I have an existing HDD with some important files. Can I substitute the supplied one with mine without voiding the warranty?
1371371
These laptops are very upgrade friendly. What I would do is just but a external hard drive case for 30 bucks.
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Yes, as long as you external HDD is a laptop 2.5" hard drive and you wanted to replace the secondary hard drive. The primary (OS) drive is a pair of 128GB SSD running in RAID 0 and would be very difficult to replace as they are connected to the port and if removed their would be no connector for the new drive.If you hard drive is a 2.5" laptop drive of at least 1TB and 5400 RPM or greater replacing the secondary HDD should be a fine. If it smaller or slower then the supplied secondary or even just the same, just getting an enclosure and transferring the file over might be a better option. Yes, as long as you external HDD is a laptop 2.5" hard drive and you wanted to replace the secondary hard drive. The primary (OS) drive is a pair of 128GB SSD running in RAID 0 and would be very difficult to replace as they are connected to the port and if removed their would be no connector for the new drive.If you hard drive is a 2.5" laptop drive of at least 1TB and 5400 RPM or greater replacing the secondary HDD should be a fine. If it smaller or slower then the supplied secondary or even just the same, just getting an enclosure and transferring the file over might... » Read More Yes, as long as you external HDD is a laptop 2.5" hard drive and you wanted to replace the secondary hard drive. The primary (OS) drive is a pair of 128GB SSD running in RAID 0 and would be very difficult to replace as they are connected to the port and if removed their would be no connector for the new drive.If you hard drive is a 2.5" laptop drive of at least 1TB and 5400 RPM or greater replacing the secondary HDD should be a fine. If it smaller or slower then the supplied secondary or even just the same, just getting an enclosure and transferring the file over might be a better option. « Show Less
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Yes. Just make sure the drive is brand new and not like an HP, Dell OEM drive that does not come with any warranty.
1434305
Should work fine, use the adapter from the drive you are replacing if possible.
789741
yes you can choose to clone a partition or the complete drive as far as i remember both options were valid , i chose to copy a partition not the drive it self.
545964
You can replace the SSD but you will void the warranty. Samsung Series 9 warranty is voided if the case is open. Samsung warranty excerpt: "You can change the Hard Drive on any Samsung PC that has an HDD panel on the bottom (A panel labeled HDD and held in place with one screw) without voiding the warranty. If your laptop does not have an HDD panel, such as the 9 series, exchanging the HDD voids the warranty because you must dismantle the laptop to access it."
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If this is the case, what happens if the original drive fails? Can you just replace that drive or do you have to reinstall everything?
499711
Yes. It will accept any drives. I would wait till warranty expires before replacing because it will void warranty.
413508
Yes, I'm sure you can. As I understand it, Microsoft maintains a record of your Windows software associated with your computer, not your hard drive. Your clean install at a later time will require deleting the original install if both drives are present at the time. In a worse case scenario, you might have to call Microsoft customer support if you have a glitch; just explain to them what you are trying to do and they will get you through it.
398549
Call them. Always have 2 backups! I lost a lot of data with that hard drive, mine failed after a short time
2049255
well you need to unscrew the case to get to the drive so no way i can think of. you could eject it, unplug it, open it up, and put in a new one. would take you a few minuets to do but its possible.
545961
Yes, it can be replaced. I have done it myself. As others already mentioned you will need a msata ssd
807854
This decice should do the trick for you, as long as the old hard drive is not damaged
1936145
I was so disgusted with the manufacturer I did not make a warranty claim on WD. There is no reason to expect a WD replacement drive to be any better than the original. I replaced the drive with one from another manufacturer.
536644
You will also need the cable to clone the new drive before you install it. Kit also has cloning software if you don't have it
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=BUFFALO+DriveStation+2+TB+USB+3.0+Desktop+Hard+Drive+(HD-LC2.0U3)%2C+warranty#seen
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Be mindful though, that if you expect to do any kind of upgrading, be it as simple as RAM or HDD, or as advanced as GPU, you *will* void your warranty, there is a sticker over one of the screws you need to remove to get the bottom cover off. And that sticker plainly states that any tampering with it will void your warranty.
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I'm not sure. Perhaps you can just attach both drives and use windows to copy the files.