First, we replaced the notebook's internal hard disk, a Samsung Spinpoint M8 M500MBB, with a 120 GB Samsung 830 SSD and installed Windows from scratch. Then, we put the original hard disk into the OptiBayHD caddy. Finally, we replaced the notebook’s optical drive with the OptiBayHD caddy.
This is the test notebook, Dell's Latitude D630. It's not particularly new or sexy, but it remains a good candidate for an upgrade like this one.
1. Remove the hard disk mounting frame:
2. Put the SSD into the mounting frame:
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+ it will give you the ability to have another HDD for large storage if you can't life with just 128 or 256GB
Can you run some tests on the drive please?
Compare it to the main drive for speed?
Cheers
Have that set up on my laptop. SDD in the normal HDD bay, HDD in OD bay. No issue on heat for HDD. HDD about 38-40c on load.
Hears another newsflash, you can also replace the optical drive with hot swappable extra battery's for extra power time!
resuming:
ICH2-8M chipsets: uses sata or pata
ICH9M or newer: uses sata
ODD sizes: 9.5mm or 12.7mm
you can also put 1.8" drives if you get a 1.8" to 2.5" adapter.
There's 2 types of ODD to HDD adapters:
-Adapter only
-hotswap capable ones that allow the odd caddy to slide
"At about $68 (plus international shipping) the caddy isn't exactly cheap" o'really? toms is trying to rips us off.
here way more cheaper and dozens of models:
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2&zenid=0dacdbda0327cab9d5e7253d90061d0e
and even cheaper:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-Laptop-SATA-HDD-ODD-CD-DVD-RW-BOX-Caddy-12-7mm-/260780207912?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item3cb7b62f28
$12.99!!!
I really think that using that space you could fit even more with custom "bays replacements". We still waste space. Also, making it into a real hdd bay could be great as well.
Cheers!
2. Put your junk in the box
3. Make her open the box.
And THAT'S the way you do itttt~ It's my SSD in a box!
Just check the reviews at Lenovo: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-73170
it fit's. there's specially design odd converters for lenovo.it's a special 7-8mm thing. it's very rare but it does exist. probably cheap on ebay.
Also what effect does this have on the battery?
FML