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Can I use the HDD from my laptop in a self-built PC? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by berryjam@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
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Laptop battery recently died, and I'm planning a new PC build anyway, so I'm wondering: can I just remove the HDD from my laptop and connect it to the motherboard? Would I need any extra parts or hardware? I'm guessing no, but it's hard to research on my phone. Any guidance is appreciated :) thanks!

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[–] evidences@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

With a spinning drive you really don't want to do that, head crashes are a real thing and will kill a drive. With an SSD fuck it just yeet the drive into the case.