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Inspiron 6400 Harddrive location & replacement with SSD HD ??
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop & would like to replace the HD with a SSD HD. How do I remove the old HD, etc. & replace with the SSD HD??
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June 30th, 2014 05:00
Service manual:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/Common/inspiron-6400x_service%20manual_en-us.pdf
Two issues:
1. The system uses a SATA bridge so it's limited to 150G/sec (aka SATA 1). You won't see the full performance boost from a SATA 2 or 3 drive.
2. If the system is running XP, be sure your SSD comes with a TRIM utility. XP does not support TRIM and will thrash an SSD to death in short order. You don't need the utility for Vista, 7 or 8 -- but you do for XP, and not all drive makers provide a TRIM utility. Verify before buying.