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I have an ‘07 Sony VAIO laptop VGNFE880e. It has a Fujitsu 160GB SATA 4200RPM HDD that has to be replaced. It ran a check disk earlier and I fear that many files have been deleted. First, I'd like to know if I can upgrade the HDD and/or use any brand. Second, is it worth trying to recover files from the bad HDD?
Replacing a Laptop's Hard Drive
You should be able to replace your VAIO's hard drive with another brand hard drive without much difficulty. Look for a SATA drive of the same dimensions as your current drive. You current drive is most likely a 2.5-inch drive which is pretty standard for today's laptops. You'll need to open the laptop's case, remove the old hard drive and replace it with the new drive and then either install Windows or restore your system from a bootable backup disc or disc image that you will need to create before the swap.
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Inside My Laptop has some good information about how to remove a hard drive from the Sony VAIO VGNFE series of laptops.
Recovering Files from a Bad Hard Drive
Recovering deleted files is worth doing if the files are important to you. Data recovery programs cost about $40 to $50 and are quite easy to use, so if you have lost files that you're willing to spend some money on getting back, by all means, give data recovery a try. For example, if you've lost all of your Quicken or QuickBook files for your business, $40 or $50 to get that information back may be well worth doing. The same is true if you lost your only copies of family photos or videos. On the other hand, if the lost data is just some old joke e-mail messages or old homework assignments that you've already turned in and will never need again, then data recovery is probably not worth attempting.
We recommend ParetoLogic Data Recovery which offers a free scanner that will show you what is recoverable for free. This way, you don't have to spend money only to find out that data recovery isn't possible. If the software finds recoverable files, you can then decide whether or not the data is worth the price of the software. If so, purchase the full version of Data Recovery and quickly recover the deleted files.
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Celeste Stewart | December 7th, 2009
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Thank you for the info. My computer is not working on its own & requires the recovery disc. I don't know how to transfer data from the bad HDD to the new one. I also need to know if upgrading to a 250GB SATA @ 7200 16MB will improve/make a difference or I should use same as what I have. Thanks again.
Hello, here's some information that should help:
http://filetonic.com/blog/2009/12/30/transfer-data-from-damaged-hdd/
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