Laptop hard drive on desktop build (Node 202)

[EugeneCustomBuild]

Will laptop hard drive work with desktop PSU? Will it damage or will it just run fine? Can't afford 1TB SSD to store game on my Node 202.

[Gmanliving]

4 minutes ago, EugeneCustomBuild said:

Will laptop hard drive work with desktop PSU? Will it damage or will it just run fine? Can't afford 1TB SSD to store game on my Node 202.

Yes laptop hard drives work fine with desktop PSUs. It uses the same connectors. Won't cause any damage. I pulled out the 750GB 2.5" WD Blue from my old HP laptop to put in my PC to store games. 

 

Your laptop hard drive might be 5400rpm which would be slightly slower than a 7200rpm drive. 

[Sfekke]

15 minutes ago, Gmanliving said:

Yes laptop hard drives work fine with desktop PSUs. It uses the same connectors. Won't cause any damage. I pulled out the 750GB 2.5" WD Blue from my old HP laptop to put in my PC to store games. 

 

Your laptop hard drive might be 5400rpm which would be slightly slower than a 7200rpm drive. 

Do keep in mind that your mounting hardware must support them.

But if you have dedicated SSD mounts it fits in there too.

[Gmanliving]

Just now, Sfekke said:

Do keep in mind that your mounting hardware must support them.

But if you have dedicated SSD mounts it fits in there too.

Yes. OP's Node 202 has two slots for 2.5" Drives. 

[Sfekke]

Just now, Gmanliving said:

Yes. OP's Node 202 has two slots for 2.5" Drives. 

Then that settles it @EugeneCustomBuild 

 

[EugeneCustomBuild]

44 minutes ago, Sfekke said:

Then that settles it @EugeneCustomBuild 

 

So it supports natively like normal hard drives?

[EugeneCustomBuild]

1 hour ago, Gmanliving said:

Yes laptop hard drives work fine with desktop PSUs. It uses the same connectors. Won't cause any damage. I pulled out the 750GB 2.5" WD Blue from my old HP laptop to put in my PC to store games. 

 

Your laptop hard drive might be 5400rpm which would be slightly slower than a 7200rpm drive. 

I'm getting 7200rpm ones. But not sure how much slower than desktop versions.

[Sfekke]

16 minutes ago, EugeneCustomBuild said:

So it supports natively like normal hard drives?

Yes it does

15 minutes ago, EugeneCustomBuild said:

I'm getting 7200rpm ones. But not sure how much slower than desktop versions.

5400RPM boots slower and is a bit slower in day to day use.