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Luisgu
 Post subject: Laptop HDD Compatibilities
PostPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 12:18 
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I have a broken Toshiba HDD MK3265GSX and I was looking for another hdd for my laptop and I found a Toshiba MK3259GSX...

I don't know about HDD but they look like the same...
But before I buy it, I really want to make sure that It's compatible with my laptop and I know you guys can help me :wink: ...
and maybe can explain how work those compatibilities...

My laptop is a Dell Inspiron M5010 if that help with anything :)

Thanks in advance!
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sknopp
 Post subject: Re: Laptop HDD Compatibilities
PostPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 13:10 
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If we are not looking at this from a data recovery perspective, any 2.5" drive should work in your laptop. Just put the new drive in the laptop, put in a Windows OS DVD and load an OS.
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Luisgu
 Post subject: Re: Laptop HDD Compatibilities
PostPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 15:25 
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ook...
so the connectors don't change at all?
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sknopp
 Post subject: Re: Laptop HDD Compatibilities
PostPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 15:47 
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Sorry...yes the connectors do need to match. If the old drive was PATA/IDE then the new drive needs to be the same. If the old drive was SATA, then the new drive must be SATA.
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Luisgu
 Post subject: Re: Laptop HDD Compatibilities
PostPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 16:18 
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Great.. Thanks!!! that helps a lot!! :D
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