Laptop battery recently died, and I’m planning a new PC build anyway, so I’m wondering: can I just remove the HDD from my laptop and connect it to the motherboard? Would I need any extra parts or hardware? I’m guessing no, but it’s hard to research on my phone. Any guidance is appreciated :) thanks!

    • evidences@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      With a spinning drive you really don’t want to do that, head crashes are a real thing and will kill a drive. With an SSD fuck it just yeet the drive into the case.

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      8 months ago

      Both these comments are super helpful ❤️ I might just let it dangle until I can copy off my data lol

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        8 months ago

        If you’re just copying data, just make it external. The usb housing for those things are pretty cheap and can be useful in the future.

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      7 months ago

      I did this in a very similar case to OP once. Worked without issues. 2.5" HDDs are so tiny and usually low RPM that it doesn’t really matter that much. But there’s also a bunch of cheap solutions you can use, like rubber bands or even just some foam to lay it on (did that with 3.5" HDDs).