How easy to replace notebook hard drive.

I have built two PCs and replaced HDD in a laptop,so I know my way around, but how much harder is the laptop format? Is it too fiddly?

I just don't want to experiment on a friends comp. It is a HP ze5300. Also I am assuming I can just get any old disk in the same format. I plan to call them tomorrow and confirm but... it is standard right?

 

It depends on how well the manufacturer has designed the laptop, and its' contents. In my Toshiba Tecra A7 laptop it is the simplest I've ever seen. One screw (or 2), remove the panel, slide the drive connection apart from the hard drive and that's it.

Just check if the hard drive has an IDE or SATA connection before you buy another hard drive, as the connections are totally different.

Try EVEREST from MG at
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

In the Menu tab on the left, open up Storage, then click on Windows storage.
It shows SATA (Serial-ATA) in my case

Thumbnail attached. Hope this helps.

Bazza.