Can i replace an internal sata 300 series 3Gb/s with 3.5 or ssd ? will it fit ?

ismmostaar1 · May 31, 2018

Hello my friends
so my desktop is optiplex 980,
i wanted to add another internal sata 3.5 HDD (1 or 2TB) for storage to my 250GB
but today i opend the desktop case and found that the hard drive i have is actually sata 300 series
there's only a few space above the hdd for a same sized one
so long story short i don't know if i can upgrade to (1-2 tb) anymore
please answer this 3 very simple questions cause i have so many thoughts
1- first is there a sata 3.0 internal HDDs with (1TB and 2TB) on the market? (new ones)
2- can i remove this hard drive and put a sata 3.5 will it fit ?
3- will an ssd work as fast in this mother board if i install windows on it? my HDD is 3Gb/s though
i'd really appreciate the help and thanks in advance.

R0GG · May 31, 2018

_SATA 300 is another qualifier for SATA speed link = 3Gb/s transfer speed, port is the same on motherboard and drive for all types of SATA implementations.

_ Drive Form Factor: Desktop HArd Drive : 3.5 inch drive measure approximately 4 inches wide, 5.8 inches long and 0.8 inches thick,
A laptop-grade 2.5 inch drive measures 2.8 inches wide, 4.0 inches long and 0.4 inches thick (SSD have approximately same measurements as 2.5 laptop drive)

- Fitting the hard drive in your case depends on the room available to mount it: is your desktop Small Form Factor model or regular optiplex 980 ?

_Full Blown Optiplex 980 desktop supports 2x 3.5" desktop sized hard drives ( but you could Fit a 2.5" SSD if needed via adapter )
_SFF 980 optiplex supports 1x 2.5" drive either hard drive or SSD, but it looks like it could support a 1x 3.5" hard drive instead of the 2.5" installed originally with an adapter bracket.

SkyNetRising · May 31, 2018

All OptiPlex 980 support 2x 3.5 drives.
2.5" and 3.5" are drive form factors. 3.0 is not a form factor but sata protocol version.

So I have no idea, what you mean by sata 300 series. Perhaps Intel SSD 330, 335 ?

ismmostaar1 :

1. All new sata HDDs are sata 3.0 version.
2. Yes. Your pc should be able to accommodate 2x 3.5" drives.
3. SSD is significantly faster than any HDD.

CaptainCretin · May 31, 2018

In addition to ROGG's advice, have you checked to see if there is a free SATA port on the motherboard? DELL really pare these boards down to the minimum. (My DELL USFF had space for an ODD and 2 SSD's, but only 2 SATA ports!!)

If there are spare ports, you may find they need to be enabled in the BIOS; someone else had issues with a similar Optiplex a few days ago.

ismmostaar1 · May 31, 2018

R0GG :

you've said that some optiplex 980 support only 1 x2.5 see this picture, mine is the one in the middle
does it support 2x 3.5 or not?

http://i.dell.com/das/xa.ashx/global-site-design%20WEB/b4ace222-9da7-76f4-31f6-4657d90fada3/1/OriginalJPG?id=Dell/Product_Images/Dell_Client_Products/Desktops/OptiPlex_Desktops/OptiPlex_980/hero/desktop-optiplex-980-desktop-family-right-hero-504x350.png

also about me saying the word sata 3.0, honestly i have never hold a sata 3.5 with my hand i have a laptop and i know that the sata 3.5 is bigger sized that the 2.5
i know this only by looking at the pictures
so after i opened the case and took a look at the hdd it seemed to me that it's not that big
so i thouht that this is a medium sized hdd that i haven't heard of
this is a picture of my hdd is it a sata 3.5

http://repairmyhdd.com/media/catalog/product/cache/3/image/650x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/s/c/scanitto_2014-07-29_020.jpg

you just answer those two questions the one about my optiplex picture does it support 2 x 3.5 ?
and the one about my sata picture is it 3.5 ?
regards to all of you.

R0GG · May 31, 2018

Drive pictured is HDS721025CLA382 HGST Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 250GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gbps 8MB Cache 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive
So you' ll definitely be able to upgrade to a larger 3.5 drive of a larger capacity, you can also go for a 2.5 SSD using a drive adapter with significant speed transfer boost although will be capped by your motherboard sata 300 Mb/sec bandwidth.

ismmostaar1 · May 31, 2018

R0GG :

yes i know that it written on it, so what about that picture of my desktop
does it support 2 x 3.5
mine is the one in the middle
http://i.dell.com/das/xa.ashx/global-site-design%20WEB/b4ace222-9da7-76f4-31f6-4657d90fada3/1/OriginalJPG?id=Dell/Product_Images/Dell_Client_Products/Desktops/OptiPlex_Desktops/OptiPlex_980/hero/desktop-optiplex-980-desktop-family-right-hero-504x350.png

SkyNetRising · May 31, 2018

DESKTOP
Number of Bays:
1 internal 3.5"
1 external 3.5"
1 external 5.25"

So - no problems 2x3.5 drives will fit in there.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/desktops/optiplex-980/pd.aspx?refid=optiplex-980&s=bsd&cs=04

R0GG · May 31, 2018

- Your PC model is Optiplex 980 DT = DeskTop it's drive caddy located underneath DVD drive, it seems to supports 1x 3.5 hard drive or 2x2.5 hard drives
The external 3.5 drive bay supports a media reader placement or another 3.5 Hard drive.[/b]
- The thicker tower is called optiplex 980 MT = Mini Tower supports 2x 3.5 dektop calss hard drive in a dedicated drive bay at the bottom of the MiniTower.

- the smallest one is the optiplex 980 SFF = Small Form Factor: Hard drive box + caddy is located at the center of the tower on top of the motherboard and appears supporting either 2x 2.5 drives or 1x 3.5

- OptiPlex 980 Desktop (DT) Teardown removal guide for customer replaceable units (CRUs) >> http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln288822/optiplex-980-desktop-dt-teardown-removal-guide-for-customer-replaceable-units-crus-?lang=en
- Reinstall Hard Drive in Dell Optiplex 980 >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVgD0SIlpEY

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