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    optical bay hdd caddy for sony e series in the uk

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by slattery69, Feb 26, 2011.

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    Im thinking of fitting a ocz vertex 2 to my sony ea series laptop. however im struggling to find a hdd caddy to replce the optical drive in the uk (or im missing something obvious whilst googling).

    can anyone suggest any UK based retailers where i can get one, ive found a place in america but with shipping makes it quite pricey

    many thanks in advanced
     
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    Just measure up your optical drive to identify if it's 9.5mm or 12.7mm tall, then can order a "Fenvi" branded ebay caddy linked from http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...rage-using-optical-bay-caddy.html#post4936086 . The Fenvi units allow the faceplate to be swapped over and cost ~US$18-$30 delivered.
     
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    thanks for that its a 9.5mm bay so will have a look on ebay see if i can find any.
    Can i install any 9.5mm bay or are they all different shapes depending on the maker? in my case a sony e series
     
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    Most 12.7mm bays are pretty standardized, apart from face plates. I'm not as sure about 9.5mm bays.
     
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    thanks for that, i decided to take the drive out and measure it properly turns out its 12.7mm.
    so if there fairly standard then i should be able to get a cheap one from e bay

    im looking at the crucial c300 , not sure what size to get 64gb or 128gb, my aim is to put the os and most used programs on it and leave the 500gb drive for other programs
     
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    having done a little digging might not be possible for me to install an ssd as looking in the bios there appears to be no way of turning on AHCI .
    anyone know if there is a work around for this ? as it will be a clean install if i do buy an ssd
     
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    That's a question you might want to try asking in the Sony subforum (about AHCI). I don't know enough about the E series to have any idea about that.
     
    Judicator, Feb 27, 2011
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