Hard Drive Failing

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• mossy2103 Posts: 84,308

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  12/04/14 - 17:25 #2

  You could perhaps order one from Amazon and take advantage of their Amazon Locker facility:
  

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• Sun! Posts: 1,058

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  12/04/14 - 17:31 #3

  mossy2103 wrote: »

  You could perhaps order one from Amazon and take advantage of their Amazon Locker facility:
  
  
  
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_492868_top_loc?nodeId=200966210

  
  I'm not in the UK at the moment, and only have access ti computer shops. Thanks though

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• d'@ve Posts: 45,515

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  12/04/14 - 17:45 #4

  Sun! wrote: »

  Hi,
  
  My HDD is failing. Basically it already has, though some programmes still work and I can still access all my files....
  Some programmes like Spotify don't work and tell me my HDD is full. Some programmes don't work at all. And Windows Explorer runs 1 out of every 10 times.
  
  I have everything backed-up, including Windows.
  
  My problem. I need to buy a hard drive in a shop. I can't order one for delivery.
  I've looked in some shops and can't see HDD for sale. Only portable hard drives.
  Any idea where I can buy one? (Or, can I buy an external drive and break it open for the HDD?)
  I have a laptop with a 2.5'' SATA HDD.
  Thanks

  
  Well the obvious place is PC World, who may stock them in their larger stores. Not much use if you aren't in the UK though.
  
  If you are comfortable with opening up your laptop and can get at the hard drive to remove it, and if it uses standard SATA connectors and power (there are bound to be googlable articles or specs. online to tell you about that), you can probably dismantle a portable 2.5 inch hard drive to remove the drive, which will be plugged into the usb adaptor circuits inside the box. Make sure that the power and data sockets in the drive you remove from the portable drive are going to match the cables inside your laptop.
  
  One advantage of buying in a shop of course is that you can check all this out before you leave the shop so go for it!

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• Sun! Posts: 1,058

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  12/04/14 - 17:51 #5

  d'@ve wrote: »

  Well the obvious place is PC World, who may stock them in their larger stores. Not much use if you aren't in the UK though.
  
  If you are comfortable with opening up your laptop and can get at the hard drive to remove it, and if it uses standard SATA connectors and power (there are bound to be googlable articles or specs. online to tell you about that), you can probably dismantle a portable 2.5 inch hard drive to remove the drive, which will be plugged into the usb adaptor circuits inside the box. One advantage of buying in a shop is that you can check all this out before you leave the shop so go for it!

  
  Hi. Yes, it uses a standard Sata connection (Like here- http://www.newmodeus.com/harddrives/SATAPATA.jpg)

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• Loobster Posts: 11,680

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  13/04/14 - 00:11 #6

  Sun! wrote: »

  I'm not in the UK at the moment, and only have access ti computer shops. Thanks though

  
  So you aren't in the UK, and aren't telling us where you are?
  
  How are we supposed to suggest where you pick up a hard drive if we don't even know what country you are in?

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• RobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040

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  13/04/14 - 00:37 #7

  Yes. Not in the UK. Can't take deliveries. Not excatly helpful.
  
  I suggest you burgle your neighbours and nick a hard drive.

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• Sun! Posts: 1,058

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  13/04/14 - 09:01 #8

  I was hoping you would tell me what type of external hard drive I could buy, that I could then break open and use. And whether this was possible.
  
  I am in Sofia, Bulgaria at the moment. And will be for another 4/5 weeks. Not ideal without a computer.

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