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    Second HDD Caddy with a flip switch

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hhhd1, Dec 5, 2013.

  1. hhhd1

    hhhd1 Notebook Consultant

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    I just got one of those 2nd HDD caddy's that makes it possible to fit a HDD/SSD in the place of the DVD drive, and I noticed this flip switch, it is on the inside of the caddy, beside the SATA connectors,

    What does it do ?

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    There are plenty of similar caddys on ebay that have pictures showing a similar flip switch.
     
    hhhd1, Dec 5, 2013
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    it's a switch that, when slid all the way toward the SATA interface, will prevent the diagnostic pin from making a connection with the ground pins. here's an illustration. depending on the model of your machine, you may need to utilize the switch if you're having sleep/standby/shutdown issues after caddying your drive. (you can read about those kinds of issues here and here.)

    i personally have a caddy with this switch that i use for a storage drive and it worked plug-and-play--probably because i don't boot from the caddied drive.
     
    mattcheau, Dec 6, 2013
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    hhhd1 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the info.

    I wonder though if there is any risk of running that SATA adapter in one way or the other ..
     
    hhhd1, Dec 7, 2013
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    you either want to boot in the drive manufacturer's diagnostic mode or not. whether or not that has any effect on the data/software installed to the disk (e.g. sleep/standby/shutdown in windows) is an ancillary matter--and the only "risk," if it can even be appropriately called that.
     
    mattcheau, Dec 7, 2013
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