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need to know if i can upgrade my current hdd of 1tb to 2tb

the current one is 5400rpm

 

please suggest ... also how can i clone my hdd to that 2tb if it is possible

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Yes you can do it. 2 TB laptop drives are available but I believe they are all 5400 rpm speed. They make 7200 rpm 1 TB laptop drives. Any 2.5 inch wide and 9.5 or 7 mm thick SATA drive will work. 

 

There are numerous ways to clone, but you should assume you will need a usb to SATA adapter and some kind of software. I use Acronis True Image Home but it costs money. Clonezilla is free and there are others, as well. Cloning from a smaller to a larger drive is easy. Going the other direction such as going from a 1 TB HDD down to a 256 SSD is where it gets tricky. 

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Seagate-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000LM003/dp/B00I8O6OQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8...

 

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Yes you can do it. 2 TB laptop drives are available but I believe they are all 5400 rpm speed. They make 7200 rpm 1 TB laptop drives. Any 2.5 inch wide and 9.5 or 7 mm thick SATA drive will work. 

 

There are numerous ways to clone, but you should assume you will need a usb to SATA adapter and some kind of software. I use Acronis True Image Home but it costs money. Clonezilla is free and there are others, as well. Cloning from a smaller to a larger drive is easy. Going the other direction such as going from a 1 TB HDD down to a 256 SSD is where it gets tricky. 

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Seagate-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000LM003/dp/B00I8O6OQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8...

 

Post back with any more questions.

 

If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it. 

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