Can I use the HDD from my laptop in a self-built PC? (lemmy.world)

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Laptop battery recently died, and I'm planning a new PC build anyway, so I'm wondering: can I just remove the HDD from my laptop and connect it to the motherboard? Would I need any extra parts or hardware? I'm guessing no, but it's hard to research on my phone. Any guidance is appreciated :) thanks!

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[-] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Laptops use a 2.5 inch HDD, most desktop cases are designed to hold a 3.5 inch HDD. You may need a special bracket to hold the drive if the case you plan to use only has 3.5 inch bays.

Some modern cases do also include a 2.5 inch mounting spot due to SSDs using a 2.5 inch form factor.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You'd be surprised how many of us just have the drive dangling in there freely because fuck it.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

With a spinning drive you really don't want to do that, head crashes are a real thing and will kill a drive. With an SSD fuck it just yeet the drive into the case.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Or double sided tape in a pinch

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

If you were really lazy, you could also just cover the bottom circuit board of the drive with some electrical tape and just balance it on the jungle of wires running throughout the case.

Not that I would have any experience doing that...

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