I have successfully added a 2.5" drive to the Razer Blade Pro

I was able to add a 160GB (will upgrade later) into the New Razer Blade Pro 2013. I stole the HDD and SATA connected from a old NETbook I had sitting in storage. For those who are interested, the Model number is: HP Mini 210-1079. For those who have a HP Mini laying around it is possible! And I'm sure you can find one on eBay for cheap!

There will be pictures later!

 

Thanks! This is great to know in case I decide to add one myself later. Did you run into any trouble? Any indication of opening up the Pro thus voiding your warranty?

 

Ehh yeah I'd like to know about the warranty issues .. I've been interested in the machine :\

 

Thats some great info! Is the drive you added a SATA III drive and is it showing as a SATA III drive?

The part from HP is like $18.48 and you can order from the HP PartSurfer (Part Number: 589673-001).

Two pics of the part



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Edit: And ouch $11 for shipping. What a ripoff lol.

 

Any warranty updates.. That's something that would steer me away from something like this?

 

Yeah anytime you open the Razer Blade laptop you automatically void the warranty. All I had to do is undo the motherboard screws and lift the motherboard half a inch (even less) and the connecter slide into place perfectly.

The HDD I put in was only SATA II, but the connecter should support up to SATA III. It's just the HDD in the HP Mini thats SATA II. And yes that looks like the connecter I put in best of luck to you guys

Hope this helped

(I'm still working on pictures, just making sure it worked.

 

Other than knowing you opened it up though, is there a seal or something that would show Razer that you've actually opened it up?

I've read of people opening theirs and Razer having no idea of it.

 

Exactly .. This is what I'm more concerned with.

 

There are little circle stickers on the screws with a small hole in the centre of the screw (where the T6 should go). I used a paper clip to peal them off then I was able to remove all the screws and get into the bottom of the laptop. There were no seals or warnings otherwise. So if I do have problems with my laptop I could simply remove the drive and cable and send it in for warranty while saying the stickers had fallen off in all its use.

 

Can the stickers be replaced?

 

You could try too, but I wouldn't see a point in it.

 

Well to try and fool support? Or am I not thinking right?

 

You would probably have to put new adhesive on them to make them stay on, but if you are going to go to support you are going to have to open up the laptop again to remove your 2.5" drive. Else they would already know you opens up the laptop.

 

I've been waiting for someone to actually update on the 2.5" drive thank you. Have you found a second msata port inside and if so where is it located?

 

Any idea where the connector is for it?

 

The Razer Blade Pro (17" model) only has 1 mSATA connection and 1 2.5" drive bay. The connecter has been posted on the first page of the thread. It's a single piece from HP, kind or ridiculously priced ($20) for that it actually is.

 

Gamer, where does the connector attach on the motherboard?

 

You'll have to remove the screws in your motherboard and it's just in the bottom right hand corner (see yellow) of the motherboard like previous generations of the RBP.


(picture credited to [Cyanide])

 

That is great news...and it is such a waste for Razer not to offer a second drive..I mean really folks..

1. .BTW..what was the tool used on the screws ?
2. and to remove the cover to what you have in the picture..did you remove only the 14 screws on the back?

I am going to do this ..but I don't have a tool to remove the screws

 

OK, I see it now...the stickers on the 14 screws on the bottom side....with the small hole in the center..this had me thinking it was some kind of new star tool...lol..thank you...I bet I can find replacement stickers...will post when I do.

 

Quick question - does the drive bay fit a normal 2.5 inch drive? I noticed that the new Intel 530 drives are now 7mm thick...thinner than the 520 drives.

 

I believe it was a T6 screwdrive. and it does fit the thicker drives as well as the thinner ones.

 

Hi Pro.
I would also would love to know whether the HDD slot fit for a 2.5-inch 9.5mm thick hard drive, or only fit for 2.5-inch 7-mm hard drive?
Thanks a lot

xiaochen

 

I have successfully get a 1TB 7mm 2.5-inch SATA III HDD inside. Thanks to the guide and information from GamerFanatic.
Here are some pics, hope this helps.

 

I installed a 500gb hybrid drive to my razer blade pro 2014, but it does not seem to be showing up anywhere on the computer.

I know it is installed correctly because it is getting power.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

Go into Computer Management and select Disk Management, see if it shows up in there. It may just need to be initialized or formatted.

 

Nope. Doesn't show up in disk management.

 

Forgot to mention, when you're in Disk Management make sure to right-click on Disk Management in the left pane and select Rescan Disks. If that doesn't work then something is wrong with your hard drive connection, as Windows isn't seeing it.

 

This is the connector I got.

HP PAVILION dv7 dv7-6000 Series SATA Hard Disk Drive Connector Adapter CABLE

It seems to fit and give power, but can anyone see why it wouldn't work?

 

any luck on getting it to work?

 

Not only did it not work, but it also somehow broke the trackpad (screen still on, but not sensing movement) after being connected for a couple days.

At first I thought it was just Razer software issues as usual, but I opened it up to take out the connector and the trackpad started working again.

I ordered the connector suggested in this thread and it should be here Monday, so I will update if the new connector works.

If it doesn't work, I think that Razer may have disabled that port in the bios for the 2014 version of the blade pro.

 

thanks for update.

that would suck balls if they did disable the connection on bios.

why razer? why? most games are at least 6-8 gb a piece. ugh.

 

I am curious to know if this worked out. I am considering ordering the 2014 Blade Pro, and whether or not I can connect a second internal drive will determine what size primary SSD I order. If I cannot, I will probably have to order the 128 SSD and take the plunge on replacing it with the 1 TB 840 EVO.

 

HP apparently didn't get around to processing my order until yesterday... so I should be able to give an update on whether or not it worked either tomorrow or Thursday.

 

The new connector works great. I guess this means the other one I bought will not work on the blade pro.

So warning to everyone... don't go cheap and order a similar looking connector.

The HP part that was first shown in this thread does indeed work for the Razer Blade Pro 2014.

I hope this helps everyone.

 

what was the hp part #? also what hdd did you end up using to hook up? this is great news! thanks for the update. i just got my 256gb razer blade pro. other than getting used the touchpad location, its been awesome so far.

 

Part Number is 589673-001

Website:
HP PartSurfer

It was an old 500gb hybrid drive I had laying around. Don't remember exact model of the drive.

 

Thanks for the part number. I am rather a newbie to hard disk drives but it's not possible to hook up another ssd if I am willing to splurge and get a 512gb ssd to the hp connector?

Amazon.com: Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW: Electronics


If that's not possible, I was thinking of purchasing:

Amazon.com: Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6Gbps 64MB Cache 2.5-Inch ST1000LM014: Computers & Accessories

or

Amazon.com: HGST Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache Mobile retail kit: Computers & Accessories

 

As long as the drive is either the 9mm or 7mm laptop drive (2.5in) it should fit and work properly. SSD/HDD/hybrid should all work the same in the extra bay.

 

I signed up on this forum specifically to say thanks for this. I was considering both the GS70 and the blade pro but the lack of disk space on the blade pro was a deal breaker.

Now I can order a 128 gig blade pro and add a 1 T disk later.

Thank you.