Re: Fujitsu laptop upgrade

Normally, when you take out the drive from a laptop (1 or 2 screws, usually), you either have a "bare drive", or you have a drive in a cover (caddy). Removal of the drive from the caddy is not difficult. Usually there are 2 to 6 screws (4 is most common). I can't be more specific without seeing it. DO NOT ACTUALLY DISASSEMBLE THE DRIVE ITSELF, you will destroy it if you do. Try E-Bay for a PDF service manual. Note, even if you find one (not terribly likely for a 2nd tier brand), it may not have any information on disassembling the caddy.


Rick Savery wrote:
Thanks for the info on the size limits.
The dis-assembly does look to be only one or two screws, but the metal housing looks like it might be difficult to shift, and I've not stuck my hands in a laptop many times - PCs yes. Any ideas where I can get detailed info on my particular laptop ?
Thanks again

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:460c1091$0$5217$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On almost all laptops, it is possible to change the drive without major disassembly. It's rarely necessary to remove more than two screws to remove the hard drive (there are exceptions, however).

I don't know your laptop specifically, but it's likely that it will accept any hard drive with the proper interface (e.g. IDE or SATA). If this is not the case and there is a limit, it's probably 120MB.

Rick Savery wrote:
Hi
I have an Amilo A1630 and want to upgrade the hard drive. Can anyone tell me
what the maixmum capacity drive I can put into it is please ? Also, it looks
quite complicated to strip down - does anyone know of any sites etc that
explain step-by-step how to get the drive out of the chassis (pref with
pictures)
Thanks for your help
Rick


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