Give my old laptop a new hard drive, only which one fits?

My laptop is a bit older, but I would still like to give it a new hard drive, but what should I watch out for?

Does it matter which one I order on Amazon?

Since "wrong" answers have already been given here, I will explain to you.

In general, you don't know whether an SSD fits you or your "old" laptop can handle it. The storage capacity of the disk is also decisive for "old" models. Not every old notebook can handle huge or new disks for the purpose of controllers. Furthermore, SSDs differ in their technology, so that not every SSD is automatically recognized by every "mainboard".

This means that YOU should check the make and model of the laptop carefully and find out in advance. Then you look in the manual and in the specifications for the purpose of "size" (probably 2.5 ") and total storage space.

Then you have key data and can use it as a guide. In addition, YOU will then also recognize the mainboard, the chipset and Co.

I have often seen that many boards (old) do not recognize newer SSDs and large HDDs.

In short: Pay attention to this and, for example, order different ones from Amazon so that you can then test and be on the safe side. If an SSD is supported, that would of course be practical. But don't expect a miracle with old devices.

Also helped my wife's laptop to a useful life again with an SSD, difference like day and night.

To see which hard disk interface is installed, you have to take out the old disk or name the make and model of the laptop.

I just looked under the battery and it says: "HP Presario CQ57"

Unfortunately, I can't find more information about the model on the device

Looks like a SATA hard drive.

If it is simply http://HP%20Presario%20CQ57, ne would recommend an SSD that is not too small (storage space).

Would this hard drive fit: "https://www.amazon.de/Seagate-interne-Hybrid-Festplatte-Flash-Speicher-ST500LM000/dp/B00B99JU5M/

In terms of the technical details, yes. At most, there could be incompatibilities between the device and the disk itself, but I've never experienced that myself. However, I have no experience with these hybrid plates.

A normal sata connection fits the speed of an ssd is irrelevant in this case, because your old computer does not support super write and read speeds:-)

Edit: Sorry read wrong:-)

Like you here:

https://www.notebookcheck.com/...datenblatt

you can see in the pictures, the hard drive is built into a frame. As a result, it doesn't slide back and forth all the time…

then there's also the matching adapter cable with which you connect the plate…

if you no longer have it, you have to organize it - ebay always has such spare parts in stock…

If you can then connect the disk, it is best to use an SSD (970 from Samsung), which is the fastest and does not generate any noise… Above all, it is insensitive to mechanical movements…

Which size you want to install is up to you - and your bag of money. But I would not build in more than 2 TB, because then the question is whether it will be recognized at all…