Hard drive in Quantex laptop

sunny2 · July 14, 2002, 18:06 hrs

Hi, I have a Quantex TS30H laptop. I believe the hard drive may be failing. It is making a clicking noise. I would like to replace the drive myself but have never opened a laptop and am wondering how. Also what drive should I get to replace the one I have? Can you recommend a good place to get a new one? While I am replacing the drive I would like to add more ram and am wondering if it is possible with this model. I have 48.0 MB now. Thank you.

query · July 14, 2002, 19:11 hrs

I seem to recall this being the same notebook as the Dell Inspiron 7000 series, which means the hard drive is easily removeable (it's in a carrier that unfastens from the bottom of the machine with a couple of screws). The drive mounts in the carrier with four more screws - easy to replace. You'll find 20 GB drives in the 2.5" form factor for under $100 - try www.mwave.com.

Check with Crucial (www.crucial.com) to see what the memory maximum is.

John · July 14, 2002, 19:13 hrs

Sunny2, welcome to Poasters Forums. What operating system are you using. What is the size of the current hard drive. For products go to www.portablecomputer.com or to www.3klix.com

sunny2 · July 14, 2002, 19:35 hrs

Thank you both so much for your replies. I am running windows 98 and I have a 3.0 GB drive now. I would like to replace it with a 10.0

John · July 14, 2002, 19:45 hrs

sunny2, that should not pose a problem. If you have your manual look to it for how to upgrade your hard drive and install memory. Both should not be a problem if you are so inclined. If you feel intimidated by it then by all means take it to a professional.

sunny2 · July 15, 2002, 17:44 hrs

Thank you both so much.
Sunny

John · July 15, 2002, 18:02 hrs

Sunny, you are most welcome. There are many more places out there to get parts for your computer. The one's we listed are just a few of the many. In order to help your search for things computer or for what ever reason try this search engine Google . Came back and visit anytime and tell your friends about us.

sunny2 · July 17, 2002, 18:24 hrs

John, Thank you. I have been coming here and learning for a while but had to register with a new user name and password because I forgot mine :) I love this board. You are all so helpful and I do tell other people about it. I do use google it is the best search engine I have found. I just started a job in tech support and love it. I am learning linux right now. WOW. Very different than Windows. I have a few sights I visit when I am not sure of an answer and this is one of them. Thank you again.
Sunny

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