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    Hard Drive Caddy

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by brando7, Oct 2, 2010.

  1. brando7

    brando7 Newbie

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    I have an old laptop i'm trying to fix but but it does not have a hard drive caddy

    What is the purpose of one of these and can i install my hard drive without one?
     
    brando7, Oct 2, 2010
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  2. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    A hard drive caddy holds the hard drive. The drive/caddy combination is then inserted in the side of the laptop. Not all laptops use hard drive caddies. If your laptop uses a caddy, then yes, it is necessary, if not, then no, as one cannot be used anyway. Caddies are particular to each laptop.
     
    Trottel, Oct 2, 2010
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    You may be able to rig one up. The HDD caddy is designed to minimize vibration and movement, but I would check ebay and google for the caddy first before I rigged something up.
     
    DR650SE, Oct 2, 2010
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  4. brando7

    brando7 Newbie

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    my laptop should have one i think as there one on ebay for my model of laptop (SONY VAIO PCG-7G1M)

    I'll pick onew up then was just wanting to know if there was any main reason for a caddy apart from holding it in place ie power circuit
     
    brando7, Oct 3, 2010
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  5. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    The use and design of a caddy was a decision made by the engineers who designed your particular make/model of laptop.

    They have absolutely no impact on the function and performance of the hard drive itself. Its only function is mechanical... they can make installing / removing hard drives easier, depending on how your particular laptop model was designed.
     
    kent1146, Oct 3, 2010
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