will it work with Lenovo G580 laptop and do I need the retail package in this case or just the drive?
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Yes.and yes just the drive...its nice to het the retail for desktops as comes with cables.
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I have it installed in a Dell Studio 1735 laptop as the primary drive. If it is to be a secondary drive, you will probably need a kit that includes a bracket and a connector adapter. If you don't have the same model laptop, I suggest you contact Crucial.
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James: this drive should work with any laptop that has the same physical slot opening which utilizes SATA III. I installed this one I purchased in a Lenovo W700 laptop with no problems for months now. Keep in mind -- if you replace your existing drive with this one, most likely you will have to swap mounting hardware & the faceplate from old drive to this one.
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Confirm the connector type and it should work. I replaced the HD in an old HP Pavillion laptop, this drive works properly. Again, be certain the drive has an IDE type connector.
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Bought an external drive: AGPtek USB2.0 External 8x DVD+/-RW DL Slim Burner/Drive Read/write CD DVD Drive for MSI Wind U100 U120 U123 VR220 EX300 seires Laptops USB2.0. Simple to install. No info to install, but intuitive.
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http://www.pcconnection.com/product/lenovo-thinkserver-3.5-hot-swap-hard-drive-expansion-kit-for-tower/4xf0g45888/17833762?cac=Result
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should not need drivers for this if being installed as a standard SATA drive in a SATA based laptop. Make sure the bois is set properly to recognize drive and it should auto detect.
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There is an Ultra Bay where the disc drive should be, meaning that you could easily replace whatever is already in the bay (Most likely an extra fan) with a DVD drive or an extra graphics card. (Purchased from Lenovo)
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I put it in my Alienware system. They are both pretty similar it should work, I would think as long as you have an Msata slot it should read it just fine. If it doesn't come up as My Digital, it will come up as generic drive. It is very fast for the price.
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On the internet is says the hard drive works on most laptops. Your notebook says it needs a IDE/PATA hdd so good luck.
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I dont know that computer, but I had no issues installing in my laptop replacing an 80Gb drive. So long as the connector/drive type is the same - you should be good. Note: get an external SDD drive kit that's made to clone the drive - if you don't want to reinstall everything. It made install fast and simple.
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I used this on sata2 computer and I think the retail version comes with the sata cable and the y cable. If you get the non-retail version aka oem, you may have to get you own cable.
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I can't say for that specific model laptop...however it IS physically identical to almost every laptop manufacturer's Original optical drives. You can always order one and see...if it doesn't work, simply return it.
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It depends. As long as you have a PCI-E slot. And a Sata power plug available, (LOOKS LIKE SOME g41 sub models dont have pcie slots you will have to check) it should work fine. Mine works with Windows 7, 8, and ubuntu 14.04 with NO PROBLEMS.
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It needs the included AC adapter. This is a full-size 3.5" desktop drive inside. USB powered drives will typically be your smaller 2.5" "laptop" size drives.
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If your current drive on your laptop is a SATA drive then this hard drive by Western Digital should work for you.
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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?