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    Locate my last HDD bay[Cant find it]

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by omaro90, Sep 28, 2013.

  1. omaro90

    omaro90 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Im wondering where my last HDD bay is, as I cant find it.

    I currently have one SSD beneath my Optical drive, one in the middle. Apparently there is a spot for one last HDD, and I can switch my Optical for an additional Caddy.
    Im running a Clevo P517SM(gtx 780m)

    Thanks in advance.
     
    omaro90, Sep 28, 2013
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    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    You need to physically remove the optical drive from the chassis of the laptop and substitute it with optical bay HDD caddy. The caddy is sold separately, it's not a built-in option.

    Clevo : NewmodeUS, Hard Drive Caddys for Notebooks

    (you can get them cheaper on eBay...)
     
    Marecki_clf, Sep 28, 2013
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  3. omaro90

    omaro90 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wut? I tought it was space for 3+one caddy? it says space for 4 in total in the product description???

    But okay, ille look into caddy option. I had it in my previous PC but it didnt fit in my Clevo now.

    EDIT: So to sum up my bay usage:

    Optical spot is in use
    Beneath Optical Drive is in use
    And on in the center og my laptop is in use


    Shouldnt it be one more spot? a mSata or Sata?


    ty
     
    omaro90, Sep 28, 2013
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    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    There are 2 mSata connectors in a Clevo P157SM.
    To sum things up, you can put 3 x 2.5'' HDDs/SSDs (2 in regular bays + 1 in OBHD caddy) plus 2 mSata SSDs, all together 5 drives. IIRC one mSata slot is disabled though (this might be vendor-specific).
    First mSata slot is located under the main bottom cover (below the CPU fan), second is under the HDD/SSD bay in the middle of the laptop (you need to take out the 2.5'' HDD/SSD to access the mSata slot).
     
    Marecki_clf, Sep 28, 2013
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The slot that can have issues is below the main hdd bay.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 29, 2013
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