Question: My Fujitsu lifebook laptop uses a 2.5″ hard drive like all notebooks do. I want to replace the hard drive, it has about 8-10 bad sectors. Is this drive still usable? My data is all backed up, so if it fails I have recovery images anyway.
I conducted surface tests using EASUS free software it reported 8 to 10 bad sectors.
I used HDDScan and said it has 100 reallocated sector count, and failed that test as threshold was 50.
My first question is, is it still usable?
My second question is if I replace it, the drive is 9.5mm, not the 7mm. I cannot find any 9.5mm to buy. So I need to buy a 7mm. I was thinking of the WD Blue 1TB 7mm.
It has a rubber caddy on both ends, and looks like the one in this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr…ith-rubber-not-metal-hard-drive-caddy.785048/
Can I use the 7mm in my 9.5mm laptop? From the sata connector on the hdd, there is a flexible ribbon cable and connects to the motherboard.
The 7mm will rattle around won’t it? How can it be secured? Since it is only a rubber caddy, there are no screws to secure in in place into the caddy. The rubber acts as a spacer so the 9.5mm won’t rattle. Using a 7mm, it will be thinner and won’t be secure. What can be done?
Thanks
Answer:They do make shims for that situation
https://www.amazon.com/Edge-7mm-9-5mm-Spacer-Adapter/dp/B014LQM6I2
Thought about replacing with maybe an SSD? I know my 860 evo’s came with shims, not sure what size but they pretty much have to be 2.5mm. There really isn’t another popular size for laptops.