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    Question to current Sager 9170 laptop owners regarding the secondary hard drive slot

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by alore, Dec 9, 2012.

  1. alore

    alore Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was watching the video review done by xoticpc and it showed that there is no hard drive bay for the second hard drive.
    So did any of you have troubles with the secondary hard drive falling off?
    And for those who purchased the laptop without a second hard drive, was the hard drive slot completely empty or did it come with that plastic holder? Did you have any troubles adding a hard drive to that slot later?

    Thanks.
     
    alore, Dec 9, 2012
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The bay is like the primary one on the P150EM, the cover holds the drive in place, the second non recessed screw is actually going into the drive, not the case.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 9, 2012
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  3. alore

    alore Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh, I'm a bit confused now. I may have not understood the review correctly.
    (sorry kinda new to this category)
     
    alore, Dec 9, 2012
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    It's okay, just watch another review or the same one once again and check out some pictures, that should give you a better overview :)
     
    jaug1337, Dec 9, 2012
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    So the drive bay without screws has the drive slide into place.

    When you put the cover down it is secured with two screws, one goes into the case, the other goes into the drive itself (part of the 2.5" HDD physical specifications means it has to have a screw hole there).

    So the drive is still actually screwed down too.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 9, 2012
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  6. alore

    alore Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you Meaker for the noob friendly description!
     
    alore, Dec 9, 2012
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  7. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    It's something I get to practise with friends and family a lot :D
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 9, 2012
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  8. Tweak155

    Tweak155 Notebook Evangelist

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    So if I order an NP9170 without a 2nd hard drive, there would still be a hard drive tray I can use to put in my own? Or would I need to order one?
     
    Tweak155, Dec 14, 2012
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    The hard drive bay will be inside the machine regardless of you purchasing another drive or not. It's standard with the machine itself.
     
    jaug1337, Dec 14, 2012
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  10. Tweak155

    Tweak155 Notebook Evangelist

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    Awesome! Because I have one sitting around I wanted to use.
     
    Tweak155, Dec 14, 2012
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  11. Meaker@Sager

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    Much like the screw for securing down an Msata drive in one shipped without one.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 14, 2012
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