[PLUG] Probably will return my system 76 Gazelle

Paul Heinlein heinlein at madboa.com
Wed May 4 21:21:57 UTC 2016


On Wed, 4 May 2016, Denis Heidtmann wrote:

> That sounds interesting.  Knowing little about laptops, I must ask. 
> This spare ssd drive I have is labeled 2.5" (SATA).  The specs you 
> pointed to lists 9mm.  Those dimensions are not in the same league, 
> so what gives? Maybe this one is in a case to expand 9mm to 2.5"? 
> I will ask my son what the history of it is.

That's the height of the drive. Some SSDs are 7mm. 9mm drives 
typically won't work in machines designed for 7mm drives.

7mm drives can work in machines built for 9mm drives, though you may 
need a space adapter to keep it from rattling around. (They cost a 
just a few dollars online.)

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