"selsek" <sel### [at] despammedcom> wrote in message 
news:Xns961686214E2B0selsekfreefr@203.29.75.35...
> I know, but it's a laptop (2'1/2 drive). And i only have 3'1/2 drives on
> standard computers.
> If i open it, and extract the HD, the warranty may be broken. If i send it
> to the dealer, they might change everything...


Most laptops have user removable hard drives; Dell's even now ship 
replacement drives under warranty direct to our consultants who swap out the 
drive themselves.

I've purchased 2 1/2" to regular desktop IDE adapters that work like a champ 
to hook up laptop drives to desktop PC's.  You'd just remove the hard drive, 
plug in the adapter, and plug into a desktop spare IDE connector.

Dell replaceable hard drives used to come with a PCMCIA card that had a 
laptop sized hard drive adapter cable so you could hook up your hard drive 
to another laptop.

There's always options.

       == John ==