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Q: Upgrading Western Digital Hard Drive
Submitted By: martinjester, 281 days, 8 hours, 41 minutes ago
I have a western digital 80GB external hard drive. it is one of the larger modles (model no. WD800B014-RNN), and it appears to have a standard 3.5" HD inside. I have a 3.5" 120GB WD drive sitting around right now, and I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find information about uprading it, or if that is even possible.
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Buy a New Case
Submitted By: rman666 ( 280 days, 18 hours, 42 minutes ago )
There are three things to consider (at least).
First, the actual process of replacing the 80GB HDD with the 120GB HDD is very simple. Open the case, disconnect the first HDD and replace it with the second. All it requires is a screw driver, some common sense, and maybe a pen/paper or digital camera to record the initial connections so you can put it back together the same way (there are many howto documents on the 'net to help you with this -- use Google).
Second, is the case itself. I had a recent WD external HDD. When I opened it to try to identify a buzzing sound, it warped to the point the buttons on the front would not work properly when I put it back together! I have more than 20 years experience working as a hardware tech, so I suspect they may build it in a way where it will not go back together properly if it is not taken apart with some special tool (or, I just screwed it up some how). So, beware that if you open the case you most likely void the warranty and it may not go back together quite as well.
Third, there is the issue of transfering your data from the first drive to the second drive. If that is something you need to do, you'll need a third drive to copy the data on to during the upgrade.
Fourth, to avoid many of the above problems, why don't you just buy a <$30 HDD enclosure and put the 120GB HDD in it? That way, you'll have two drives instead of one!
I hope this is somewhat helpful.
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First, the actual process of replacing the 80GB HDD with the 120GB HDD is very simple. Open the case, disconnect the first HDD and replace it with the second. All it requires is a screw driver, some common sense, and maybe a pen/paper or digital camera to record the initial connections so you can put it back together the same way (there are many howto documents on the 'net to help you with this -- use Google).
Second, is the case itself. I had a recent WD external HDD. When I opened it to try to identify a buzzing sound, it warped to the point the buttons on the front would not work properly when I put it back together! I have more than 20 years experience working as a hardware tech, so I suspect they may build it in a way where it will not go back together properly if it is not taken apart with some special tool (or, I just screwed it up some how). So, beware that if you open the case you most likely void the warranty and it may not go back together quite as well.
Third, there is the issue of transfering your data from the first drive to the second drive. If that is something you need to do, you'll need a third drive to copy the data on to during the upgrade.
Fourth, to avoid many of the above problems, why don't you just buy a <$30 HDD enclosure and put the 120GB HDD in it? That way, you'll have two drives instead of one!
I hope this is somewhat helpful.
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Submitted By: Raptor235