Reddit mentions of Corsair SSD Mounting Bracket Kit 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Bay(Cssd-Brkt1), Black

Your ssd uses a sata power cable which you are holding in this picture for power, and a sata cable for transferring data. You can see two of your sata cables in this picture, one orange and one blue. Both of them are in use, so you will need to get another sata cable and it will plug into either of the open ports to the right of the orange and blue cable. As for mounting the ssd, the easiest thing to do would be get something like this. You will screw the ssd into this adapter, and now it will fit like a normal sized hard drive in the top right slot of you case.

Sure as long as it's SATA. Some older laptops have IDE connectors that need a converter but if you're using it right now and don't want to throw it out the window on a daily basis you're probably not using one.

If you're worried about it moving around you can find mounting kits to hold it in a 3.5" drive bay. These are more common and cheaper nowadays with SSDs. [Something like this] (https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Mounting-Bracket-drive-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A) should work.

I would replace it. You can get a nice 960GB internal SSD for <$100 plus $6.00 for the bracket.

I haven't actually mounted it, but if it says it should be mounted in an SSD tray and you have a 3.5" one, you can use one of these.

I've never seen a 3.5" SSD, they come basically in three formats: 2.5", M.2, and PCI-E. You would need to get a standard SATA 2.5" SSD and an adapter like this to mount an SSD to a 3.5" bay.

Samsung makes really good SSDs, their EVO lineup is the "go to" to most people. About the software, you can always use something like Clonezilla, but the solution that comes with the SSD would be good enough too, as Clonezilla isn't exactly the most user-friendly program out there.

Also, don't forget to check if you already have,. or if the SSD comes with a SATA data cable, otherwise you would need to get one (like this, they come in different sizes, connectors, colours, etc., but they work the same).

I have used this the dual one for SSD's but not sure it is what your looking for..

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Dual-Mounting-Bracket-CSSD-BRKT2/dp/B0090UG55A

Yes you can, make sure your tower has a slot for a 2.5 hard drive. If it doesn't, you will have to get a 2.5 to 3.5 mounting bracket.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Mounting-Bracket-drive-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1453351390&sr=8-5&keywords=2.5+bracket+3.5

Probably ok. You can buy a metal one of those for about $5 if you want.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Mounting-Bracket-drive-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A/

http://www.amazon.com/SABRENT-Inches-Internal-Mounting-BK-HDDH/dp/B00G57BN1M/ (fits 2)

Any sata drive should do.

How much data was on your hdd? An SSD would probably be best to replace it with if you dont have too much data.

Something like this(this was the top result on a search, not necessarily the best option)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U

You will also want a cage to mount the 2.5" ssd into a 2.5" bay.
Something like this
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Mounting-Bracket-drive-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1459462342&sr=1-1&keywords=ssd+cage****

You will want to Reinstall windows (got recovery discs?), then programs. And then copy your files back from your backup. Also dont forget to configure your backup again as SSDs are not immune to failure either.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Mounting-Bracket-drive-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A

I used these to mount my 2.5" ssd's in a 3.5" caddy for a c2100. Seemed to work like a charm.

As far as drive caddies go, I think deepdiscountservers.com sells then for $5 each.

Would something like this work with a. LFF Caddy?

Corsair SSD Mounting Bracket Kit 2.5" to 3.5" drive bay(CSSD-BRKT1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090UG55A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KIkKzb6PFFSAA

I used to have 1 sided 3.5 to 5.25 adapters, might be something similar out there for 2.5 to 3.5

thank you for the reply, I didn't know I could have both the ssd and hard drive working at the same time. good to know about the tape/velcro option works. Looks like the mounting bracket is only 6$ though.

I know the 500 gb option would be a huge help on the budget, but I don't know how to setup the folders perfectly to manage space and the last thing I want is to run out of space. can you confirm that buying this would work in my computer?

ssd: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-AM/dp/B078DPCY3T

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cable: https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-18-Inch-Cable-Locking-90-Degree/dp/B009GUXU52?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

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mounting bracket: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Mounting-Bracket-drive-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A

It's definitely possible.

I need something like this except the holes on the bottom should be spaced 2.5" style.

Looks like your board has a bunch of open SATA connectors.

You could get something like a Samsung 860 Evo 2.5" Sata like this https://www.amazon.de/Samsung-MZ-76E500B-EU-interne-schwarz/dp/B078WQT6S6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1542959738&sr=1-1&keywords=ssd


and these sata cables
https://www.amazon.de/KabelDirekt-7-Pin-SATA-Datenkabel-Gbit/dp/B01LFB3R0W/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1542959706&sr=1-4&keywords=sata+cable

Only thing you would need to check is if your power supply has a free SATA port (probably does, looks like this) http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/sataindex.jpg

You'd be best finding a 2.5" mounting spot in your case. If you can't find one, put the SSD in this and put it where you would put a regular 3.5" hard drive https://www.amazon.de/Corsair-Einbaurahmen-geeignet-schwarz-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1542959874&sr=1-8&keywords=ssd+3.5

A regular SSD mounting bracket should work just fine.

There's screw holes on the side to fasten to your 3.5" bracket.

I want this?


https://www.amazon.ca/Corsair-Mounting-2-5-Inch-3-5-Inch-CSSD-BRKT1/dp/B0090UG55A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Since it's a desktop computer, you may need a mounting kit. Or you may not - newer computers often have mount points built in. You just need to check to be sure.

They don't have any 2.5" mounts in their cases for SSD's, so just tape it like someone else said, or you can buy a converter like this, that lets you mount 2.5" SSD's in 3.5" HDD bays

That would work except it is SATA. I need SAS so I can add the SSD to my storage spaces (need dual port).

This looks promising if my sled has the center mounting holes.

Also this but it is pricey. Found one on eBay for $15.99.