I really wanted the Z but I was afraid that the 256 SSD wouldn't be enough storage. I couldn't find confirmation of anyone swapping the (to me useless) DVD drive for a HDD. So, I bought it anyways with hopes that it would work - and it did. I don't have much time today but I wanted to get the pictures up and let those of you who are interested in doing this know that it can be done, and it is pretty easy. I used hot glue to hold it in place because it is light, sturdy, and can be removed fairly easily when necessary. I will post links later where you can get the optical HDD caddies which I took apart to get the circuit boards from. The first few pictures show the optical HDD caddy that I later discarded (keeping the circuit-board with the microSATA to SATA connectors).
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It is giving me problems uploading photos. I'll try a couple/few at a time.
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Anyone who stumbles upon this thread should also check out the following.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=469244
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Thank you very much for doing that John.
This is something I definitely want to try as well. I also looked at the one you pointed to in Zoinks thread.
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Awesome Mod! Where does the SSD sit in relation to the cd/dvd drive caddie? The SSD does not have two caddies for 2 drives? What size are they?
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I have since replaced the HDD with an Intel X-25 160GB SSD because the HDD developed a rhythmic (every 7 seconds) ticking. The X-25 is my boot drive now and seems to boot a little faster than in Sony SSD Raid.
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Any idea if a 12mm drive would fit in the caddy?
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eccentricafterglow Notebook Enthusiast
What kind of HDD caddy did you use to get the sata to microsata adapter? How did you get inside? why did you use hot glue instead of the adapter?
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Would this mod make it possible to do a triple raid configuration by adding a 64gb ssd drive?
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john556 you are one brave guy! thanks for the pics. my z115 has 500gb with no built-in optical drive.
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I will be answering the preceding questions and posting more pics when I get time in the next few days. Thanks.
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In my experience that ticking sound is due to insufficient voltage.
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Thanks for the notes here!
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Pictures of my new Z with 640GB HD in place of DVD drive
Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by John566, Mar 20, 2010.