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    Swap Dell E1505 CDRom to HDD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by webbernet, Dec 8, 2007.

  1. webbernet

    webbernet Newbie

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    Hey all. just wondering if I can take the optical drive out and use the slot to add another HDD?

    btw, is the optical drive SATA or IDE? anyone know?


    thanx!


    -Frank
     
    webbernet, Dec 8, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    I don't think the inspirons have a hot swappable cd-rom bay.
     
    adinu, Dec 8, 2007
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  3. webbernet

    webbernet Newbie

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    pretty sure it doesnt... but it is theoretically possible to use that IDE/SATA bay for a HDD...no?
     
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    No because a hdd will not fit in there...
     
    adinu, Dec 8, 2007
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  5. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Yes, you can remove the cd-rom drive, and yes a harddrive would fit in the optical bay. You would probably have to buily a hardrive caddy for it and buy an internal ata to SATA or ATA adaptor so that you could run a secondary harddrive.

    I know on other dell chassis, like my dell 8500, you could put a secondary harddrive in. You should probably buy one of those secondary harddrive caddies, and mod it so that it will fit in your E1505.

    I have an E1505, and never thought of doing this.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 9, 2007
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  6. Clutch66

    Clutch66 Notebook Consultant

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    Like K-TRON said, you could probably make it work by building something that would hold your HDD in that space.

    Although it would be easier just to use an external.
     
    Clutch66, Dec 9, 2007
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