Is the hard/ssd/drive detachable or is it built into the circuitboard?
1012900
It's detachable. It's an ESATA HD. I swapped mine. The Vizio support team even sent me a diagram to show where all the screws were.
571028
NO, it simply means that it is an internal (chassis-less drive) no worries, none of your bits will fall out.
1872238
Thanks for your information. I did also find out that there's a sata port intended for an optical drive. If so, then I can mount the SSD in that bay and still have all 4 bays for data. Now - does anybody know if the BIOS can handle 3TB drives without repartitioning?
1585354
Yes, on the opposite end from the cable connector, there is a button that you must press and slide back to open the case. Then an "L" shaped enge opens allowing easy access to the SSD inside. Although the button and black sides are plastic, they are reinforced with metal for the actual locking mechanism. I was pleasantly surprised to see how secure it actually is and prevents accidental opening.
1968407
I bought that computer for my son, he loves it, no problems. Unfortunately I don't know what a ssd drive is, nor does he, so I can't give you any info on that.
286986
Hello there,To be perfectly honest with you, I am not entirely sure as I am not an expert when it comes to hard drives. I actually only recently got a PS3 and have not ever removed the hard drive from it.So, I am sorry that I cannot be of more help.Kindest regards,- Derek
239640
It's SATA. I know this because I had to open mine up to extract the hard drive.Sadly.
228084
No, it is a bare bones drive. I ordered a SATA cable separately from amazon.
453149
they are two different things. SSD is a type of disk, SATA is a type of connection. So yes, it's a SATA SSD.
1813005
Don't know - sorry - I am using mine as an external (e-sata) attached to a desktop.
1699330
Is it a desktop? I needed a SATA power source in my PC I just built for the SSD but not in my laptop.
224275
It is a cover with a SATA socket inside and USB outside. I bought one when my lap top motherboard gave in. I removed the hard drive, slipped it in the cover and copied all data to my new laptop. BestBuy geek squad would have charged about 85 dollars for that. It would be nice to get a hard drive for this price. :-))
383615
Yes, but its built into the computer, so you can't take it out without taking it apart.
1753374
Yes. The hard drive PCB has no funny business, it connects to a ordinary SATA host.
768775
It does have the ports needed for power and SATA and you do not need to remove anything. This item is a bare internal drive (not an external drive) and will not come with any cables.
1432019
I have an SSD in my desktop PC, and I drilled holes in the tray to mount the drive directly to it (the drive mounting tray slides out of mine), however, I realized after swapping drives a few times, and since there are no moving parts like a standard disk drive, it really doesn't need to be mounted at all. Mine is currently just laying in there and has been for a few years with no problems at all.
2036632
No, but taking it apart is fairly simple. It is a bunch of screws, but it's just a matter of unscrewing them and pulling the back off. That provides access to RAM, hard drive, wireless card, msata slot, and most everything else.