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    Hard drive caddy for a G53SW-XR1?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ExploreMN, Apr 25, 2011.

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    Hello forum,

    I just bought this laptop and love it. The first thing I did is to install a 64GB SSD as the main drive. I have the 640GB drive in a USB 3.0 enclosure until I can find a hard drive caddy for the second bay inside the unit. This is proving to be more of a challenge than I ever imagined. At the Asus eStore I ordered the drive caddy for the G53JW which sure looked compatible, but I left a note saying that if it wasn't could they please cancel the order. I got a call today saying it was not compatible and they cancelled it. That was nice.

    However, they did not have a compatible caddy nor part number. They gave me a support phone number to call and the people there could not locate the part or part number.

    While the USB 3 drive is functional and allows me to install all my software, I don't really want to have to carry the thing around with me everywhere in order to use the laptop.

    Does anyone out there know of where I can get the drive caddy for this thing??? Or do you know the part number? I've been googling for 2 days and can't find crap on it. HELP!!!!
     
    ExploreMN, Apr 25, 2011
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