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How to convert notebook hard disk into a desktop hard disk (Toshiba)

A notebook hard disk is just a normal hard disk with just a smaller size. Most notebook hard disk today uses SATA drives, making them more useable as a desktop hard disk too.

Since they are the same, you can get your extra or unused notebook hard disk out from your notebook by unscrewing the back cover.



It has usually only one screw and you just need to slide it out from the notebook's back. After I removed mine, I see a Toshiba SATA drive out there. I will replace it with a newer one and will try to use the old one as a backup storage for my desktop.

CONNECT IT TO THE COMPUTER JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DRIVES

Since it is SATA, I just need an extra SATA cable and a SATA power connector. Be sure to turn off your computer while connecting it to your motherboard. If you cannot find a proper place for the small drive, you can just screw one hole of it to any support metal that you can find. Just make sure the cables are firmly connected and the drive is stationary.

Turn on the computer and immediately go to the BIOS utility. Be sure to set the main hard disk as the first boot device and you can just leave the small drive as it is. Save and restart. After booting, if there are no errors in your hard disk, the computer will read it immediately and you can start adding files or manage space on it. If there are problems with the hard disk, you can run Check Disk, Disk Management for partitioning, or even Low Level Formatting.

You can even use a notebook hard disk as your desktop main storage and boot device. Again, it is just a small drive but it can handle things just like your 3.5-inch drive.
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