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    SSD 7mm to 9.5mm

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chappar, Dec 30, 2012.

  1. chappar

    chappar Notebook Enthusiast

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    HI,

    How do I fit a 7mm Samsung 840 SSD into a 9.5mm main slot? DO I need to buy any spacers, if yes, could you suggest any?


    I want to use the main 9.5mm 7200rpm HDD as external backup drive in a USB3.0 enclosure. Could you please provide suggestions for the enclosure?

    Thank you very much. :)
     
    chappar, Dec 30, 2012
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  2. Sublime865

    Sublime865 Notebook Consultant

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    I've always wadded up paper towels - I don't advocate it, as I'm sure it could cause a fire, but I'm cheap. But if you have foam or packing peanuts, there's always options ;) as for actual spacers, it depends on the laptop and how the drive is secured to begin with. You may not, you may want, but I doubt you have a need of much more than rattle-prevention (again, if that), we're only talking less than a tenth of an inch difference.

    As for enclosures: Newegg.com - Thermaltake Silver River 5G ST0024Z Aluminum 2.5" Black USB 3.0 External Enclosure
    If you want cheaper off-brand: Newegg.com - BYTECC HD3-S3U3 Aluminum 2.5" Black USB 3.0 External Enclosure

    Those are both USB 3.0, SATA III 6GB/s cases. You can get cheaper, but not by much with that combo. As a bonus, they are both aluminum (plastic isn't any cheaper somehow)
     
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  3. kong

    kong Notebook Consultant

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    I use a 2.5mm thick acrylic plate. It looks basically like the spacer that comes with Samsung SSD.
     
    kong, Dec 30, 2012
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  4. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Depending on how the drive attaches to the caddy, you may not even need the spacer.
     
    tijo, Dec 30, 2012
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  5. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    Any thin plastic cut from any containers can be used such as sweets container or something.
     
    ellalan, Dec 30, 2012
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  6. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    I just use cardboard. Works great.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 30, 2012
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  7. chappar

    chappar Notebook Enthusiast

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    paper towel, acrylic plate, plastic from containers, cardboard... hahaha smartness...

    I always knew those empty beer cans will be of some use someday.
     
    chappar, Dec 30, 2012
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  8. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    Oh....No... no metals inside the laptop :no:
     
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  9. chappar

    chappar Notebook Enthusiast

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    no? :confused:
     
    chappar, Dec 30, 2012
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  10. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    On second thought, if the HDD is isolated from the rest of the MB, you could slide in a metal plate but I wouldn't risk it.
     
    ellalan, Dec 30, 2012
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  11. DavidK5

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    I recently got the Samsung 840 for my E6510 and was able to screw the SSD securely into the 9.5 drive bay without any spacer.
     
    DavidK5, Dec 30, 2012
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  12. Sublime865

    Sublime865 Notebook Consultant

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    Reminds me of my high school days, our HS was getting rid of OLD machines, we got to take our pick of the usable ones (bennies of being in the advanced CISCO CCNA class at the tech center hehe) and my buddy started stabbing the motherboard on an old dead server sending sparks across the room - mind you it hadn't received power for years...

    Loose metal inside a machine can cause you a lot of problems, but yeah anything non-conductive should work. I would recommend cardboard over anything else, specifically dell cardboard. Something they do to it makes it not even good to burn. Ruined a perfectly good pallet fire, putting a dell box on it. Even soaked in gasoline the damn things (40 dell desktop boxes) wouldn't burn.
     
    Sublime865, Dec 31, 2012
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  13. chappar

    chappar Notebook Enthusiast

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    How hot does the SSD get during usage? I couldn't find it out ( may be I didn't use the right keywords to search)... I will probably use non-conductive material.. I don't want to short anything!
     
    chappar, Dec 31, 2012
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    Just use cardboard, it's non conductive. Plastic can hold a charge and give you a shock, if it's not the right kind. Ever go to the playground with a kid and touch the plastic slide? Zap!
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 31, 2012
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    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    The best material would probably be some sort of ceramic - not electrically conductive and it won't burn or melt no matter how hot it gets inside the laptop. The only problem is finding a ceramic slab that's exactly 2.5mm thick...
     
    Peon, Jan 1, 2013
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    I would have recommended iridium/gallium/titanium alloy. :rolleyes:

    --
     
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  17. Encrypted11

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    If your laptop's drive bay comes with a drive bracket, you won't need a spacer. It'll sit tightly in your laptop. Because the screws hold the 7mm SSD to the bracket, the screws hold the bracket to the drive bay.
     
    Encrypted11, Jan 1, 2013
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