Do you need a laptop hard disk replacement?
Keeping on top of the latest tech can be an expensive endeavour, but
whether we like it or not, the time will come for each of us to review whether
our laptop is coming to the end of its life. It’s usually a big decision, too.
Sure, it’s running slowly and it’s getting noisier, but do you have the money
to buy a whole new one or would it be easier and cheaper to just repair and
replace the components that have started failing? The different components in a
laptop are famously more difficult to replace than in a desktop computer but
with the right tools and a little patience you can soup your machine up until
it’s good as new. Deciding which option is right for you should start off by
identifying exactly what’s going wrong with your laptop in the first place.
My laptop is running slowly
Inside any device, the CPU and RAM are usually responsible for the
speed. These components can always be upgraded to better, faster versions but
it can be a difficult task to undertake in a laptop and if you open up your
device and find they’re damaged or sub-par it can often be easier to simply
replace the laptop. That being said, upgrading the memory is the far easier of
the two and if you’re just looking for more memory you can often do this easily
by opening up the bottom of the laptop.
Other, less invasive options should always be tried before you open up
your device and get involved with the hardware. You can free up space by
looking in your C Drive in Windows and deleting any large files you don’t need
anymore but be careful not to remove anything that’s responsible for the core
functions and running of your device.
Junk files can build up over time if caches aren’t regularly cleared and
will act as a drain on space causing your hard drive to fill up quicker and
making your programs work sluggishly. Clearing the cache and deleting temporary
files can be a huge boost to your system if they’ve grown to use multiple
gigabytes of data.
In the normal process of files and data being added and removed from
your hard drive, the data becomes fragmented and read and write heads will slow
down. You should regularly defrag your hard drive and there are many free tools
online that can make the job straightforward and easy.
My hard drive doesn’t work
Replacing your hard drive can often be much easier and cheaper than
buying a new laptop, but you should check if
your hard drive can be repaired before you make any large decisions. There
are resources available online for you to run tests on your hard drive and
double-check.
It’s possible you might be receiving an error message that halts the
regular boot process and can make your device appear to be broken and in need
of replacement. The hard drive itself can be operating normally, but your
laptop may be set up to boot to a flash drive each time it starts up, so you
find you can’t access your files or operating system. If this isn’t your
problem, and your hard drive is actually faulty, you should replace it with a
new one and we can recover your personal data from your old drive regardless of
how badly damaged it is.
My operating system is old
It’s always best to just update your current operating system and keep
on top of the latest updates as they’re pushed. As long as you have the space
on your hard drive and your laptop supports the upgrade, you can erase your old
system and purchase the newer one and complete the upgrade easily. If your
laptop can’t meet the basic requirements for the new operating system you
you’re your heart set on, however, you might want to consider purchasing a new
laptop completely.
Now you know some of the basic questions you should be asking yourself
before you decide whether to replace aspects of your laptop or go out to your
local store and buy a new one. What you should bear in mind before throwing out
your old device is the importance of backing up your data to the cloud, which
will make migrating all your files over to your new device much easier. If
you’re getting a new laptop because the hard drive on your old one is broken,
we can help repair it and recover your precious data – you can use our
totally free diagnostic today for a quote.