On the Aspire E 15, there are two paths: via an M.2 slot for a tiny card-style drive or by replacing the hard drive with a SATA SSD. We’ll cover both paths, starting with how to add an M.2 SSD ...

If you’re in the market for a 500GB SATA laptop hard drive, then here’s a list of options for you to consider.

Cool, and the dock I thought was just SATA also has eSATA on the back. I plugged it in and an old drive (200 gig) and can hear it spin up but it doesn't show up as a drive.

Adding more hard drives directly to your computer's internal SATA connections adds storage and optimizes the speed with which your computer can read and write to the new drive. This added space ...

Assuming your laptop currently has a standard hard drive, it is almost certainly a 2.5 Inch SATA drive. So, you will be replacing it with an SSD of the same size and interface (internal connections).

When replacing the hard drive on your older notebook computer, you'll need to know whether the drive is a Serial ATA or Parallel ATA connection. If the notebook is only a few years old, it almost ...

Now let’s get this hard drive installed in your computer. ... Connect the hard drives with SATA. Once the drive is mounted, connecting it to your system is quick and easy.

In 2008 SATA was the standard for PC and laptop hard drives and SSDs however we are now moving beyond SATA. Of particular interest are M.2 drives that support the latest NVMe protocol.

Most likely it's a SATA drive, and because it came out of a laptop, it's very likely a 2.5-inch drive as well. So now you just need an external enclosure designed for a 2.5-inch SATA drive.

(If you can find a 4TB laptop drive that’s no higher than 9.5mm, you’re good.) ... The late-2011 MacBook Pro supports SATA III—but Apple included only a SATA II hard drive ...

Hard drives are available in two basic flavors: SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) and IDE (integrated drive electronics). IDE drives use a 40-pin connection (look for the wide, flat cable).