Could the enclosure be disassembled? I want to replace the SSD with a larger one I already have. I just need a Thunderbolt interface.
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From what i see, the enclosure has 4 small screws in the bottom and glued on feet on top of them. I haven't opened the case yet but I feel confident you can open and replace the drives. I wish you can buy the case and put the drive yourself. Ummm, let me check on that, come to think of it.
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It has four plastic pins at the bottom covering screws. I have not opened myself but my sense is that you can remove pins, open the enclosure and replace the disk.
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I have no idea but can look later and tell you if the enclosure is assembled with screws. Not keen on taking it apart though. If you find out, would like to know the answer.
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not sure. I see screws on the bottom so maybe. I would like to do the same thing so I will have to try
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i am sure it can i just haven't tried it as it would void the warranty. you could by a Seagate drive with the Thunderbolt interface and use that. i was thinking of trying that myself if i didn't go for buying a dRobo mini instead.
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I removed the cover today on mine to replace the HDD with an SSD and add another mSATA. BE FOREWARNED: To remove the case you have to break a "Warranty Void" sticker. Once inside you will find *nothing* can be upgraded replaced without having to completely disassemble the system; I decided to not attempt it. I've been building/upgrading systems for 20 years and the internal design of this system was complex enough to scare me off. The only thing that appears to accessible is the HDD but I could figure out how it was mounted and wasn;tabout to tinker about and make a $2K paperweight :)
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You should be able to. I don't know if you would be able to boot from it though, which is the purpose of the ssd. That seems to be a pretty old machine. go to reddit.com/r/buildapc they can give you better tech info, and help you build a much better pc cheaply. Amazon also sells a wide variety of good processors, and motherboards, that can help with this.
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If you dont have the correct port of the hard drive then you should return it. I was told that only some of the newer computers will have the thunderbolt port but if yours does not then you should return it and get another 4tb drive. I did talk to WD and they did say they are working on a 4tb pc version
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Did the same thing. Had to use a variety of tools to stretch it and then pry it out. Ssds are apparently thivked than hhds
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You can just pull it out to remove it. I think there is a tab you can pull as well. I don't sell SSD drives. I'm just a customer of the chassis and it worked for me.
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My Sabrent enclosure is different from your choise. My enclosure contains four small screws that are easy to open and close. It is a little time consuming if you intend to use several 2.5-inch HDDs and replacing them frequently.
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When I got it, I had bought a HDD drive, so I opened the bottom panel I could change it really easily. So yes in theory you can add an ssd drive.
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This is essentially just a hard drive enclosure. Also, being that this is a Thunderbolt box, you will need to use an operating system that will acknowledge the thunderbolt ports. Are you planning on using one of the drives as a boot drive for another computer?
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Probably but don't bother. I got one of these for use with upgrading to a larger Samsung SSD and had lots of problems with it. The enclosure heats up VERY quickly and after a few minutes the USB connection dies and it disconnects from the system. It wasn't worth the effort to RMA it, but I certainly wouldn't buy another one.
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I don't believe it is possible as the footprint of the SSD drive is different from that of a SATA drive..
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You can actually!The HDD bay has room and screw holes for another SSD drive right on top of the first!
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The Macally enclosure does not comes with any storage. You will have to purchase separate HDD/SSD to install into the enclosure
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Yes I swapped in a Crucial 512GB M4 SATA. Thunderbolt works fine but believe it or not the USB3 interface had faster read times!
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I just now had to order a replacement for my thunderbolt duo drive. They are not very big in length and the end that connected to the drive got bent. Hee hee. very expensive laugh there. You will have no problem connecting the cable. Just be careful.
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If you mean just putting them on top of each others, they should fit nicely. SSDs don't really heat much, so it's not problem.I am basically running Windows and playing video games via USB 3.0, and it barely gets above room temperature.If you mean to daisy chain, then you will need to buy the version with the thunderbolt.
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The default HDD cage only has 3 slots to hold drives, so you would have to purchase a separate cage (which there is room for, unless you have a longer GPU). There are also 2 SSD bays on the back, each holding a single drive