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    Fujitsu laptops with rubber (not metal) hard drive caddy

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by hirobo2, Dec 7, 2015.

  1. hirobo2

    hirobo2 Notebook Consultant

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    I've got two Fujitsu laptops. The 15" one has a metal hard drive caddy. The smaller 14" one has a rubber caddy that essentially sits rubber at the corners of the hard drive. This wouldn't be so bad, except there's a large sheet of rubber glued to the bottom of the hard drive as well. This is one of the most retarded things I've seen in laptop designs.

    Suppose I were to replace the hard drive. I'm screwed b/c it needs that sheet of rubber at the bottom to support it, which is glued shut to the original hard drive. Has anyone found a way around it, or am I doomed to buy a hard drive caddy for the optical bay, which doesn't have or need rubber to hold the HDD in place?
     
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    hirobo2 Notebook Consultant

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    This is the rubber hard drive caddy I'm talking about.

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    If you flip the HDD over after you remove it, you'll find a surprise... a large rubber sheet glued to the bottom of the HDD for support that cannot be removed unless you want to tear the rubber out with a knife...
     
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    I've changed quite a few of those drives over the years. The glued part should come off with a gentle pull, unless they changed it significantly in last year or two.
     
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    Kent T Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, should come off with a gentle pull. The last such LifeBook I changed the HD in did that.
     
    Kent T, Dec 7, 2015
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