How to Upgrade HDD in HP TouchSmart 600-1050?

**Pa!trick** · 13-10-2011

Two days before I purchase new HP TouchSmart 600-1050 and it will be best to play video games and surfing internet. My main motive is same behind purchasing this touchsmart pc. Now I decided to upgrade an HDD on it. Currently it contains 60GB SSD and I think this is not sufficient for my system. For playing games and surfing internet there is at least 250GB of HDD necessary on it. then help me to find out the way for upgrade an HDD in this TouchSmart pc. Thanks for any help.

**phunsuk** · 13-10-2011

The TouchSmart 600 still approach with a built-in DVB-T* TV tuner so you can watch your favorite TV programmers. Hence I also think that there is necessary to upgrade the HDD of this TouchSmart PC. If you think to upgrade an HDD onto it, then open an back side panel of this touchsmart pc and then using the basic process on the installation of the HDD, change an existing HDD. This process works on your system.

**ErikaGeek** · 13-10-2011

Use following process for doing this upgrade HDD task on this touchsmart pc. This process is as follows:

Shut down pc and disconnect all power cables that are attached to your notebook.
Take away the hard drive bracket.
Eliminate the four screws relating the hard drive to the bracket; lift the old hard drive out of the bracket.
Set the new hard drive in the bracket.
Connect four screws in between two hardware items.
Place the hard drive bracket into correct position.
Insert the battery into the battery bay and connect all the power cable with this system.

This is the simplest process that works to perform your upgrade HDD task in easiest manner.

**Dannai7** · 13-10-2011

By default it contains 750GB 7200rpm SATA II hard drive. With the SATA interface, you can perform this upgrade HDD with mainstream desktop HDDs in the market. Then use this interface and attach new hard disk with this system.