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    Questions regarding SSD, optical bay.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Axas, Dec 21, 2010.

  1. Axas

    Axas Notebook Consultant

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    Here my plan for my laptop - Removing my BD-drive and replacing it with a SSD.

    Questions:
    -Do I need a rail to fit ssd in the optical bay?
    -Afterward, is it possible to plug my internal BD-drive with a somewhat USB-SATA cable? If so how do yo call this cable?

    Thanks. sorry for my english
     
    Axas, Dec 21, 2010
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  2. Axas

    Axas Notebook Consultant

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    Axas, Dec 21, 2010
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  3. NotEnoughMinerals

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    that'll do the trick
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Dec 21, 2010
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  4. User Retired 2

    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    You'll want a 12.7mm USB-SATA enclosure for the BD-ROM from your G73JH. There's a link here to an ebay product for < $15 to do what you want.
     
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  5. Axas

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    Couldn't ask better, thank you!
     
    Axas, Dec 22, 2010
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    what interface would the SSD be using ? If it is IDE, would be a kind of wasted ?
     
    chimpanzee, Dec 22, 2010
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  7. Axas

    Axas Notebook Consultant

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    The BD-drive will be replaced by a SSD in the optical bay and it going to fit in the SATA port.
     
    Axas, Dec 22, 2010
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  8. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Should be sata, didn't have PATA optical drives since santa rosa.
     
    moral hazard, Dec 22, 2010
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