
The money you can save by doing it yourself can be in the hundreds of dollars in labor costs.

If you can follow directions and are competent in doing basic mechanical tasks, such as using a screwdriver and reading diagrams, upgrading your hard drive shouldn’t be difficult at all.Remember that you should always work on an anti-static surface with the power disconnected because failing to ground your computer can cause data loss and electrical injuries.Not knowing what connection goes where and failing to secure your new drive properly can result in damage to the data you have stored as well as individual computer components.

