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    FL92 question: replace optical drive with SATA HDD

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by solon, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. solon

    solon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Id' like to install a second SATA hard drive in my FL92. Does the FL92 has a second SATA connection at all? The only possible way I see is replacing the optical drive but I believe it is just plain IDE input...? Thanks in advance for any help.
    Best regards from Portugal!
     
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    you would have to buy a special "shell" for that purpose. it is the size of the cd drive and has the same connector on the back of it and slides into a notebook where a drive would be and inside you can put a hdd. they are universal though and do not always fit perfect with out a bit of modding to the faceplate of them where the drive would normally open in that area...
     
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    solon Notebook Enthusiast

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    zfactor, thanks for your reply!
    After I read it I took the drive out and the connection it's pretty different from SATA. Also, Nero says it's a Sony NEC Optiarc DVD RW AD-7543a and it shows as IDE. I guess I can say goodbye to a 2nd SATA HDD... or am I missing someting?
    I'm very happy with this notebook, it's rock solid and has a very high performance. On the other hand, I'm a professional photographer and I work with large format photographs (I'm talking about +8Gb temps in Photoshop) so I was thinking of adding an extra HDD to take care of all the temp files. I mean, waiting 10 minutes to save ONE photograph just isn't acceptable nowadays. I'd appreciate all the help I can get!
     
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    i apologize you are correct i just rechecked mine.. they make the same thing for eide/atapi drives as well
     
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    somewhere in the sager forum someone did this i just dont remember who it was
     
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    Ayle, Jul 7, 2008
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  7. zfactor

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    yep that is what i was talking about though.. nice thanks
     
    zfactor, Jul 8, 2008
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    Actually, I don't think the problem is the space to fit a HDD - any 1.8, 2.5 whould fit. It's more the kind of connection the FL92 uses for the DVD: it's a small plug; different from standard IDE.
    So we know it's IDE but can anyone identify what type of connection it is? I did a search and found there's ZIF, LIF, CE ATA, 50pin, mini IDE and the list goes on...
     
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    50 pin slim ide.
     
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    but those adapters convert the plug for you i have one i know they will work
     
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    OK, so it's 50 pin slim IDE - thank you very much for your help!
    I'd rather use a mini PCIE SSD - 16Gb would do the trick - but apparently it will only be available in a couple of months.
     
    solon, Jul 9, 2008
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    have you seen this one? this might do the job...

    http://newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_27&products_id=168


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    gt3, Aug 12, 2008
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    That's a nice find.
     
    Ayle, Aug 12, 2008
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