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    SSD installation into HDD Drive Caddy as 2nd drive.

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by hakkan, Oct 25, 2011.

  1. hakkan

    hakkan Notebook Geek

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    Is it possible to install a SSD drive into HDD Hard Drive Caddy ?

    I plan to remove my DVD-drive and install a SSD into a caddy and put it my R835 (and boot from SSD). Is there any one who have done this ?
     
    hakkan, Oct 25, 2011
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    GallardosEggrollshop Notebook Evangelist

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    You can do it no problem. The computer will recognize it and you can certainly boot from it. The only issue is the sata connection from the DVD-rom drive on "most laptops" is slower than the normal connection you would use for the hard drives. What I would recommend, and have done, would be to put the SSD in the normal hard drive spot and run your extra drive from the hard drive caddy. I have a 80gb SSD as my main a 1tb in the other slot and another 1tb in my optical caddy.
     
    GallardosEggrollshop, Oct 25, 2011
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