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    No hard drive enclosure for a laptop HD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Bartlett, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. Bartlett

    Bartlett The Prophet

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    Bartlett, Oct 24, 2008
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    dseo80 Notebook Consultant

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    err what do you mean. hard drives do not come with enclosures unless you buy an external harddrive.
     
    dseo80, Oct 24, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    i think he is referring to the caddy which the harddrive screws into.
    You will need one of these in order to mount the second harddrive in your system.

    K-TRON
     
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  4. Bartlett

    Bartlett The Prophet

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    yes. i have it in without one though :eek:
    and where would i get one of these caddy's?
     
    Bartlett, Oct 24, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    how is the harddrive attached to your computer without a caddy?
    Is it just sitting loose in a compartment?

    or did you fins something to screw it into?

    If its lying loose in the compartment, you should contact Toshiba and buy a second caddy for your system.
    I dont think anywhere online will carry just the caddy alone, so your best bet is to contact Toshiba.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 24, 2008
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  6. Bartlett

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    yeah i just have it popped in under my first hard drive that has a caddy.
    yeah, im gonna have to contact toshiba as soon as i can just so i prevent rattle with the hard drive and just to be safe cause ive been transferin 80gb in the past 2 hours and dont want to do it again if the hd gets messed up.
     
    Bartlett, Oct 24, 2008
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  7. flipfire

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    Yes thats quite dangerous. Disk corruption is likely if it goes loose.

    Purchase a proper caddy + connector
     
    flipfire, Oct 25, 2008
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