[PLUG] Another Seagate drive died

[Chuck Hast]

All of the SSD's that I have purchased came with the hardware for the 3.5"
bays

Since SSD's are small they just make a single size you can use in either
lap-
tops or larger hardware. Add the rails and you are 3.5".

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Jan 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> I started my shopping on Newegg and haven't gotten much further. But I
>> note that none of the drives are 3.5" form factor. I can get a ~1TB SSD in
>> 2.5", mSATA, M2, or PCIe. I assume there exist hardware adapters to mount
>> one of these in a 3.5" bay, but what about the connectors? Will the SATA2
>> cables and power connectors in my current desktop fit one one of these
>> drives?
>>
>
> John,
>
>   Adapters are widely available; e.g.,
>
>         2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adapter | eBay
>
>         Amazon.com: 2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adapter
>
>         2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adapter - Newegg.com
>
> These from entering '2.5-3.5 hard drive adapters' in the firefox search
> widget.
>
> Rich
>
>
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