2nd HDD in lappy.
2nd HDD in lappy.
So i was thing about swapping out the dvd drive and fitting the 500Gb HDD thats in my laptop now into a adopter caddy and getting a 60Gb SSD, using the SSD for running progs from and the 500Gb HDD for storage.
Anybody used one of these caddys?
Do they all fit the same way and can i use the front of the dvd drive on it so it look oem?
Cheers.
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Hi guys, looking at getting a SSD hard drive for my laptop, but any thing over 120gb are ££££.
So i was thing about swapping out the dvd drive and fitting the 500Gb HDD thats in my laptop now into a adopter caddy and getting a 60Gb SSD, using the SSD for running progs from and the 500Gb HDD for storage.
Anybody used one of these caddys?
Do they all fit the same way and can i use the front of the dvd drive on it so it look oem?
Cheers.
I've got a 120GB SSD in my gaming rig which has the OS, high end software like Photoshop and then 3 or 4 very high spec games, with about 20GB to spare. But then I also have a 1TB HDD to save recorded TV shows, music, videos and pictures on.
I'd say your second plan is the best, have the SSD to install software and the OS on, but then have another standard HDD to put music and videos etc. on
My advice would be to get at least a 120GB if you can though, they are really coming down in price lately!
sprinter2012
28-10-2019, 07:36 AM #2What do you want to put on it?
I've got a 120GB SSD in my gaming rig which has the OS, high end software like Photoshop and then 3 or 4 very high spec games, with about 20GB to spare. But then I also have a 1TB HDD to save recorded TV shows, music, videos and pictures on.
I'd say your second plan is the best, have the SSD to install software and the OS on, but then have another standard HDD to put music and videos etc. on
My advice would be to get at least a 120GB if you can though, they are really coming down in price lately!
I want to take out the 500gb hd i have in my lappy now, fit it into a caddy that replaces the dvd rom drive giving me a 2nd hd with 500gb on for **** and stuff, but have a 60-120gb ssd for windows and progs.
heres the caddy that im on about.
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This replaces my dvd rom drive with a HDD bay giving me a 2nd hd, as i never use the dvd rom drive, but ill get a cheap usb housing of it just in case i need it.
Just need to find a good SSD thats easy to sent up and reliable.
Sorry didnt really explain myself.
I want to take out the 500gb hd i have in my lappy now, fit it into a caddy that replaces the dvd rom drive giving me a 2nd hd with 500gb on for **** and stuff, but have a 60-120gb ssd for windows and progs.
heres the caddy that im on about.
This replaces my dvd rom drive with a HDD bay giving me a 2nd hd, as i never use the dvd rom drive, but ill get a cheap usb housing of it just in case i need it.
Just need to find a good SSD thats easy to sent up and reliable.
jay_russell
28-10-2019, 10:11 AM #4Intel is the way to go. have had a few ssd in the last 2 years and most have failed after a while but the Intel is the only one that i know that lets you update firmware with out having to wipe it clean and they have a five star feedback
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sprinter2012
28-10-2019, 02:54 PM #6According to the statistics Intel and Samsung have the lowest RMA rates of any SSD manufacturer at the moment. The Samsung 830 is a fantastic bit of kit.
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I've got an OCZ Vertex 3 in my gaming rig, and had no problems with that. It was pretty much the fastest drive on the market when I bought it. Although I think there is now a Vertex 4 out which is even better.
sprinter2012
28-10-2019, 03:28 PM #8I can't comment on the Sandisk ones, but the Crucial M4 gets great reviews from everyone in terms of reliability. It's not the fastest drive though, but it's still a lot faster than a HDD!
I've got an OCZ Vertex 3 in my gaming rig, and had no problems with that. It was pretty much the fastest drive on the market when I bought it. Although I think there is now a Vertex 4 out which is even better.
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I've had a crucial M4 for a while now, haven't had any issues and has completely transformed my 7 yr old PC.
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I dunno about using the front of the DVD drive on the adaptor caddy though, the clips tend to be in different places depending on manufacturer.
On the SSD front, the laptop I'm typing this on is a 5yr old Samsung NC10 netbook which I put a 128GB OCZ Agility 3 (so Sandforce) in. It doesn't quite work well, the SATA controller is SATA-1 and the SSD is SATA-3. V3 has loads of clever power control stuff which the laptop controller doesn't understand, so from time to time the SSD will just switch itself off and disconnect from the laptop, and then restart. It only really results in a 20 second pause every now and then, which is infuriating but overall the laptop is still miles faster than it was with an HDD. There was a firmware update to fix this which has made it better but it's still not great.
I've got a Samsung 256MB SSD on the way which I'm going to put in something with SATA-2 - hopefully that will be more reliable. They get much better reviews than the OCZ and it was £114 ex vat, so not too expensive!
What you're talking about doing is absolutely fine as long as the laptop is new enough and high enough spec for it all to be SATA (both HDD and DVD connectors). Quite a few laptops these days the DVD drive is actually USB internally as it simplifies the design of the motherboard. You can tell by opening Computer Management, going to Device Manager and ordering devices by connection. If your DVD drive is chained off a USB controller then you are out of luck!
I dunno about using the front of the DVD drive on the adaptor caddy though, the clips tend to be in different places depending on manufacturer.
On the SSD front, the laptop I'm typing this on is a 5yr old Samsung NC10 netbook which I put a 128GB OCZ Agility 3 (so Sandforce) in. It doesn't quite work well, the SATA controller is SATA-1 and the SSD is SATA-3. V3 has loads of clever power control stuff which the laptop controller doesn't understand, so from time to time the SSD will just switch itself off and disconnect from the laptop, and then restart. It only really results in a 20 second pause every now and then, which is infuriating but overall the laptop is still miles faster than it was with an HDD. There was a firmware update to fix this which has made it better but it's still not great.
I've got a Samsung 256MB SSD on the way which I'm going to put in something with SATA-2 - hopefully that will be more reliable. They get much better reviews than the OCZ and it was £114 ex vat, so not too expensive!
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