, as the information is written to the disk.

SSD Form Factor 2.5 "

To successfully replace HDD on SSD, you must select the hardware. At the moment it was possible to decide that it should be 2.5 inches and connect via SATA III. It is also worth paying attention to the SSD thickness, since hard drives it ranges from 5 to 9.5 mm. If you buy too fat SSD, you may not slam the disk cover in the laptop.

Further is the case of taste. For home use, 100-300 GB is considered sufficient volume. According to TOM Hardware, the best SSD for users is recognized at its affordable price less than $ 100 it has excellent characteristics. If you are an inexperienced user, just look for something similar to the description and you won't lose.

Replacing HDD Disc on SSD in Laptop

The process of changing the hard drive on SSD occurs just like installing a new hard disk.

The first thing to be done if the old hard is working is to copy information from it to another medium. Important data must be transferred to the cloud, on a USB flash drive or a removable disk.

You can buy a Case for HDD 2.5, install an old rigid into it and use in the future as a mobile information carrier.

Replacement process

First you need to remove the battery. If it is fixed, turn off the computer, remove the lid and remove the battery connector from the motherboard.

1. Unscrew the screws that hold the disk cover, and remove it.
2. Remove the screws that hold the rods of the hard drive.
3. Pull the sled from the connector to turn off the HDD, and remove the housing.
4. Unscrew the screws that fix the disk in the sled, and remove it.
5. Take the drive, install it in the sled, just as hard and tighten the screws.
6. Lower SSD with sleds in the case and slide them into the connector to connect the drive.
7. Screw the sled fasteners in the case.
8. Close the lid and tighten the screws.
9. Connect the battery as well as disconnected, and, if necessary, close the lid.
10. Turn on the laptop and monitor the performance of SSD.

The minimum check will be to go to BIOS or UEFI and see how the drive has been determined. In most laptop models, this can be done by pressing the DEL or F2 key (in some ENTER) immediately after switching on.

If the drive is a working and installed correctly, in the information section it will designate its name and serial number. Additionally, you can test the tests using the utility and check the rest, for example, the recording speed.

The first thing to be done is to copy information. This is written above. The principle of operation for all computers in this regard is the same.

1. Disconnect the battery from the HP laptop. If the battery is removable, like this model, you can just do:

• unlock the battery lock;
• pull over the second lock;
• remove the battery from the connector.

2. The crossed hole turn the screws that hold the hard disk cover in the housing. In most models, it is small, approximately ½ from the entire rear surface. Remove the cover, you may have to apply a little effort, as it can be fixed on additional latches from the inside.

3. Unscrew the screws that hold the rigid disk sled. They can 2 or 4. Slide the hard from the connector to turn it off.

4. Patty the mount and remove the screws. If the hard disk is disabled from the connector, it will be easy to do it.

5. Unscrew the screws that hold HDD in sled. Usually they are located from one and another end of 2 pieces.

6. Install in SSD Slags instead of a hard disk and tighten the screws on both sides.

7. Install the disk mount with the drive into the housing and screw into the connector. Tighten the sled screws back.

8. Close the case cover, install the screws in the same order in which they were removed.

9. Connect the battery, that is, install it to a characteristic click. Slide the battery lock in the opposite position.

10. Turn on the laptop and check that SSD is defined in the system, you can make additional testing.

Thus, an HDD is replaced in a laptop on SSD. In the overwhelming number of models, this work is performed equally. Differences are usually in the method of parsing and turning off the battery.

In this section, we consider the options for the upgrade of the hard disk on the SSD drive in the laptops produced by Acer. For clarity, the example will be a model that has a battery built-in, and almost complete analysis is required.

First of all, we still copy important data. Here the amount of information was small, so the transfer was made on a USB flash drive. Turn off the laptop and proceed to replace.

1. It is necessary to remove rear cover Cases. To do this, remove all the screws on the back.

2. Remove the back of the back, carefully uploading it around the perimeter. If with some of the sides, the lid is not amenable to stop and check whether all the screws are removed.

3. Disconnect the battery, to do this, remove the cable from the connector, gently pulling on yourself. Do not construct the plug, otherwise you will have to completely change the battery.

4. In this model, the hard disk is not fastened in the sled, but simply inserted into the connector on the board between the body mounts. In order to replace HDD on SSD in a laptop, it is enough to remove old discBy pulling from the connector. Then put the drive in its place.

5. Connect the battery back. Make sure the connector gets smoothly and was damaged.

6. Return to the location of the case cover and tighten all the screws. Make sure that the rear part does not climb the wires.

7. Turn on the laptop, check the performance of the solid-state drive in any way. If the computer does not respond to the power button, it will have to disassemble it again to check the battery.

In this way, the HDD is replaced in the SSD laptop in some Acer manufacturer models. You can rely on this instruction if you have to update other computers with the built-in battery.

Replacement HDD on SSD in Lenovo Laptop

There will be no big difference from the previous two options here. It can be noted that the disk replacement on the SSD drive in this version combined the two previous ones. In this model Lenovo removable batteryBut the HDD mount is located under the back of the case. There is no separate lid here.

Following the main principle, you need to transfer the necessary data to another place or cook the HDD-CASE to build your old disk to it. This time, I will not copy anything, insert the hard drive in Case and start using it as a portable "flash drive".

1. First you want to disable the battery. The battery for this model is removable, so you need to remove the retainer and remove the battery.

2. Overload to unscrew all the screws that are located at the bottom. Be sure to check if your model has additional screws on the side.

3. Carefully remove the lid, squeezing each mount one after one. If the case does not give in, check if all the screws were removed.

4. Unscrew the screw that holds a rigid disk sled. In this example, it is only one. Lift the HDD fastening and remove it from the laptop.

5. Remove the screws screws that hold the sled on the hard. In this model, the attachments have shielded foil, which protects the disk controller from the closure of the body.

6. Install the new SSD drive in the HDD mount and return it to the place, securing the screw.

7. Close the laptop with the bottom of the housing, gently putting all the mounts. Tighten the screws in the same order and connect the battery.

8. Turn on the laptop and test the drive to the BIOS or some utility, for example, Victoria.

Methods, how to change the HDD on SSD in a laptop, you can list infinitely. The fact is that each model has its own disassembly principle. Therefore, if you are not qualified and have no experience in this matter, it is recommended to refer to professionals.

Replacing a hard disk on a solid-state drive will increase the performance of your laptop an order. However, be sure to take into account the parameters of the processor and the volume random access memory. If you have a very weak CPU and the RAM is not more than 2 GB, then the system will in any case be slowed down, even with CDS.

Evaluate your computer adequately, put on it only the necessary changes, and it will serve as faithfully until you buy a new one.

Hello everyone! On the courtyard end of 2018 and there is no way to better speed up the operation of your laptop than replacing the old and braking HDD on SSD (solid-state drive). Why still need to install SSD in a laptop? - Everything is simple ... Laptop mobile deviceClassical HDDs are mechanical and horror as afraid of shaking and I was always surprised by the users of Laptop, who dragged on the office or home included laptops. SSD has no moving parts and if you drop the device, you will most likely break the display, break the connector ... But the solid-state drive will most likely stay alive, and HDD in turn with a probability of 99% (if it fell included) will have to be replaced!

Why then SSD is still not put everywhere? - Main problem in price. Classic hard drives are still leading due to relative cheapness, but there is not enough accessible performance. Store on SSD movies or rarely used data is completely irrational. I remember at the very beginning of acquaintance with computers allocated a place on the drive under the system (disk C) and for the game and other files (disk D).

Now the situation is repeated, only for the system I use a speed SSD drive, and for storing large amounts of information, classical mechanical HDD drives. Recently, consumer solid-state drives are becoming more accessible and a 120 gigabyte disk (in my opinion optimally under the system) can be bought within 2,000 rubles, even taking into account the outer course of the dollar.

Now it is worth talking about some nuances. Now I will not say for sure, but years since 2005 almost all laptops had an SATA interface for connecting hard disk - They are easiest to replace them with SSD (just open and change them). Hard disks for laptops (forms Factor 2.5) had two standard thicknesses (9.5 and 7 mm), so try to choose 7mm SSD drive (I did not meet others, but just in case) - After all, 7mm will surely fit into return for 9mm ... and vice versa will not come out!

Currently, the M.2 connector is popular (including on classical computers) - they can also work on the SATA or NVME protocol. Visually, they can practically do not differ - therefore it is worth familiar with the documentation for your laptop to find out what type of SSD supports (and it happens that in one connector you can stick both NVME and SATA drive ... It goes without at the same time)

So ... Let's summarize! Found out that SSD is several form factors:

• SATA 2.5 SSD.
• M.2 SSD (SATA or NVME)

We take the necessary SSD and get ready for replacement!

Installing SSD in a laptop instead of an old HDD

What do you need? Light head, SSD itself and screwdriver (usually small cross) ... and it will not be superfluous to prepare an external HDD to copy data

Before proceeding with the laptop role, I strongly recommend looking at Youtube and search your laptop modelka to look at how you have to get to the installed HDD. Some laptops are performed elementary, and in separate models it is possible to take away half the device to get to the drive.

Just replacing the HDD on the purchased SSD and can re-install the system (or transfer the already existing on the new drive ... But I recommend to make a clean installation!)

What to do with old HDD

If you have forgotten when you used a DVD drive, then for you the optimal option will install the old HDD in the compartment for the optical disk drive. The cost of this thing (called OPTIBay) about 200 rubles on Aliexpress (if you do not know how to order there - read the note about the online store) ... however, there are some nuances as with HDD. The laptops use standard drives and Slim (thin) - therefore, OPTIBay must be a certain size ... There are 9.5 and 12.7 mm thick - do not make a mistake when buying!

Why is the HDD in OPTIBAY and not SSD? - Logical question! The first thing that comes to the head is productivity ... then for what we take SSD can be all leveled low throughput Drive in such a transition. Well, not every laptop will be able to start correctly with the SSD in the DVD compartment.

Will it spoil appearance laptop? - In the appearance of the device, it will not affect everything! All drives in laptops are standard, so the external panel is removed from the old DVD and is transferred to OPTIBAY - you even have a disc open button will remain ... just a sense of it will not be!

Well, in the late - from your old HDD you can do outdoor hard Disk and use as a huge flash drive. There are still people who need a DVD drive and it is impossible to occupy it. There is such a pribrud about 500 rubles and does not require any special skills - inserted and it works!

As you can see the old HDD you will always find where to attach - there are no problems with it ...

What to do with the operating system?

Ideally, of course, to rearrange the pure OS from scratch - the benefit takes it quite a bit of time. However, there are utilities for migration to SSD without loss of data - but this topic is quite extensive and pulls on a whole series of notes, so I see no reason to voice it here.

If there is a place for M.2

If your laptop is equipped with a M.2 connector, then you are lucky - just buy the drive of the desired volume and sizes (Usually 2280 - where the first two digits are width, and the second two lengths).Well, the subsequent reinstalling system or cloning from your old HDD. The undoubted plus is that the old HDD will remain in the laptop and no additional devices do not need to buy (and DVD drive Do not have to withdraw from the system).

conclusions

What do you have? - Installing SSD. The laptop will give the most notable increase in performance in everyday tasks like surfing on the Internet and working with files. It does not make sense to replace the old HDD if you want to increase the game performance of your system - SSD will help only speed up the download, which in general will minimally affect the number of FPS in games ...

If you are the owner of a laptop and you do not quite satisfy the speed of his work, and especially the download speed and you are increasingly thinking about the upgrade or at all about the replacement of the laptop entirely, then do not rush. We offer an upgrade option of almost any full-size laptop for adequate money.

The fact is that the processor is not the first freshness, a small amount of RAM and the built-in video card are not the most important culprits of the "brakes" of the system. The main reason is slow hDD. We propose to replace it with a more modern analog - SSD. But you probably thought about such a purchase, but for the full use of the PC you need a lot of free space on the storage device - at least 500-750 gigabytes. And the prices for SSD such a container are very and very bit.

And when buying an SSD by 60-120 gigabytes, there is enough space for a system and applications, no matter how media content and speech can not be. Therefore, you need to look for another output, the output at which you can and the speed of the system can increase and not lose the disk capacitance, and not to spend too much. We understand you perfectly and offer this method.

Why do you need a DVD drive?

No, well, seriously, what is he to you? Any movies or music can be downloaded on the Internet, which is practically everyone, the information to which you do not need permanent access You can store either in the cloud, which now was divorced nemeryano, or on an external hard disk, the prices for which today are completely "funny." Important information optical discs I would not trust - they are quite easily scratched and come into disrepair.

So, if you really do not need a DVD-drive on your laptop, then we offer to install SSD instead. And again do not be afraid - you don't have to break anything, and "make it" too - we promise to leave the beautiful view of your beech safe and preservation.

What do we need?

First, we need SSD and connectors to connect it. In principle, there will be enough disk by 60 gigabytes under the system, but still it is better to buy on 128 - in this case, you will not worry about the lack of space and can always put some voluminous program on SSD, or demanding to input operations \\ In addition, prices for this gadget of such volumes are quite low and the purchase of such a detail will not hit your wallet.

In addition to SSD, we will need a landing place for it, or rather the adapter that will replace the DVD drive. On various overseas auctions and online stores, this is called "HDD-Caddy" (we most often denote as a "HDD 2.5 connection adapter" in the laptop drive compartment). Buy this fixture only under your laptop model.

Actually, this is all that we need to purchase. From the tools we need a screwdriver and ... nothing else.

What is much better to put?

There is only to solve you. You will have unhindered access to the device installed instead of a DVD drive, that is, it is better to put a media device - a hard disk (films, music, photos, etc.) will be stored on it. In this case, you can always quickly get HDD and with a special device (pocket) connect it to a DVD to view movies or connect to another PC, as a bulk flash drive.

On the other hand, the heat sink from the drive is worse, and the vibrations here will be more, besides, about security from mechanical damage This place is also difficult to say. And SSD is much smaller than the hard disk, it is afraid of vibrations, high temperatures, etc. That is, with regard to performance properties - it will be better to him than a hard disk.

In any case, you decide, depending on how you plan to use these devices and, depending on the configuration of your laptop model.

Best

In principle, the procedure is quite trivial. First, you need to pull out the DVD drive - in many laptop models do not need to even remove the case - they hold on one bolt, after unscrewing which they simply pull out of the laptop.

When the DVD drive is in your hands - you will need to remove the lining from it, on which there is a compartment opening button and rearrange it on the purchased HDD-CADDY. Now make an inverse procedure - install the adapter in the DVD drive place. Do not forget to fix it with a bolt. Well, that's all - it remains only to install a SSD (or hard drive, and SSD to the hard disk place).

Installing or transferring operating system

Next, you need to install the SSD operating system, previously removing the system partition with HDD and attaching it to the section on which media information is stored. Installing the operating system will not differ from your usual process.

But, if for any reason you want to save your old system, then before deleting a section with HDD you need to "clone" on SSD. This is done by any program to work with hard drives in boot mode. For example, Acronis Partition Director or Mini Tool Partition Wizard is suitable - in general, there is only a choice for you.

Instead of conclusions

After replacing, you will be surprised how much more responsive and the shrine has become your operating system. In addition, if you used to have lacking a hard disk space, now the space previously occupied by the operating system is released.

If still the only thing that stops you from such an upgrade is that it will now need to twist adapters every time to use the DVD drive, then we will calm you - you can buy a special "pocket" for a DVD drive and connect it To any PC via the USB interface.

Every year, users are increasingly resorting to the use of optical drives. USB drives and cloud storage services due to convenience and mobility almost completely displaced CD / DVDs. Many users are dissatisfied with the fact that the drive in their laptop occupies a place that could be removed under something more useful. Fortunately, there is a way to make it. Indeed, instead of an unnecessary drive, you can install an additional SSD drive to which you can transfer the operating system, and on the usual HDD to store all your files. This approach is very practical and convenient. In this article, consider in detail how to install instead of a DVD in a laptop. Let's deal with. Go!

Install SSD and HDD on a laptop is not so difficult, as it seems

In online stores and regular stores where components for computers are sold, you can purchase a special SLIM DVD adapter that allows you to install a hard drive instead of an optical drive. It works as follows. An HDD of your computer is inserted into the adapter adapter, then the disk together with the adapter is mounted instead of a drive, and in place where the hard disk of the computer was installed in the place where the hard disk was installed. Agree, it sounds quite simple. In fact, everything is not so difficult.

Let's proceed. You need to start, of course, with the acquisition of an adapter adapter SLIM DVD. Adapters, as well as drives there are two types: 12.7 mm and 9.5 mm. Depending on what your drive, buy the appropriate adapter adapter, otherwise the railway simply will not be able to place on the site of the optical drive. If you have already bought it, you can go to the installation.

First of all, you should remove the necessary components. It is not difficult to do it, because you do not have to disassemble the laptop completely, and you only remove some of its components. Immediately it is worth noting that if your computer is under warranty, then due to such modifications, the warranty will disappear. Despite the fact that the whole procedure is not very complicated, it should be treated with all seriousness and responsibility. Therefore, if you are not sure own power, it is better to entrust this work to the master.

First remove the battery, but if you simply don't even drop it on your laptop, then turn it off from your motherboard to avoid possible problems and troubleshooting. You do not need to remove all the bottom. It is enough to unscrew a pair of screws to get HDD. The same story with an optical drive. On the Internet, you can easily find on the disassembly of each model of the laptop (since they all differ). See how to remove the drive and hard disk with a specific laptop model. After you removed the corresponding covers, remove the HDD. To do this, you need to pull for a special tongue from silicone. Since the HDD is fixed on special clamses, they must be removed by twisting the corresponding screws.

Now you need to install the drive in the adapter. As a rule, everything you need to install is available inside the box with an adapter, namely: screwdriver, screws, plug, strut and instruction. Please note that from the drive it is necessary to remove special attachments located on the sides, and fasten them to the adapter. Install the HDD in the adapter and insert in the SATA connector. Then mount the strut. The railway itself must still be fixed with the screw on the other side of the Slim DVD. To do this, you will need a fine dump, which comes in the kit. Then remove the mount on the other side of the optical drive and attach it to the adapter. Put the plug. Everything. Now you can insert the drive to the drive location.

Using this adapter, it is possible to replace, have long been an inactive DVD drive on the HDD with the SATA interface.

Thus, it will be a laptop with two drives.

To begin with, you need to get acquainted with the technical characteristics of your laptop to understand which components need to be purchased in order to start installing the SSD disc. I will say right away if the model of your laptop is different from the model that I consider in my post do not be discouraged. Almost all modern models of laptops that have a CD drive can be installed additional HDD.

Before starting, we need to make sure that we have everything you need.

1. New SSD HDD. Your new SSD must have 2.5 form factor.

2. A set of tool for disassembling a laptop (small cross screwdriver). Heads of all screws that you will unscrew the same size.

3. Plastic mediator for opening the laptop housing or bank card.

4. Pocket for replacing a laptop CD / DVD drive 2.5” HDD / SSD. Here I will tell more in more detail. The thickness of the adapter should be 9.5 mm. Since the thickness of the installed DVD - drive in the model of the laptop model is 9.5 mm. And for the successful installation of the adapter, you need this thickness otherwise you simply cannot install an adapter. For this laptop model, I purchased an adapter ESPADA SS95 ALU SATA 3 (SATA CD / DVD 9.5mm to SATA 3). You can buy. The cost of such an adapter today is 300-370 UAH.

The appearance of the adapter.

In a set with an adapter there is a screwdriver (once), screws for fasteners HDD, plastic cover which is installed on the adapter to close a hole that is formed after removing the DVD drive and the adapter installation. We do not need this cover but about everything in order.

Now the most interesting thing :). First, we need to open the laptop.

We take our laptop turn off it. Check that our laptop has successfully turned off turn it over and remove the battery.

After removing the battery, we need to extract our native hard disk. To do this, we need to unscrew the lid on the opposite side of the battery.

In the screenshot above the arrows, I specified where you need to unscrew the screws.

After you unscrew the screws you need to remove the lid. To remove the lid, you need to pull it a little and raise it (

provided that the laptop lies in front of you as shown in the screenshot).

Under the lid, you will see a hard disk and memory modules. We need a hard disk. We have to remove the hard disk as we install the SSD disk on this place. You ask why it is here and not instead of a DVD drive. I explain. If the speed of the tire to which the hard faster is connected (SATA 3 in hard, SATA 2 at optical), then SSD is put on this place.

In the screenshot above I showed the place of fastening the hard disk. You need to unscrew the screws and move the hard drive in the left after that the disc can be removed.

Please note that the screws have a different size and you need to remember where you were twisted.

When you unscrew all the screws in the case joins the mediator. It is necessary to separate the top of the laptop from the bottom.

Note special attention that all the screws are unscrewed otherwise you can damage the case.

It is necessary to separate the top of the laptop from the bottom.

Be extremely careful when opening the case as in these models there are very harvested latches on the housing and they can break.

Insert the sharp edge of the mediator in the gap between the bottom and top of the laptop and slowly turn to the latch inside the case. You need to start with the front of the laptop where light indicators are located. So you need to walk the mediator throughout the perimeter of the case.

When the upper cover is separated from the bottom, do not lift it sharply at the top as the upper and lower part of the laptop is connected by loops. This is visible in the screenshot.

Also I advise you to watch the video that wrote down a kind man with nickname danythe007this video shows how to disassemble this model of the laptop.

I want to immediately say that I did not disconnect the loops to remove the upper cover as I managed to remove the DVD - the drive without disconnecting the top of the laptop (it saved my time).

Let's go back to our branches. Now we need to unscrew the DVD drive. To not disconnect the loops, I used a short screwdriver to unscrew the screw that fastens the drive to the laptop.

The screenshot shows where the screw is shown that you want to unscrew to remove the DVD drive.

After we removed the drive, we need to do our adapter. You need to install our old hard disk in the adapter. Immediately remove the old disc from the mounting frame and install our SSD to the frame instead of the old disk and lay aside. We will return to him a little later.

Extracted disk from the fastener

The adapter has a small instruction that tells how to fix the disk. After installing the disk, we need to remove the plastic cover from our DVD drive.

In order to remove the cover from the drive, you need to open. For this we need a needle or clip. On the front of the drive panel, there is a small hole in this hole you need to insert a needle and a little press the drive carriage should go out of the housing. Now you have access to the bottom of the drive to separate the stub from the drive carriage.

The location of the plug to the carriage DVD drive.

Shot plug with DVD - drive

When the plug from the drive you need to install it on our adapter. Next, we need to remove the bracket from our drive that fastens our drive to the laptop housing and rearrange it in the same place on our adapter.

After that, the adapter must be installed in the place of the extracted DVD drive. And fasten the screw which crept the drive.

We turn the laptop with the bottom side and install our SSD to the place of the old hard disk and screw the bolts. We close the lid that was removed at the beginning of the laptop disassembly and tighten the rest of the bolts around the perimeter of the laptop and insert the battery.

All laptop is assembled. We got two installed hard disk One installed in the adapter and the new SSD is set to the place of the old disk.

Just after you have collected your laptop to enter the BIOS. There you will see two gesting disks. It is necessary to set the mode Ahci. in Enchanced Who has not been exhibited. This parameter will allow us to work as a new disk as a full SATA device.

Now you ask how to be with the installed operating system? How to transfer without loss of operability of the OS?

Since I knew that I would continue to install an SSD disk I created a predetermined system section 95GB. After installing the hard disk, I transferred the system partition and all related entries to the new SSD disk using Acronis Universal Restore.If you want me to describe how I did write it in the comments and I will write a new post with a more detailed description of OS transfer to a new disk.

Navigating on records

It happened a little less than two ...

On the hard disk, which is also called the Winchester, with a volume of 250 GB, installed in my Samsung-R719 laptop due to the constant preservation of newly filtered photos, music and video began to miss the place. The question of choosing a new hard disk is more to replace it.

Another question of selecting a new hard disk may occur if it is refusing due to the aging applied to the magnetic coating or electronic boards. Service centers repair hard disks do not do.

HDD Hard Disk (Hard Disk Drive) or its modern analogue SSD Solid State Drive (SOLID STATE DRIVES) in a computer or laptop is designed to record, storing and reading information. Without a device for saving information, any computer product will not fully work.

HDD selection for laptop

To properly select a hard disk for a laptop, first of all, it is necessary to determine its main technical characteristics, such as:

• Hard disk volume;
• Information storage method (HDD or SSD);
• Connector type (interface), with which the hard disk is connected to a laptop;
• Form factor (geometrical dimensions).

In terms of memory

Currently, only hard drives with a volume of 500 GB have for storage of information data. This volume of the hard drive in the computer will be enough to install all the necessary software, storage of photos, music and your own video. If it is necessary to contain an archive from movies, then the Winchester of 1 TB and more will be required. When choosing a hard disk, you should consider that not all motherboards Support hard drives with a volume of more than 2 TB.

Should not be surprised if set in computer hard A disc, for example, a volume of 1 TB, when checking, will have a capacity of 0.93 TB. The fact is that the computer processes information in binary system, in which 1 GB \u003d 1024 MB, and manufacturers indicate the volume of the hard disk in the decimal system (which does not correspond to the truth), believing that 1 TB \u003d 1000 GB. A kind of marketing technique that is misleading consumers. In addition, part of the hardware memory is used by the computer system for storing service information.

By way of storing information

Recently, a new type of hard disk is also becoming popular on the market, in which information is stored not on magnetic disks, but using chips that are widely used in flash drives connected to USB port. These are called solid-state drives and briefly indicate SSD (SOLID STATE DRIVES). Due to the absence of mechanical nodes, SSD solid-state drives have high performance and high reliability. But the cost of them more than twice the cost of traditional HDD. So the choice completely depends on the budget allocated to replace the hard disk.

There is a third, combined type of hard disk for laptops. On ordinary board hard HDD. The disk is additionally installed by the SSD memory chips in which the information requested by the computer system is stored. This makes it possible to significantly increase the speed of the disk as a whole with a minor increase in its value.

When buying a hard disk for a laptop with a limited budget, I recommend paying attention to the combined type of hard drive.

By type laptop interface

Find out the type of interface installed in laptop HDD. Can be in two ways - information and mechanical. With the information method, you need to go to the laptop control panel, then in the list of equipment and find out the model of the installed hard disk. By the number of the model on the Internet it is easy to find specificationsFrom which you can find out all the parameters of the hard drive.

The mechanical way is simpler, as it does not require searching and understanding the hard disk technical characteristics, it is sufficient to have only a screwdriver with a crusade. First you need to close all programs, turn off the laptop and fold it. Next, turning the laptop to put it in order not to scratch the cover on the soft surface. Usually on all removable laptop covers it is written that under them is hidden.

ATTENTION, Before removing the hard disk, SSD, DVD, memory planks, or any other device to exclude a laptop, must be turned off, turn off the power adapter from the network and remove the battery.

Usually the battery in the laptop housing is fixed using two movable latches, which are displaced by the arrow on the laptop cover associated with them runners. Both runners must simultaneously move along the arrow on the lid and move the battery aside, as shown in the photo, and remove it.

On the cover of the compartment in which the hard disk is installed, there is an HDD inscription, and under it an arrow as a triangle, showing which direction you need to move the lid to remove it after unscrewing the screws located on it.

To dismember the hard disk connector, there is a tongue of thick plastic. You need to take on it and move the disk, as demonstrated in the photo, away from the connector.

After removing the hard disk from the laptop, it became obvious that a serial interface is used to connect hard drive SATA type Serial-ATA. The photo shows this type of connector, with which today in the overwhelming majority of laptops, regardless of the manufacturer, is connected to the hard disk.

And so the SERIAL-ATA connector looks like a hard or SSD disk. Earlier in laptops for connections hard Discs applied IDE type connector.

Connector IDE It is a lot of protruding from the base of two rows of pin-contacts, as in the photo, so it is easy to distinguish it from the SERIAL-ATA connector.

Sata Revision Specification Speed \u200b\u200bSpeed \u200b\u200bCharacteristics

To connect hard drives, SERIAL-ATA connectors are used in computers from one of three specifications.

SATA connectors for all specifications are interchangeable. For example, SSD solid-state disk with SATA 3.0 connector can be installed in a laptop in which SATA 1.0 connector. In this case, the maximum information transfer rate will be limited to the capabilities of the SATA 1.0 connector data.

The connector specification determines only its capabilities, and the actual read-reading speed is determined by technical hard characteristics The disk installed in the laptop. For example, modern, one of the best SEAGATE hard drives with a capacity of 3 TB has maximum speed Reading the record of large amounts of information is only 150 MB / s, and small files are only 1 MB / s. Thus, any hard disk will provide maximum data exchange rate, regardless of the computer SATA interface specification.

Another thing is if solid-state SSD is installed in the computer. In some models, the read-write speed is up to 550 MB / second. To implement such a speed, you will need an interface only SATA Revision 3.0 specifications.

Definition of hard disk form factor

The form factor defines the standard geometric dimensions of the hard disk. In laptops, you can meet the hard drives of the form factor 2.5 "(width 69.9 mm) with a thickness of the housing 7, 9.5 or 15 mm. As a rule, manufacturers in laptops install hard disks of the form factor 2.5 "with a thickness of 9.5 mm.

Hard disk form factor can be obtained from the technical characteristics of the model or measure the thickness of the disk by any flat line or caliper.

Additional technical characteristics
SSD discs

To properly select a new hard disk, it is enough to consider its technical characteristics listed above. When you select to replace the solid-state SSD disc, you must additionally pay attention to the type of memory chip, based on the solid-state disk, as the resource of its operation depends on it.

SSD memory microcircuits

In SSD discs, manufacturers install a memory chip of one of three types:

• TLC is the cheapest memory type with a resource overwriting at least 1000 cycles;
• MLC is the optimal view of the memory for a home computer with a resource of rewriting at least 3,000 cycles;
• 3D NAND is the most expensive and fast memory with a resource overwriting more than 10,000 cycles.

At first glance, it seems that the 3000 cycles of rewriting to the disk are not enough, but if you make a calculation, then for the SSD of a 240 GB disk of this memory resource is enough for decades of intensive operation.

For example, in my computer installed SSD disc 240 GB. On a laptop, I work daily and additionally on it is recorded around the clock with three high-resolution street video surveillance camcorders.

Calculate the real resource for overwriting a SSD disc: - 240 GB × 3000 cycles \u003d 720,000 GB \u003d 720 TB. For a day, no more than 30 GB of video and other information is written, it turns out less than 10.8 TB for the year. We divide the disk resource on the annual scope: 720 / 10.8 \u003d 66 years old.

Calculations have shown that a solid-state SSD disk assembled from the chips of any type of memory in the home computer earlier it will be obsolete morally than its resource will work out.

How to transfer the system and files
In a laptop from an old hard disk to a new

Deciding with the basic technical parameters Hard disk that guarantee the possibility of its installation in a laptop, you can start it with its choice and acquisition.

New hard drives are not installed windows system and after connecting it to the laptop it will be necessary to install Windows all softwarenecessary for work. This is a rather laborious process, as it requires care, patience and a lot of time.

The task can be simplified using special programs for cloning hard drives, for example, Paragon Drive Copy. The program supports the Russian language and any laptop user will figure it out with it.

In order to use Paragon Drive Copy, it must be installed on the old hard drive, connect a new disk to the laptop, run the cloning program and wait until all information is copied. Then the new disk is installed in the laptop and you can immediately work on it, as if the hard disk did not change.

How to install a second hard drive in a laptop

To transfer the system and files (cloning) from the old disk, you need to connect two hard disk simultaneously to the laptop, which is not provided by its design. For solving this task, two ways are available:

• Use a special adapter container in the form of an external box;
• Install instead DVD drive Adapter container that allows you to supplement the laptop with a second hard disk.

Both options are equivalent and it all depends on the further plans to use the old hard disk. If you are planning a removed hard disk to use as a USB flash drive for storing and transferring a large amount of information, you should purchase an external adapter container. And if the hard disk is required to expand the total volume to store information on a laptop, then it will be necessary instead of a regular drive DVD to install the adapter container.

I had to take advantage of both options. A few years ago, when it took to increase the volume of the hard disk, and the DVD drive was still in demand, I had to buy an external USB adapter container in the form of a remote box. And the second time, when it wanted to increase the performance of a laptop and increasing the amount of information to replace the mechanical hard disk on the SSD disk. DVD drive was no longer needed and instead of it in the laptop was installed a container adapter for second tough disk.

Using a USB adapter container

The market presents a large range of adapter containers in the form of external boxing, which are designed for connections hard Disk to laptop through its external USB interface.

When choosing the main thing so that the form factor and the internal adapter interface corresponded to the form factor and the hard disk interface. Adapters are found, with which the hard disk is connected directly to the laptop connector. They cost less, but in operation are uncomfortable since, by chance, the axes, such an adapter is easy to break.

The hard disk adapter container is a plastic or metal box with an external mini-USB connector and an indicator LED. The adapter container is connected to a computer using a standard flex cord with connectors at the ends of mini-USB and USB.

Since the hard disks of the form factor of 2.5 inches consume a small current, the power provided by the tire USB laptop It is quite enough and an additional power source is not required.

To install the hard disk in the adapter container, you must remove the cover from it, place the hard disk in it and take it on the interface connector. After that, close the lid and use the standard USB cord to connect the adapter container to the computer. Now additional hard drive will work as familiar to all USB flash drive. Through the use of the adapter container, it will be possible to quickly connect the hard drive to any laptop or stationary computer.

Instead of DVD drive

To date DVD discs They lost their relevance, and installed in laptops optical DVD drives only collect dust. To expand the technical capabilities of laptops, the industry has mastered the production of special adapters that allow instead of a useless DVD drive to install the second hard disk in the laptop.

Form factor and interface connector in all DVD drives installed in laptops are the same, and they are 9.5 mm and 12.7 mm thick. Therefore, before purchasing the adapter, you should find out the thickness of the drive installed in your DVD laptop.

Determine the dimensions of the DVD drive in two ways. Enter the Computer Device Manager and using the drive model on the Internet to find its specifications. But it is more expedient to remove the drive from the laptop and measure its thickness, since at the same time it will be possible to study how the drive is arranged, and figure out how it is extracted.

To remove the DVD, the drive from the laptop housing must be unscrewed using a crust screwdriver only one screw, which is located on the side of the bottom cover of the laptop in the area of \u200b\u200bthe drive area. Usually, next to this screw, there is an ODD inscription and an arrow pointing to the screw head. After that, the drive is easily removed.

Since the thickness of the adapter for hard disks is significantly different, it is easy to define it on the eye, but not to be mistaken, it is better to measure any ruler or caliper. Measurement using the SAMSUNG-R719 DVD sized dvd sizes in my laptop showed that its thickness is 12.7 mm.

Where you can buy an adapter for replacing a DVD drive

After determining the DVD form factor, the laptop installed in the compartment can be purchased by the adapter. In computer and digital technology stores, there is a large selection of Chinese hard drive adapters for installation instead of a DVD drive cost in the $ 15 area.

Exactly such adapters made in China can be purchased in Aliexpress online store at a price of $ 4, the truth will have to wait for delivery from the month to two.

My choice fell on an aluminum alloy adapter, since the hard disk is heated during operation, and the metal better takes heat. The method of fixing the hard disk in the adapter was chosen screw, like more reliable. 40 days after payment of the order, the adapter was received by mail. When opening up the soft packaging and attentive inspection of defects was not found. In the premise there was still a small cross screwdriver.

Replacing DVD Drive Adapter with Hard Disk

Before installing a hard disk into the adapter, you need to perform preparatory work, which are to transfer a corner with a threaded hole and front panel with a drive DVD to a purchased adapter.

A corner with a threaded bucks for fixing the DVD drive in the laptop housing is located next to its interface connector and is fixed with two screws. There was no corner on the adapter, but there were two holes with threads in the desired place.

Therefore, there was a corner to remove the drive from the DVD and observing the orientation to fix on the adapter using the stewed screws.

The decorative plastic panel installed on the purchased adapter (in the photo of the lower) in the form and size differed from the panel installed on the DVD drive of the laptop. Therefore, so that there are no big gaps and did not break the appearance of the laptop I had to remove the panel from the drive DVD housing and install it on the adapter body for the hard disk.

The photo shows a laptop in which the adapter is installed with the front panel that the manufacturer has installed. As you can see, the look of the laptop does not please the eye.

Changing the panel is an easy task, if you know where the latches are located and how to press them. It is better to remove the panel from the adapter, as it will no longer need and if the latches will accidentally break, it will not lead to undesirable consequences.

In a DVD drive, removed from a laptop, a retractable tray for installing the disks on which the front panel is mounted, dried up, and it is impossible to get to the latch in such position. But for its extension, a small hole is provided on the panel, which is enough for a couple of centimeters, pressing a metal rod, such as a needle or straightened stationery clip.

The decorative front panel on the drive DVD tray is fixed using two latches. One latch shown in the photo is on the edge of the right side of the panel. For the release of the latch, it is enough for a screwdriver blade to prescribe into it in the excavation provided for this.

The second latch is on the opposite side of the panel and removed slightly from her end. It is exempt from engagement in the same way.

The front panel from the adapter is removed similarly. After its removal, you need to install the removed front panel with the drive DVD to the adapter and you can install a hard disk.

After installing the hard disk, it must be fixed in the adapter, who clues the four screws that are already partially screwed into the adapter body. Screws need to screw in such a way that they do not perform, otherwise it will be impossible to insert the adapter in the laptop compartment.

In this model of the adapter for the hard disk to the left of SATA there is a switch to adapt hard drives of different manufacturers:

• A: FOR HP / CONY;
• B: FOR DELL / IBM;
• C: FOR OTHER BRAND.

A seagate hard disk was installed, which was not in the list, so at random the switch engine was set to position.

The hard disk adapter is prepared for installation instead of a DVD drive, and it is time to paste it into the laptop compartment.

The adapter without effort fully entered the laptop compartment, and the front panel merged with the housing, just like the front panel of a previously stood DVD drive. It remains only to fix the adapter, tightening one screw at the bottom of the laptop and you can check the operation of the hard disk.

After installing the battery, the computer is turned on the Windows system identified the adapter, installed the driver, and the sections of an additional hard disk have become available for operation. When writing and reading from a second hard disk on the adapter panel, the blue LED murmured, and in sleep mode, the shine constantly.

Thanks to the installation of an adapter laptop for a hard disk, instead of a useless DVD drive, it is possible to store up to 1.1 TB of information. In addition, thanks to the placement system files Windows and the storage of frequently used information on the SSD disk, the acoustic noise, which earlier radiated the hard disk, disappeared, and the laptop began to work almost silently.

Hard drives are not so easy to fix in the compartment for a laptop DVD drive: a special adapter is required with suitable connectors. To do this, we use the adapter Icy Box IB-AC642which can be bought on Amazon about 3,500 rubles. More affordable analogues from China are sold at www.aliexpress.com for the price of 1000 rubles.

If you want to install a fast solid-state drive in a laptop, determine it into the hard disk compartment, and set the hard drive extracted from it in the DVD drive compartment. As the manufacturers of adapters-adapters assure, their products are fully supported by SSD carriers, but in practice there may be problems with the speed of work.

Transfer data from a hard disk to a solid-state drive - for this it is more convenient to use special program, for example, such as Data Migration Software. from samsung. Next, we will tell you how to get a DVD drive and install your old hard drive in the adapter, and the SSD carrier is in the hard disk compartment.

1. Remove the HDD compartment cover

HDD mobile computer It is usually located in a special compartment under the rapid lid, which shows the symbol of the hard drive. The lid is attached to the case with several screws. To unscrew them, you will need a small cross screwdriver. Important: Before opening a mobile computer, make sure that the battery is removed and the device is disabled from the power supply. In our case, to replace the hard disk, it is necessary to remove the back cover of the entire laptop case.

2. DVD drive

As a rule, DVD-drive is fixed with only one screw. In our example, it is approximately the center of the mobile computer housing, next to the hard disk compartment. Unscrew the screw and insert a thin object into the hole for the mechanical opening of the drive sash. Pull the drive on yourself and remove it from the housing. Disconnect the front panel from the optical drive using a flat screwdriver.

3. Give the hard drive

Now free the hard drive. Carefully pull the hard drive behind the tray on yourself and remove it from the compartment. If your hard disk is in a plastic or metal case, remove it.

4. Install the disk in the adapter

Install the hard drive in your adapter purchased. Make sure the adapter plugs are properly connected to the drive connectors. Then secure it with screws.

5. Insert the hard drive in the DVD-drive compartment

Now insert the adapter with the hard drive already placed in it in place of the removed DVD drive. To secure it, use the screw that you unscrewed when you got a DVD drive.