- Jul 22, 2014
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What is it called and where can I get one?
I'm adding an SSD to an Asus G73SW, which has two slots for a storage drive. The current HDD has a metal plate on top of it that screws into the hard drive and the notebook case. Basically, it's an HDD cage for laptops. It's also standard: I've seen it in other laptops I've taken apart. It just sits on top of (under, when the machine is in use) the drive and keeps it from shifting.
But what is this piece called? Does anyone know where I can get one/some?
I've tried keywords including cage, plate, caddy, adapter, bracket, holder, and "what holds a laptop drive in place?" Everything I get is about putting a 2.5" drive into a non-2.5" slot (or about an HDD platter), but what I need is just to secure a 2.5" drive in a 2.5" slot. The one currently in the machine has no identifying markings, just "CONN R" and "CONN L" on the right and left sides respectively. Since I'm leaving in the HDD, I can't reuse the one it's using now.
Thanks!
(Of all the things I expected to be difficult about upgrading the RAM, GPU, heatsink, and storage on this notebook . . . this tiny scrap of metal didn't even cross my mind.)
I'm adding an SSD to an Asus G73SW, which has two slots for a storage drive. The current HDD has a metal plate on top of it that screws into the hard drive and the notebook case. Basically, it's an HDD cage for laptops. It's also standard: I've seen it in other laptops I've taken apart. It just sits on top of (under, when the machine is in use) the drive and keeps it from shifting.
But what is this piece called? Does anyone know where I can get one/some?
I've tried keywords including cage, plate, caddy, adapter, bracket, holder, and "what holds a laptop drive in place?" Everything I get is about putting a 2.5" drive into a non-2.5" slot (or about an HDD platter), but what I need is just to secure a 2.5" drive in a 2.5" slot. The one currently in the machine has no identifying markings, just "CONN R" and "CONN L" on the right and left sides respectively. Since I'm leaving in the HDD, I can't reuse the one it's using now.
Thanks!
(Of all the things I expected to be difficult about upgrading the RAM, GPU, heatsink, and storage on this notebook . . . this tiny scrap of metal didn't even cross my mind.)
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