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SSD drive installation question Picked up a OCZ vertex plus sata2 120gig SSD. Wanting to put it into my tower which has Sata connectors. Where can i pick up a 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor to fit my tower bay? Temporarily can I just leave it plugged in sitting on bottom of tower? |
NCIX, Memoryexpress |
You can just leave it hanging if you don't move the case around. SSDs have no moving parts |
Your OCZ didn't include the mounting plate? It's embedded into the package. |
I assume it's used since it's like a year old |
Came with no bracket. Purchased brand new from Dell last Monday. They had it on for $109 plus tax and free shipping. |
SSD's come in two package types. One for laptops with no bracket and one with brackets for desktops. You can just ductape it to the case. |
double sided-tape to the bottom of your case or to the backside of the motherboard tray should do the trick |
your towers accessories/hardware pack might have a bracket too to use 2.5" devices |
if you watch the samsung video with 34??.. SSDs i think, he left it hanging out of the case which is fine if you do not move it. (as suggested already) |
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I think I will just leave it dangling or use Velcro but damn, I need another one of those sata data cables to complete this. Just gonna dump my o/s and WoW install on this. http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...4/2cb30cf5.jpg http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...4/42906c22.jpg |
^that's a messy job! :ahwow: Just leave it on top of the bracket below the hard drive. |
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done. secured it with 1 screw along the bracket above the HDD. Win7 loads up in less than 30seconds which is definitely nice... Warcraft runs great..almost instant loading. |
my computer takes 35sec to boot up from a cold start.., im running the WD raptor drive... your SSD should take 15-20secs... |
Loading windows depends fully on what software you have installed. A fresh install may take 15 seconds, but add a bunch of software that starts up, and you could be looking at minutes. So there's no point in comparing one drive or windows install to another. |
I've got a spare Vertex2 bracket you can have. PM me if you want it :) |
Ditto. My case came with 2.5" mounting points so my bracket is sitting unused. Posted via RS Mobile |
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