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    7mm SSD for Toughbook CF-30

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by mkarami, Jan 21, 2014.

  1. mkarami

    mkarami Notebook Guru

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    Hi All,

    I finally got myself an SSD to install on my CF-30. I noticed that it's 7mm whereas I assume that Toughbook
    will fit the usuall 9.5mm drives. Unfortunately the drive came without an spacer, so I was wondering if It will
    fit into the caddy as is or if I have to somehow find a spacer.

    Thanks,
     
    mkarami, Jan 21, 2014
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  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    The SSDs are a little thinner than the regular drive... No adapter is needed. It all fits into the shock mounted drive caddy anyway.

    Put her in!
     
    Toughbook, Jan 21, 2014
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  3. mkarami

    mkarami Notebook Guru

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    Thanks, I'm on it :)
     
    mkarami, Jan 21, 2014
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  4. Springfield

    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    A piece of cardboard will take up the slack. Put it only on 1 side so the copper heat sink will still make good contact with the SSD metal case.
     
    Springfield, Jan 22, 2014
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    Ken... I would think the cardboard would be an insulater that would stop the heat from dissipating from the drive itself. (If needed) Just my .02 cents and worth that much!
     
    Toughbook, Jan 22, 2014
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  6. mklym

    mklym Notebook Evangelist

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    I run ssd's in almost all my units. In the CF-30's I don't use or worry about spacers as the difference in height is small and the cushioning squeezes the drives on the sides. They don't move. The only ssd I have 'shimmed up' is the 1/8" 128GB ssd I have in my CF-18MK1 running W7Ult. With that unit I used some of the dampening cushions from an old hdd caddy. I trimmed them down and put one under each corner of the drive and put that in the caddy.
     
    mklym, Jan 22, 2014
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