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Reddit mentions of HIGHROCK Hard Drive Caddy Tray 9.5mm Universal SATA 2nd HDD HD SSD Enclosure Hard Drive Caddy Case Tray, for 9.5mm Laptop CD/DVD-ROM Optical Bay Drive Slot (for SSD and HDD)
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We found 8 Reddit mentions of HIGHROCK Hard Drive Caddy Tray 9.5mm Universal SATA 2nd HDD HD SSD Enclosure Hard Drive Caddy Case Tray, for 9.5mm Laptop CD/DVD-ROM Optical Bay Drive Slot (for SSD and HDD). Here are the top ones.
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- 100% Brand New 9.5 mm-thick caddy.
- Compatible with: 2.5"/9.5mm SATA HDD or SSD, Hard drive NOT include
- It can be made part of RAID array and Bootable.
- Package Content: 1x 2nd HDD Caddy , 4x Hard Drive Screws
- PLAIN FACE PLATE; HDD Interface: SATA; Laptop/Mother Board Interface: SATA;It enables you to add a second notebook hard disk drive to any modular bay.
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Specs:
| Height | 0.9 Inches |
| Length | 7.3 Inches |
| Width | 6 Inches |
Look into getting an SSD caddy for the SATA bus on the bottom right. It'll be shaped like a DVD drive for a laptop, but can hold an SSD and make the slimline SATA bus connect to it.
Example of one that should work (plenty of options as far as "brand", they all should work the same):
HIGHROCK Hard Drive Caddy Tray 9.5mm Universal SATA 2nd HDD HD SSD Enclosure Hard Drive Caddy Case Tray, for 9.5mm Laptop CD / DVD-ROM Optical Bay Drive Slot (for SSD and HDD) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0177AF7OO/
edit: you may need to use electric tape to secure the caddy in your computer, but the case might also take care of it for you.
Here’s what you’ll need.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0177AF7OO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_fCjJBbBZ5BSCN
Take the SATA adapter out of the caddy and just use two Velcro circles to secure the SSD in the CD ROM slot.
I had a hp - an013nr, and I was able to put a SATA ssd in there. There were various videos on YouTube, the crux was I needed to buy a caddy to convert from the mini adapter to a normal sata. Pretty sure this was the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0177AF7OO
The only thing you need is the adapter bit not the caddy. Google your model number to see if other people have done this kind of expansion. I bought the an013nr specifically because I knew it could be upgraded like that, a lot of similar models have the ram soldered on or no internal scsi port, so definitely check before you try anything.
I was really happy with the an013nr after I put in more RAM and the SSD. Nice screen, very light, perfect for web stuff, videos, spreadsheets. And some very very light gaming - I like a lot of old and turn based games, those ran decently.
Get something with a removable DVD and insert a Hard Drive Caddy.
https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Universal-Enclosure-DVD-ROM-Optical/dp/B0177AF7OO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1525922608&sr=8-5&keywords=hard+drive+tray
Most in IT would probably recommend Thinkpad and computer repair professionals would tell you to use caution with Apples battery system.
Can i see some timestamps and a cdi for the drive?
And by caddy, it's an enclosure that lets you fit a 2.5" drive into a laptop's dvd drive slot, something like this. I might be better off ordering it off amazon though.
StarTech 25S22M2NGFFR Dual M.2 SATA Adapter with RAID - 2x M.2 SSDs to 2.5in SATA (6Gbps) RAID Adapter Converter with TRIM Support, with this adapter you can have 2 m.2 sata ssd on 1 sata 2.5 hdd adapter.
https://www.amazon.com/Dual-M-2-SATA-Adapter-RAID/dp/B018AOZ9QM
Other choice if your laptop have optical drive/dvd drive, you can remove that and use ssd sata using adapter. like this
https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Universal-Enclosure-DVD-ROM-Optical/dp/B0177AF7OO/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1539168794&sr=1-9&keywords=optical+drive+to+sata
Something like this HIGHROCK Hard Drive Caddy Tray 9.5mm Universal SATA 2nd HDD HD SSD Enclosure Hard Drive Caddy Case Tray, for 9.5mm Laptop CD/DVD-ROM Optical Bay Drive Slot (for SSD and HDD) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0177AF7OO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zQXsDbBCETGJ4