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    Hard Drive Enclosure problems!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by avane, Apr 26, 2007.

  1. avane

    avane Newbie

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    I recently bought a Toshiba p100-ma5 notebook and decided to switch the hard drives for a faster one.

    I knew that the hard drive was a 2.5" 200 gig 4200RPM SATA drive but little did I know it was 12.5mm thick!!

    So when I took it out to put in a new external case I bought, it didn't fit!

    I'm not going to use the new hard drive I put into the laptop because that'd be a waste. (It's a 100gig 7200RPM SATA)

    So with those things being said, does anyone know of a brand that makes cases for 2.5" SATA hard drives which are 12.5mm thick?

    Please let me know!
     
    avane, Apr 26, 2007
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    avane Newbie

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    I need a hard drive case for the following:

    SATA 2.5" 200gig @ 12.5mm thick

    having so many issues finding one.

    Please assist if you can.
     
    avane, Apr 26, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    All 2.5" hard drives are the exact same in dimension. When you purchased an external case, did you buy a 3.5" one?
     
    coriolis, Apr 26, 2007
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    avane Newbie

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    no, there some larger and allow for 12.5mm thick hard drives to fit in. I did purchase a 2.5" hard drive case and my hard drive didn't fit.

    Typically, most hard drive cases now-adays only accomodate 9.5mm thick hard drives.

    I cannot find any 2.5" SATA enclosures that accomodate 12.5mm hard drives
     
    avane, Apr 26, 2007
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