Notebook hard drive replacement
Change notebook hard drive
The hard drive is a storage device with a series of internal components in continuous motion. With use and the passage of time, these components begin to wear out until a failure occurs where the unit becomes unusable and it is necessary to change the notebook's hard drive.
The hard drive can fail due to wear and tear, a knock or drop of the laptop, or for no apparent reason.
Symptoms who has a laptop when he has the bad hard drive They are usually:
- He computer laptop is very slow.
- It takes a long time to start the operating system.
- File read or write errors.
- SMART error when starting the notebook.
- Hard drive is not detected in BIOS or OS installation.
- With the system started, in performance, the hard drive is at 90-100% for a long time.
When the hard drive is damaged or worn out, the only solution to get your laptop back in working order is to replace it.
If you have problems with your laptop hard drive or suspect that you may have them, do not hesitate and contact us. Contact usWe will check your laptop and tell you whether or not the hard drive needs to be replaced and provide you with a free, no-obligation quote if it is necessary.
Once the problem is detected, if necessary and possible, proceed to save important data, install a new hard drive and install and update the operating system.
If while using your laptop you detect or notice something strange in data access, our advice is to back up your data. security without turning off the laptop. Use whatever you have on hand, USB drive, external hard drive, copy to another computer over the network, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. to save and protect your important information.
Notebook hard drive replacement – Hard drive formatting option
There are currently two technologies The most common types of hard drives sold are mechanical (HDD) and solid state (SSD). If your laptop has a mechanical hard drive failure, you have the option of replacing your damaged hard drive with an SSD hard drive.
SSD hard drives have many advantages and few disadvantages:
- SpeedAn SSD hard drive is about 10 times faster than a normal hard drive.
- Energy efficiency. An SSD hard drive consumes approximately 70% less energy than a mechanical hard drive. In a SSD there are no moving parts.
- DurabilityThe lifespan of an SSD hard drive is around 9-10 years.
- Endurance. The laptops They are computers that move around, often when they are turned on. Mechanical hard drives do not like knocks, drops or vibrations.
- Temperature. By not having moving parts, SSD hard drives heat up much less = last longer.
The only disadvantages of SSD hard drives are:
- Data recovery. In the event of a failure on an SSD hard drive, the process Data recovery is more complicated as it does not have internal plates that can be disassembled. In this case, you have to work with the chipsets memory.
- The price. The price/giga is more expensive than a mechanical hard drive.
SSD or mechanical S-ATA?
Choosing an SSD or mechanical S-ATA hard drive will mainly depend on: whether we need a lot of storage space or not and our budget.
Once a user tries an SSD in their laptop, it is like getting a new, more expensive and powerful computer. Everything the SSD does is notebook is faster.
Once an SSD hard drive has been tested, it will be very rare for a customer, if they have to change the notebook, accept having a mechanical hard drive.
Is it worth upgrading or installing an SSD hard drive?
We are so clear about it that All the computers we use, even one of our HP servers in RAID 0, are using SSD hard drivesIt is the best upgrade that can be made to a computer to improve its performance.
If your laptop has a problem with the hard drive or you want to significantly increase the performance of your laptop, do not hesitate and contact us. Contact us.
Why choose Master Trend to replace my notebook hard drive?
- Completely free quote. Without any obligation on your part.
- Clear prices, no small print and VAT included. The prices for repairs are clear.
- Economy. All our prices are below the market average.
- Repair carried out by specialist technicians with years of demonstrable experience. Certified technicians at all levels and in constant training. WE DO NOT OUTSOURCE.
- SpeedBoth the estimate and the repair (in case of acceptance) are carried out quickly.
- Repair guarantee made for a minimum of 6 months or refund of the money paid.
- All Payment Methods. We accept all debit or credit cards, market payment, bank transfer and others, consult.
- We like what we do. We are constantly evolving to adapt to the needs of our customers.