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    HP 8710w upgrade ssd hdd cd caddy problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nik.ola, May 11, 2014.

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    Hello everyone


    I recently upgraded my HP 8710w mobile workstation adding new Samsung SSD 840 EVO.

    I did the upgrade with new SSD disc but experiencing problem with old HDD.
    Both works well in main HDD bay but neither work well in cd caddy (added as second disc).
    1. If HDD is in main HDD bay and ssd in cd caddy, all are recognized but win doesn't want to install to SSD and don't want to boot from it either.
    2. If SSD is in main bay and HDD in cd caddy, win install and boot fine but HDD in cd caddy doesn't work. Actually it is recognized and i can reach it trough Disc management but the disc just disappear suddenly. After reboot HDD in cd caddy is sometimes recognized and somethings not. Strange!
    Caddy works well as I managed to reach and format SSD attached to it before.

    Any suggestions ?

    SSD is Samsung 840 EVO 120GB.
    HDD is Hitachi 200GB disc
    Cd caddy is 2nd IDE to SATA Hard Disk Drive HDD caddy For HP Mobile Workstation 8710w 8510w

    Thanks
     
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    One correction HDD is Seagate 200GB Serial AT Disc drive
     
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    In the meantime I got other HDD for testing purpose. Strange but this one works just fine.
    The one that didn't worked is Seagate 200GB and the new one that works is Fujitsu 160GB.
    I will try to address the problem to Seagate support and will get back with info in case someone have the same mess up.
     
    Nik.ola, May 11, 2014
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