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Replacing Laptop Thin Harddisk with Think ones?
I recently bought a Inspiron 7467 laptop. It was equipped with a tiny 500GB 7mm thickness harddisk (Part number "NJG52", "HARD DRIVE, 500, S3, 5.4, 512E, 7, STRAIGHT, YRR, 16"). I happen to have a spare 1TB 9.5mm harddisk and would like to replace it.
1. Can a 9.5mm fit into the slot?
2. Even if you have no experience with the 7467 (which seems not a mainstream product), would Dell normally put a 7mm disk into a slot also fitting a 9.5mm drive?
I wish there's some documentation on acceptable harddisk dimension.
(It's so interesting that the dimensions of a harddisk are measured in both mm and inch...)
robert p
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November 3rd, 2017 06:00
Hi tgsangsir,
Thanks for posting.
Unfortunately the 7mm (2.5in) drive bay would not be big enough for a 9.5mm drive.
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November 3rd, 2017 06:00
Your best bet is to open the system and check. On most newer systems, they're slim - so a 9.5 mm drive will not fit.