How to replace a failed hard drive with an SSD, and install Windows 10

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In this video I guide you through repairing a computer that has a failed hard drive. I take out the faulty drive and replace it with an SSD, which will make the computer faster than it was originally. I then show you how to install Windows 10 on the new SSD, making it work like a brand new computer.
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  • @wllybere
    @wllybere4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I'm a 50 yo female, and am proud to have installed the SSD myself, thanks to your video. :)

  • @DavesTechRescue

    @DavesTechRescue

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work, enjoy the speed! Thanks :)

  • @steventheelf5986

    @steventheelf5986

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know why but this put a smile on my face

  • @darkandedgy1457

    @darkandedgy1457

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@steventheelf5986 same

  • @himanshu9301

    @himanshu9301

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did it myself too. Felt real good

  • @skeelo69

    @skeelo69

    3 жыл бұрын

    Whats her age got to do with it ?.

  • @SQTierHog
    @SQTierHog3 жыл бұрын

    Finally, Thank you! No gimmicky attitude or arrogance. Polite, pleasant, great instructor. Subbed.

  • @Neeraj-sz9io
    @Neeraj-sz9io4 жыл бұрын

    0:44 that's the question I had to ask bro! I searched the entire internet and finally you answered it!!

  • @nikolaifrederiksen5852
    @nikolaifrederiksen58525 жыл бұрын

    Thanks my guy, helped me replace a broken hdd with a new ssd. Video got it all covered, so it was a smooth experience for a tech newb like me :)!

  • @jamiemazzeo459
    @jamiemazzeo4593 жыл бұрын

    I have to say this was one of easiest videos to follow and helped me to understand the installation of the windows process without having to partition the drive. I almost threw out my favorite laptop but took a chance and bought a cheap $23.99 119 gb SSD and now it's better and faster than when I bought it.

  • @dhesin23
    @dhesin233 жыл бұрын

    You have a very underrated channel. Thanks a ton I changed my hdd with a sdd.

  • @jamescarson4507
    @jamescarson45074 жыл бұрын

    I've had my Lenovo T530 since 2017,brought it used from a business. And she was running slow to the point i almost trash it. But i found your video, and new life is in my computer. Thank You so much for your easy to follow steps.

  • @nicholamerrick6846
    @nicholamerrick68462 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely perfect! Replaced a corrupted PC hard drive, made a windows 10 USB backup from my other laptop and installed them all.....the video was brilliant and my screen showed all the instructions you gave. Thank you....made my day not having to pay someone else to do it!!!!!

  • @sakwaterford
    @sakwaterford4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dave, simple IT for dummies style KZread videos (for me), Samsung All-in-one 500gb HDD just failed and I had no recovery disk/usb. Using this and the 'create media video' I have just got my PC back up and going with a 2TB drive. Great work buddy and I'd highly recommend your simple, easy to follow but detailed demos. Can't tell you how much this has helped at this difficult time with no shop repairs possible. Thank you.

  • @jimbo3609
    @jimbo36094 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. You are calm and straight to the point! Thank you.

  • @grk28
    @grk284 жыл бұрын

    Hi Dave, many thanks for this video. I made a few searches on KZread to replace my SSD drive with a new SSD drive. Finally it was your video it made it seamless and smooth to replace SSD and to install Windows 10. I now have a new laptop which works great! Thanks again. Just to let you know this is my first ever review on KZread.

  • @larryhieb4748
    @larryhieb47484 жыл бұрын

    This was perfect and will be a great help when I upgrade to an SSD - Job well done!

  • @scottgammill3177
    @scottgammill31774 жыл бұрын

    Thanks from Texas Dave. Your simple explanations make these things not so daunting.

  • @Chambers.A
    @Chambers.A Жыл бұрын

    Awesome job! I installed a new ssd with new memory and followed these directions for an easy and flawless windows 10 installation. Thank you!

  • @buffal0bilious
    @buffal0bilious4 жыл бұрын

    No question. I just appreciate the help. Thanks, Dave.

  • @ORBPOSSE
    @ORBPOSSE2 жыл бұрын

    Great, simple, straight forward to the point video. Cheers mate.👍🏼

  • @maddienanna
    @maddienanna3 жыл бұрын

    64 year old 👵 n I've done it! Cheers, your info was a big help. I did the USB then followed your plonka proof info on this vid. Love you!

  • @Onyx619
    @Onyx6194 жыл бұрын

    Really wanted to say thanks. Ive searched up videos before when ive had other tech issues and the time they wouldnt exactly solve my problem but this time it was spot on. It's actually simple now in hindsight but still good video thank you

  • @alferezsteveng.3688
    @alferezsteveng.3688 Жыл бұрын

    By far this is the most accurate tutorial I've watched . Thanks a lot mate.

  • @mwy3703
    @mwy37034 жыл бұрын

    I managed to change my failed hard disc to a SSD following your instruction. Your instructions are very clear and easy to following. This is the first time I've done this and it gives me confidence to upgrade my other laptop. Thanks so much. I've watched other videos on youtube on how to change hard disc, yours is the best, especially when you suggested we search for the service manual from the manufacturer as a guide. This really helps. Thanks so much. Keep making more of these videos on KZread.

  • @ravis1879

    @ravis1879

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do we have purchase new windows license or will the laptop automatically install Windows with the original license key

  • @stevetaylor1085
    @stevetaylor10853 жыл бұрын

    This helped a ton! Simple and to the point, thank you!!!

  • @vikmalhotra2227
    @vikmalhotra22273 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot for the instructions. Just replaced hdd with ssd on my 10 year old laptop and the boot time has gone down from 4 mins to 40 secs!!! Keep up the good work.

  • @paulbloom3268
    @paulbloom32684 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Could not have done it with out you. Clear and concise.

  • @robc.4610
    @robc.4610 Жыл бұрын

    Worked like a charm! I saved $700 on a new computer by just purchasing a $50 SSD with 500GB. Thank you so much!

  • @ayomini9748
    @ayomini97483 жыл бұрын

    thanks so much Dave, the steps are straightforward and very helpful. I upgraded to SSD cos my HDD crashed. Now I have my laptop back. Thanks Dave

  • @turquoisecat761
    @turquoisecat7612 жыл бұрын

    Invaluable video, I rarely comment but will do when it's warranted.

  • @scottstark_
    @scottstark_3 жыл бұрын

    Extremely helpful! Just gave a bit more life to an older gaming laptop. Thank you!!!

  • @paulwendland7401
    @paulwendland74012 жыл бұрын

    This helped immensely! You give concise and easy instructions!

  • @kerrykgraham2391
    @kerrykgraham23914 жыл бұрын

    I just did this for the first time. Very helpful. Well spoken clear instructions. Thank you

  • @DavesTechRescue

    @DavesTechRescue

    4 жыл бұрын

    They come in different storage sizes, so you could use it as a chance to get a bigger c drive. They are more expensive than hard drives though.

  • @training7574
    @training7574 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this was what I needed: a concise and clear instruction for reviving my crashed SSD with a new installation of Win10.

  • @adventureDad1976
    @adventureDad19763 жыл бұрын

    Hey I used both this video and usb windows 10 video, both worked great. I upgraded my HP to ssd drive and ram and loaded windows. All easy thanks to ur videos

  • @davidrobinson00433
    @davidrobinson004332 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Dave - very imformative .

  • @nbmsc
    @nbmsc3 жыл бұрын

    this is one of the best videos on setup!!!! I jhave a really old gen 1 Alienware that I want to change the hardrive from HDD to SSD and your videos are getting me on that path....thanks soo much

  • @slyfer5321
    @slyfer53214 жыл бұрын

    This channel is gold

  • @jomanout5866
    @jomanout58663 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much Dave. My hard drive failed on my laptop, I tried every recommended option in the troubleshooting menu, even tried some browsing in command prompt. Looks like the drive went bad. I was able to replace the hard drive with an SSD and reboot a new windows 10 from following your other video. Thanks a bunch for the guide

  • @charlesbouie4144
    @charlesbouie41443 жыл бұрын

    Good Looking out Dave! I'm subscribing. You saved a perfectly good dell touchscreen laptop.

  • @NiteshKumar-rs8xh
    @NiteshKumar-rs8xh4 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou you r a real life saver.I have made window recovery using your prev video .And I have reinstalled my window 10 on new ssd ,even preinsralled ms office 2016 edition by watching some videos.Thanks a lot .

  • @chrismills4224
    @chrismills4224 Жыл бұрын

    This was perfect!! exactly what i needed to know, delivered clearly!! super work!!

  • @romeshwelli12
    @romeshwelli124 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much and your a life saver 😊👍🏼 I managed to fix my busted laptop with this video 😊 the tutorial was so detailed, someone like me who did this for the first time was able to do it successfully 🥳

  • @eddyhogster3114
    @eddyhogster31143 жыл бұрын

    Very clear instructions. Make life much simpler. Thanks

  • @s.coloradosteader8097
    @s.coloradosteader80973 жыл бұрын

    Doing an internship and I've never done a notebook before. This was spot on since I'll be doing HP n Dell. Thanks you gave me a good starting point, at least I won't look like a total newb.

  • @mowcowbell
    @mowcowbell4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! When I got to the step of flipping the laptop over, I was pleasantly surprised that my Dell Inspiron 15-7559 had only a single screw to remove the entire back panel.

  • @19071940
    @190719402 жыл бұрын

    Made it so easy very clear and easy to understand

  • @allstar7135
    @allstar71353 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! You’re videos are great- very well explained and helpful

  • @Shaymer705Racing
    @Shaymer705Racing4 жыл бұрын

    I did it, I did it, I did it, so nerve wracking, but for 89 bucks I restored an 11 year old Samsung R580, from 120 Gig to a 500 Gig SSD, whew, now have space for files again. Thanks for the help

  • @Singhkb3yo
    @Singhkb3yo3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks heaps for the information, I have installed ssd in my laptop and it’s super fast now.👍👍

  • @markyounger319
    @markyounger3194 жыл бұрын

    Huge thumbs up!! Watched this, and the video you made re: making at USB drive. Had a desktop that ground to a halt (literally couldn't sign in to it anymore) and this process (including buying Win 10 pro on ebay.ca for $8 cad!!!) worked flawlessly. Not sure if you can tell, but I am ON TOP OF THE WORLD after not having my PC running for more than 2 months now... THANK YOU for making these videos!!

  • @depstein18
    @depstein183 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for this video. It was 100% accurate and exactly what I was looking for. I just subscribed to your channel. keep up the great work!

  • @elijahchasteen3304
    @elijahchasteen33042 жыл бұрын

    A million thanks to you my guy, my computer was toast my dad said my hard drive was completely broken, my computer had a system32 error that I had been trying to fix on my own. I replaced my computer with a 1tb hard drive, it took all night but it worked! Thanks again :D

  • @ar.zainabejaz76
    @ar.zainabejaz762 жыл бұрын

    It was so helpful for me... so easy to understand... thank you 😊👍

  • @user-juoig7799
    @user-juoig77993 жыл бұрын

    3:49 Also, you might want to press the power button for 3-5 secs to get rid of any electricity inside the computer from when it was last shut down.

  • @SRJ2832
    @SRJ2832 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for explaining the windows 10 install.

  • @toddhmorgan
    @toddhmorgan Жыл бұрын

    Worked great! Thanks for a easy to follow video.

  • @adak
    @adak2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this simple video helped to solve all my problems, easy, simple, quick, well made, you have a huge thumbs up from me

  • @coffins1000
    @coffins10002 ай бұрын

    brilliant video ,clear and to the point ,,full marks.

  • @bmxracevideos923
    @bmxracevideos9232 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you, this helped immensely!

  • @adamlasry1691
    @adamlasry16913 жыл бұрын

    Great teacher. Well done! And thank you.

  • @johnhiggins90
    @johnhiggins902 жыл бұрын

    Very easy to listen to and very clear instructions. Thank you/

  • @jgilesh
    @jgilesh4 жыл бұрын

    Best tuto for this 👍

  • @josephcavelli8378
    @josephcavelli83783 жыл бұрын

    This video helped a lot. You're the man!

  • @feboogi
    @feboogi Жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial !!!!

  • @ThePunisher0313
    @ThePunisher03133 жыл бұрын

    very clear intructions thanks!

  • @adstheberk
    @adstheberk4 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, nice, clear and simple, thanks

  • @johnnygoode3021
    @johnnygoode30214 жыл бұрын

    THANKS DAVE AND THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING PROPER ENGLISH

  • @smileysongs1955
    @smileysongs19552 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! You really helped me. I was a little worried about Windows 10 asking me for my product key from before “the drop”. I read that it should remember it from the Bios/Motherboard. Thankfully, I did everything you said and Windows 10 remembered my key!🤗 Amazingly clear and precise video. Thank you.

  • @danielbelousov742

    @danielbelousov742

    2 жыл бұрын

    how did you know it took it from the BIOS? it happened automatically after Windows started? I'm worried about mine as well...

  • @cherhanamiya1
    @cherhanamiya15 ай бұрын

    Excellent tutorial, as was the last one re How to create a windows 10 installation USB. Many thanks.

  • @robertho363
    @robertho3634 жыл бұрын

    very informative and useful

  • @danielsamuel2551
    @danielsamuel25513 жыл бұрын

    REALLYY,IT WORKS A LOT, THANKS BRO,saved my laptop,saved my bucks,saved energy

  • @Josaysahn3409
    @Josaysahn3409 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Really, really helpful. Many thanks.

  • @BarrenRiverRealty
    @BarrenRiverRealty3 жыл бұрын

    I just paid $318. to a tech to replace my hard drive with a 250 gb & re-install windows 10. This is a great video. I could have saved a fortune if I had found it first. Thank you.

  • @lohitagarwalla867
    @lohitagarwalla8673 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a ton. You got a new subscriber here !

  • @johntracy2861
    @johntracy28618 ай бұрын

    Dave, Here we are in November 2023 and I found your video! Thank you for the great tutorial to get me up and running again here in Pensacola, FL, USA! I did buy a 240GB SSD and then just now looking at my old, dead HHD, it is 500GB. Oh well! Your video got me up and running again! Cheers Mate!

  • @rosssecord7626
    @rosssecord76263 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dave worked perfectly! Regards,

  • @Lola-ct3iw
    @Lola-ct3iw4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you, Sir. We appreciate your input as well as your rendition of it. We are very much obliged and utterly grateful for your selfless contribution. Among many credits, you get a full set of Five Stars!

  • @bradleynewsom3073
    @bradleynewsom30734 жыл бұрын

    Great video helped me so much thank you!

  • @jtfire2447
    @jtfire24474 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. My laptop's hard drive recently died without any warning, and I lost a ton of information as a result (better remember to back things up next time). Anyway, in order to have it replaced, Best Buy was going to charge me $300 dollars packaged with a repair service that I wouldn't even need. After watching your video, repairs amounted to approximately $150 dollars.

  • @BikerBriiian
    @BikerBriiian4 жыл бұрын

    I love you .... this saved my life

  • @StevePhillips
    @StevePhillips4 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous demo. Thumbs up have subbed.

  • @victoryusprime8534
    @victoryusprime85345 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, Dave! This has inspired me to replace the HDD on my 2010 Macbook Pro. It gave me a solid eight years, and I honestly think I can squeeze out another few with this solution. I've gotten so attached to the dang thing; would much rather go through the trouble of bringing it back to life than purchasing a new laptop. I know the process of installing the OS will be different so I will research it on my end, but any help will be appreciated!

  • @maxgibbins1159
    @maxgibbins115920 күн бұрын

    Brilliant video, thanks.

  • @goingviral8917
    @goingviral89173 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! SUBSCRIBED!

  • @chulonger
    @chulonger4 ай бұрын

    I have been looking for the solution for my hard drive disc which has been showing difficulty on starting up and I came up with the plan to change it but I don’t know how so this video is very clear on how to change it and I am thankful. Thank you so much and subscribed😅

  • @edmundchongwei5680
    @edmundchongwei56803 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your teaching. I will buy new ssd and upgrade RAM for my 2017laptop

  • @imsankalpr
    @imsankalpr Жыл бұрын

    I've been searching for this video where I can direct install windows into SSD by replacing the HDD. But everywhere, it's either HDD+SSD install or clone windows. Thank you.

  • @user-bq8rw5cz1j
    @user-bq8rw5cz1j Жыл бұрын

    thank dave, i love youuu

  • @darranshiels8500
    @darranshiels85003 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. This fixed my laptop after the tech had told me that the motherboard was fried and I should get a new pc. I didn't believe him.

  • @sifk6163
    @sifk61632 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this!

  • @XxxtorontoxxX1
    @XxxtorontoxxX14 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful thank you :)

  • @akshatsharma264
    @akshatsharma264 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much man!! ✨✨

  • @rubensandoval4408
    @rubensandoval44084 жыл бұрын

    Very useful video thank you.

  • @petesime
    @petesime2 жыл бұрын

    This was perfect. And I spotted a spare ram slot when I was replacing my bricked HD. So it will be a memory upgrade next.

  • @insanity999
    @insanity9992 жыл бұрын

    I watched this and the companion video on how to download Windows onto a USB and they were excellent. I'm a complete novice and this saw me though the whole process. Thanks Dave. The only problem is that now I have no sound. If anyone reading this knows why installing a new SSD and Windows would completely stop the sound from working, do let me know!

  • @kellanscroggin7277
    @kellanscroggin72773 жыл бұрын

    Great video doing it right man 👍🏼

  • @kaalamanatbp.2966
    @kaalamanatbp.29662 жыл бұрын

    Thanks... You save my day

  • @zerocool1ist
    @zerocool1ist4 жыл бұрын

    Finally a video with an HP describing how to properly get to the HD in my case my PC has both an ssd and regular HD and only after a month the SSD failed and the regular HD is going strong THIS was extremely annoying since windows was installed on the failed ssd and i had to move it over to the HD for the pc to even work personally i have not been impressed with ssd lol tnx again for posting and if i ever get bored enough i will disassemble my pc and try to get that ssd working once again but im in no hurry.

  • @mikewu8301
    @mikewu8301 Жыл бұрын

    Great!!!! Thank you very much!

  • @3zo961
    @3zo9614 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @ourworld86
    @ourworld863 жыл бұрын

    thanks, very helpful

  • @budakkampungtv8484
    @budakkampungtv84843 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @tonto6917
    @tonto69174 жыл бұрын

    excellent thanks matey

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