What if I'm trying to install this 7mm hdd into an older laptop thats 9.5mm? Will I need an adapter or…? Thank you!
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No. You don't need any adapts. You will have four screws to hold the hard drive. The thinness will not effect your usage. Thank you very much for asking. Best regards, uBestDeals
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Hi, basically, it´s not supported. It means, that the result can not be predicted by manufactures.
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Yes, the hard drive caddie would have to be modified or swapped out to accommodate the smaller size.
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It depends on your exact model, the 7mm drive should fit into the caddy that holds the 9.5mm drive. Depending on the orientation of the screws that go into the drive and the orientation of the caddy, you may or may not need some spacers.
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I am not a PC expert but I have been messing around with computers as a hobby for years. My guess is that it will be fine. In general you can go from bigger to smaller fairly easy. It's much more difficult to go from smaller to larger. With that said the screws might not line up correctly so you might need some sort of an adapter case. I am not sure.
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I have it installed in a Dell Studio 1735 laptop as the primary drive. If it is to be a secondary drive, you will probably need a kit that includes a bracket and a connector adapter. If you don't have the same model laptop, I suggest you contact Crucial.
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hey maverick,Here is some helpful info about this. I'm assuming you still have the original optical drive that came with your computer look at the back if your drive if looks like the back of a sata drive and its a newer system then you need the 9.5mm one. if your system is older it will look different and that is pata the 12.7 mm one. other then that this goes in the optical drive slot. i hope this info helps you out.
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It won't be an ideal fit, but you should be able to install the drive without the converter. If the computer shows the drive, it's a problem with the converter, if not you may need to reformat the drive.
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Should work fine, use the adapter from the drive you are replacing if possible.
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Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the old one and see if there is a match. Thank you.
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I found the adapter info on E-bay (follow the link) http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Western-Digital-WD-1TB-My-Book-Essential-HD-External-Hard-Drive-Adaptor12V/171050533357?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222003%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D7247654651354539816%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20131003132420%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D171050533357&rt=nc (you may have to copy the link to your address bar in your browser.) The link above gives you the details about the adapter.
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This should be compatible with it. Any 2.5 HDDs I have used have been compatible with it.
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Hello, this is a standard 320gb sata hard drive for laptop. As long as your computer supports SATA this should not be an issue. You may want to do more research on your laptop being compatible with sata drives.
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This is an IDE drive, you may need a SATA drive. The model docs do not say what type of connector it has. The hard drive is SATA so I would say you would need the same. Open the laptop and compare connectors to be sure.
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It should fit that thicker drive...as long as there is room in your box. There is not anything on the adapter itself that would limit thickness.
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Confirm the connector type and it should work. I replaced the HD in an old HP Pavillion laptop, this drive works properly. Again, be certain the drive has an IDE type connector.
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Hard drives are relatively universal, if there's enough space in the drive bay to fit, you can put it in there.Remember, this is a Serial ATA drive, you may need an adapter depending on the sort of connector. Could you open up the drive bay and show me the connectors on the device? If not, at least provide a description of how the drive is connected.
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Isn't the 7mm the same as the 2.5". If so it will fit. I used the Crucial m4 - solid state drive - 128 GB and it works without issue.
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Yes you should be able too. I will warn you that you still need to have power to the HDD as well as the small four pin power connector on the adapter.
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As long as you have a laptop made within the last 5 years and it is a SATA drive tbere should be no issue. The mounting cage on the hard drive comes off the old one because all drives have standard mounting screw holes. Good Luck some laptops are a pain to get to the hard drive.
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I don't know about your particular laptop, but be aware there are two types of thin drives. There is the 12.7mm drive and the 9.5mm drive like this one. If yours uses the 9.5mm drive this should fit, although you may have to transfer some mounting hardware from the old drive to the new one. You will likely need to swap the front bezel from your old drive to the new one so that it looks "right". Also, be aware that even though this drive can physically play and record Blu-Ray disks, it requires additional software to utilize it. I use Cyberlink Media Suite, but there are other options available. If I'm telling you things your already know, I apologize, but many people aren't aware, and I don't know your level of understanding. I installed mine in a Sony VAIO laptop and it works very well.