[SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive, further to

2007-02-28 Thread William Bennett
Many thanks to tose who responded to my query. I now have a laptop with a 100GB internal hard drive and the former HD is now in an external HD holder. I'd like to connect the (Microsoft) external hard drive to the (Fedora) laptop to use as needed (occasionally). I'm told that, to do this:--- (a)

Re: [SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

2007-02-21 Thread Ben Donohue
Also you want to know if it is an IDE drive or a SATA. It's most likely a 2.5 inch drive. Usually these are no hassle to replace. First time round put the screws on the table exactly in the place of where you took them from. Some of these laptops have different length screws. And if you put the

[SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

2007-02-20 Thread William Bennett
I have the opportunity to a) upgrade to Fedora 5 and b) buy a Seagate 160MB internal hard drive, hopefully to facilitate the Fedora. It's a Fujitsu S Series Lifebook. I've not done this before. Would the new hard drive fit the laptop and would it give the BIOS a hard time? Any help etc. I

Re: [SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

2007-02-20 Thread David Fisher
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 20/02/2007 09:33:20 PM: Any help etc. I should point out that I'll take the Windows-laden hard drive and store it elsewhere. I do have some standards. It should be encapsulated in Synroc and dumped in the Marianas Trench. David 99112707 NOTICE This e-mail and

Re: [SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

2007-02-20 Thread DaZZa
On 2/20/07, William Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the opportunity to a) upgrade to Fedora 5 and b) buy a Seagate 160MB internal hard drive, hopefully to facilitate the Fedora. It's a Fujitsu S Series Lifebook. I've not done this before. Would the new hard drive fit the laptop and

Re: [SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

2007-02-20 Thread Michael Lake
William Bennett wrote: I have the opportunity to a) upgrade to Fedora 5 and b) buy a Seagate 160MB internal hard drive, hopefully to facilitate the Fedora. It's a Fujitsu S Series Lifebook. I've not done this before. Would the new hard drive fit the laptop and would it give the BIOS a hard time?

Re: [SLUG] On fitting an internal hard drive

2007-02-20 Thread Ken Wilson
Michael Lake wrote: William Bennett wrote: I have the opportunity to a) upgrade to Fedora 5 and b) buy a Seagate 160MB internal hard drive, hopefully to facilitate the Fedora. It's a Fujitsu S Series Lifebook. I've not done this before. Would the new hard drive fit the laptop and would it