if your hard drive fails how do you get
your computer working again in this
video I'm going to show you how to
replace your hard drive with something
called an SSD which is like a hard drive
but it's much faster I'm going to show
you how to put the SSD into your
computer then how to install Windows 10
on to it this is Dave's tech rescue
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question today's question my computer
won't start up and I think the hard
drives failed how do I replace the hard
drive with a new SSD and install Windows
10 on it I'm going to be replacing the
hard drive on this HP notebook but what
I'm showing you should work on most
laptops and desktops first of all let's
see what you're going to need obviously
you'll need to buy an SSD so pick one
from a reputable brand such as Sun disk
WD or Kingston buy one with enough
capacity for your needs I'm going to be
fitting an SSD with 240 gigabytes
because the owner is going to be storing
reasonable amounts of data on it but
they're not going to be storing massive
amounts of photos music or videos if
you're not sure what capacity you'll
need have a look at the label of the
hard drive you'll be removing it should
have the capacity printed on the label
and if that hard drive was in the fuel
needs then buy an SSD with a similar
capacity if you have a desktop PC you'll
probably find that the hard drive you're
pulling out is larger than this but SSDs
don't come in a larger desktop size so
you'll probably need to order a bracket
to convert the regular 2.5 inch SSD to
fit the 3.5 inch fitting in your
computer look online for an SSD 2.5 to
3.5 bracket they're quite cheap having
said that have a look inside your
computer case because some cases come
with a fitting for the smaller drive
size now you're also going to need a
Windows 10 installation USB and I've
just made a video where I show you how
to make one for that you're going to
need a blank USB Drive a gigabytes
I deal a Windows computer that works and
a good internet connection so click on
the link on your screen to go to that
video and then come back to this one
once you've created the USB Drive next
you'll need a good screwdriver set and
you can find out which screwdrivers
you'll need in the service manual more
on that shortly and if you're doing this
on a laptop you'll need the charger when
we get around to installing Windows
because it's gonna take a while on some
laptops it's really easy to remove the
hard drive if you turn it upside down
and look at the bottom you'll find a
panel that you can unscrew and the hard
drive is just inside unfortunately this
is not one of those computers and I
think it's going to be one of those
where I need to remove every screw and
pull the whole thing apart just to get
to the hard drive the best thing you can
do before starting anything is to go to
the manufacturers website and see if
they have a service manual for your
model of computer the service manual
usually gives you step-by-step
instructions that show you which screws
to remove what kind of screwdrivers
you'll need and so on if you look at the
service manual and it seems too
difficult then you might be better off
just taking the computer to a local
expert to repair and if the computer is
still in its warranty period then it's a
good idea to take it back where you
bought it we need to take some
precautions because of the risk of
electrostatic discharge so make sure you
work on a static free table and take
care not to touch any of the sensitive
components inside the computer and for
your own safety make sure you unplug
your computer from the mains power
supply before starting
so let's get started I've unplugged the
computer from the mains power supply now
following the service manual I'm going
to remove the battery then I'm going to
remove the screw holding the DVD drive
then I'm going to remove the DVD drive I
need to remove these two rubber bumpers
from the base now I'm going to remove
all the other screws from the base and I
can start to pry off the bottom cover
once I pried it off on all sides I can
remove the bottom cover now we can see
the hard drive it's connected to the
system board by this cable so I need to
unplug the cable next the hard drive is
secured by three screws so I need to
remove them now I can lift out the hard
drive and I need to pull off this
connector board the hard drive sits in
metal brackets so I'm going to remove
these screws and remove the brackets if
you want to at this point you can test
the hard drive by plugging it into a
working computer it's always possible
that the hard drive hasn't failed and
that something else in the computer has
you'll need a SATA to USB cable for this
which you can buy online if you're
working with a desktop computer you'll
need one of the SATA to USB kits with a
power supply if you fit the cable onto
the hard drive and then plug the USB
into any computer you'll know it's
failed because nothing shows up on the
screen but for now I'm just going to
assume the hard drivers died now I'm
going to fit the new SSD I'm going to
fit it into the bracket that came off
the old hard drive and screw in these
screws next I'm going to plug in the
connector board that I took off the old
hard drive this can be seated back into
the computer
and secured with the screws the drive
cable needs to be connected back up to
the board now I'm just going to put the
computer back together it's the same as
taking it apart but in Reverse finally I
can plug in the charger and we're ready
to install Windows 10 with the new SSD
installed we just need to install
Windows 10 using the Windows 10
installation USB every computer has a
different way of booting up from a USB
Drive on this laptop I need to press the
Escape key repeatedly after I turn it on
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then the startup menu appears and I can
see that if I want to choose the boot
device I should press f9 then I can use
the arrow keys to select my USB Drive
then press ENTER I have a choice of 32
bit or 64 bit because my USB Drive
contains both versions on most modern
computers you should choose 64-bit and
if you get an error message then you can
start again and choose 32-bit instead
when the Windows setup screen appears
choose your language and region and
click Next then click install now after
a short wait you'll get the Terms screen
so click the box to accept and click
Next on the next screen select Custom
Install Windows only and then if
everything's gone to plan you should see
your SSD here mine is shown up as drive
0 now we could use the buttons down here
to set up partitions just the way we
want them but because we're starting
with a blank drive I'm just going to let
the computer sort it out for us so click
Next
now you can go and do something else
while windows gets installed this will
take about 20 minutes when you see the
screen asking for your region Windows 10
has been installed just follow the set
up questions on screen and you'll
eventually get to the Windows desktop at
this point you should leave your
computer connected to the Internet while
it downloads the drivers it needs and
the latest updates normally an hour will
be long enough so how did that go please
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