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flamin lib

(14,559 posts) Sat Jan 24, 2015, 12:20 PM Jan 2015

need to replace a Samsung HM250HI drive on a Compaq laptop.

The part number has a suffix \M. I see various suffix like \J or \Y.

Do they interchange?

Can I just plug the used drive in (formatted as per DOJ specs) or do I need an operating system software?

The laptop is old and all the data is stored elsewhere so I don't want to spend more than $50 or so.

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need to replace a Samsung HM250HI drive on a Compaq laptop. (Original Post) flamin lib Jan 2015 OP

Why? Is the subject item not functioning or... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #1

Any SATA 2.5-in. notebook drive will work. hobbit709 Jan 2015 #2

thanks! exactly what I needed. flamin lib Jan 2015 #3

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)

1. Why? Is the subject item not functioning or...

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 12:25 PM

Jan 2015

...is it too small/full of data or what?

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. Any SATA 2.5-in. notebook drive will work.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 04:38 PM

Jan 2015

You can clone the drive, otherwise you have to reinstall the OS. Personally, I'd reinstall the OS from scratch so there is a nice clean uncluttered system.

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)

3. thanks! exactly what I needed.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 06:03 PM

Jan 2015

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