How does the disk drive work? it looks covered in the picture.
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There is an Ultra Bay where the disc drive should be, meaning that you could easily replace whatever is already in the bay (Most likely an extra fan) with a DVD drive or an extra graphics card. (Purchased from Lenovo)
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There is no disc drive in this model. We are going to use an external disc drive if we absolutely need one.
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When it appens to me there's usually a smudge ion the disk, cleaning fixes it. Probably not much help.
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Hi, The hard drive does have a cover (and it's sealed). I don't know why they show these photo's as it's a regular 3.5 inch Western Digital Hard Drive and it works very well.
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No the drive is completely enclosed, but you should check to see if your unit is EIDE (ATA) or SATA (serial ATA) adapters are available should you need one.
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The disk has the drivers in it. The disk comes in the packaging when you receive the cable. The disk is small, its not the regular size disk. When I received my cable the disk was in between the carboard insert. I loaded it and it worked perfectly. I hope this help.
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to you it looks like 1 drive. The firmware on the drive uses the ssd for the most active files. you don't control that. format the partition and load your os. i think you will like it! I am really very happy with the performance; it is very smooth and very consistent.
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I would recommend removing the old one. Though it's never happened to me, I've heard stories of extra weight/thickness causing problems with the disc drive.
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Thank you. I had the same question. When I bought it, I found it came with an enclosure. I don't understand why both WD and Seagate show multiple pictures of the drive opened up. It confuses the buyer, as what you receive is a sealed drive, not an open case. If the case is left open the disk can be damaged very easily. I believe they are actually sealed in a clean room. But many people do not know that, and it does not excuse the poor presentation of this product.
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Likely not the caddy (which basically to secure the drive in place). Possibilities: loose connection(s) such as drive not firmly inserted to the inner mini sata connector, etc.
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You are smarter than me because I'm not sure what an HDD is? Assuming it's another disc drive it appears on the outside it could be, but I have no idea what's on the inside behind the plastic face.
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Yes, it's very simple. There are only 2 cables to plug in and 4 screws to mount the hard drive. The cables are different sizes so you can't get them mixed up and they only plug in one way.
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There are three bays in front. The top one has the DVD. The bottom one has the Hard Drive. The middle one is open, but maybe the hard drive could go somewhere else. I don't know, I don't want to open up the case at the moment. But you have one without any modifications.
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The blue colored box in the image contains the SSD drive, cables, etc. Installation is very easy to understand. I was able to backup my old drive using Acronis software, to an external drive, swap the drives and restore from the backup.
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You get a disk in a very thin case. Thin but it is a case. You can put a thin paper like cover inside the front of the case if you so choose. They worked for me.
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It is a marketing thing. They all show the internals to the disk. When you get a new one it is sealed.
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Hey Kaylin - when I first received the unit & held it in my hands - I asked myself that same question: "What is that thing on the side, if it's not a DVD drive?" Answer: "A mostly black piece of glossy plastic!" (LOL / I was hoping maybe the description got it wrong. But no.) It looks like it's "DESIGNED" to accommodate a DVD drive (perhaps in a more expensive model?) But from me to you (person-to-person) it ain't there. Hope this helps! :-) Brian Newberry
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The blue liquid is what polishes the disk. It looks shiny and new if done correctly.