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    DIY harddrive caddy for G73?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by majinwu, Dec 8, 2010.

  1. majinwu

    majinwu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone have some creative DIY solution for mounting a secondary harddrive into the G73? I'm using an SSD as primary and can use the stock 500gig as secondary. My best solution was to use the included caddy for the HDD, and use foam and tape to wedge the SSD in "securely"
     
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    KuroLionheart Notebook Deity

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    Honestly you can pretty much put anything there that will fit to hold it in place. Some people earplugs apparently, some get creative with cardboard, I use tape.
     
    KuroLionheart, Dec 8, 2010
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    Carpet tape works well. Double sided, sticky as anything ...
     
    DCx, Dec 8, 2010
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    mblue0122 Newbie

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    I used some find of poly foam stuff that came with an Antec case I bought. Just put the HD in and cut a section and kind of stuffed it around the end, kind of like installing insulation around a window. That seems to work really well.
     
    mblue0122, Dec 9, 2010
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    Omniscient Notebook Consultant

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    I plan on trying to input it using a HDD cage from a PS3 first. I have no idea if this is gonna work, but seems to me it'd be better than cardboard/foam. If it doesn't I will go from there. I may buy a few bays from the .EU site and have them sent here, that is if anyone wants to split cost.
     
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    mblue0122 Newbie

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    Don't hold your breath, I ordered one from eu on 11/8/10 and it is still pending shipment awaiting parts.
     
    mblue0122, Dec 10, 2010
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