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    DVD caddie as primary HDD

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by CharlesHS, Jan 17, 2016.

  1. CharlesHS

    CharlesHS Notebook Enthusiast

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    Recently found a VPC-SA laptop that is in good condition for free, but is missing the HDD and ribbon cable.
    I purchased a DVD caddie that will hold a HDD/SSD and plan to use it as the primary drive.
    Had anyone done this and are there any problems with this idea other than I will not have the use of the DVD player until I can locate the ribbon cable for the factory drive location.
     
    CharlesHS, Jan 17, 2016
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  2. CharlesHS

    CharlesHS Notebook Enthusiast

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    Never mind..... I answered my own question....
    Plus I was able to locate the ribbon cable on EBay...
    So now I have two HDDs installed.
     
    CharlesHS, Feb 3, 2016
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  3. James D

    James D Notebook Prophet

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    Congrats :) Now you can put cheap small SSD (64GB or above) in one slot and leave big HDD for Documents which makes best upgrade.
     
    James D, Feb 3, 2016
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    bennni Notebook Evangelist

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    To answer your question for future people: yes, you can *usually* boot from a HDD caddy in the optical disk bay. I have a Windows-boot HDD in the OD bay and a H'Tosh-boot SSD in the hard drive bay. I have run a similar set up in my previous 4 system without issues.
     
    bennni, Feb 4, 2016
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  5. CharlesHS

    CharlesHS Notebook Enthusiast

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    That is my plan once I purchase another SSD.
     
    CharlesHS, Feb 4, 2016
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