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    HDD Caddy for Clevo W860CU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by fzhfzh, Jul 14, 2010.

  1. HTWingNut

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    I would ask because it says:

    •This is compatible with laptop that has a 12.7mm Universal SATA thick/high DVD drive with IDE interface

    Despite what the pictures show I got a couple adapters that weren't compatible due to a bad description. Note that this will accommodate 12.7mm drives and not quite simple to modify it to fit 9.5mm drives. I don't know why they don't just have you attach the drive using screws in the bottom instead of wedging it under a couple plastic tabs on the sides.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 22, 2010
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  2. trvelbug

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    you are right!
    it does seem to indicate that 'ide interface' caveat.
    thanks for the heads up +1
     
    trvelbug, Oct 23, 2010
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    Did you ever hear back from the guy whether it is SATA or PATA/IDE?
     
    Paralel, Oct 27, 2010
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  4. trvelbug

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    i never asked.
    i ordered one from metasharware, it took a month to arrive, it didnt work, i had to send it back, and it took a couple of weeks more for the refund, which wasnt in full.
    im still thinking whether i wanna go thru the trouble.
     
    trvelbug, Oct 27, 2010
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    Paralel, Oct 28, 2010
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    Whoa, cool! Attaches at the bottom like it SHOULD, and half the price of Newmodeus. It says it's for 12.7mm drives, but I believe the SATA connection is the same height from the bottom of the drive, so shouldn't matter if it's 9.5mm or 12.7mm. Let us know how it works out. If good, I may go ahead and order one.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 28, 2010
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  7. trvelbug

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    can anyone recommend a reputable seller on ebay for the sata-sata hdd caddy?
    someone who has the option of shipping it a bit faster would be a plus.
     
    trvelbug, Oct 30, 2010
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  8. HTWingNut

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    I've looked. Nothing I can find supports SATA 12.7mm ODD / SATA 9.5mm HDD except for newmodeus and this other link Paralel provided.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 30, 2010
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    @ht
    youre referring to us based suppliers right.
    i was asking for recommendations from reputable sellers from around the world that could provide better/faster shipping and quality packaging
     
    trvelbug, Oct 30, 2010
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    trvelbug, Oct 30, 2010
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    That would work fine.
     
    theriko, Oct 31, 2010
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    thanks.
    anyone have experience buying from them?
     
    trvelbug, Oct 31, 2010
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    Nope - but they are quoting upto 45 days delivery time!
     
    marchudman, Nov 1, 2010
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    so any other suggestions from where t get the caddy from a reputable/reliable ebay seller?
     
    trvelbug, Nov 1, 2010
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    Parallel - Any word on that caddy? I'm looking to order one myself to fit the HDD I already have (WD 500GB) and put a new SSD into my Kobalt G860 as a boot drive.
     
    ransagy, Mar 8, 2011
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    From reading this thread I know alot of people didn't get the right ODD caddy for their w860cu, but some did.

    Could someone please provide a link to a ODD caddy that is known to work for the w860cu other than newmodeus - preferably ebay. I'm in europe btw.

    thanks :)
     
    oan001, Apr 4, 2011
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    1341, Apr 4, 2011
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    @1341 - Where did you get that caddy? When I bought one of those from eBay, it would fit a 12.7mm drive but not a 9.5mm, it was too loose under the snaps using the screws they provided.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 4, 2011
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    oan001, Apr 4, 2011
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    where you get the 12.7 caddy? Ebay... ehhh. Does newegg sell these?
     
    ChronoBodi, Apr 28, 2011
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    ok, i got my caddy, and i noticed that there are mini-screws in the caddy itsrelf and screwholes... for what?
     
    ChronoBodi, May 5, 2011
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