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    where can i buy 7mm HDD metal casing and rubber rail?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sjefferson, Sep 29, 2011.

  1. sjefferson

    sjefferson Notebook Consultant

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    i'm buying a new SSD(7mm) but my X220 did not come with neither metal casing(7mm) nor rubber rail(7mm).

    where can i buy those?

    if i call lenovo and beg for those, would they send one to me?
     
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    jashsu Notebook Geek

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    Your original installed HDD didn't have a tray or rails?
     
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    nope. it came with bare SSD drive, with 4 screws (but no tray), and two pieces of cheap-looking plastic rail (again, not the usual rail that's made out of rubber-like material)
     
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    It never hurts to ask.
     
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    Looking in the maintenance manuals, it looks like this is normal if your computer was configured with a ssd out of the factory. The protective steel shim/tray and thick rubber bumpers are only used for HDDs.
     
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    ebay. Poke around a bit, as there are usually many 'lot sizes' of tray/rubber rail combo auctions out there.

    I bought something like a 10 or 20 lot combo package a while ago, and it's nice just reaching into the box whenever I buy a new bare bones drive.
     
    AMATX, Sep 30, 2011
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