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can i replace an odd for a hdd/ssd?

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8/1/12 at 6:56am

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ok so my sister(11 year old) has a laptop an shes ****ed the power ports on it, which means i had to open it up an replace the port. after opening it up i noticed the sata port for the odd and the sata port for the hdd are different. however they both connect to the motherboard using a white cable. which got me thinking. would i be able to remove the odd buy a sata port from eBay and put an extra hdd into the laptop or even add an ssd to give the laptop a new boost of life?
this is probably insane and wont work, i searched the forums and couldn't find anywhere if it was possible so what do you guys think?

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8/1/12 at 7:33am

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What laptop is it? You can generally buy an assembly that will fit a 2.5hdd in and then sit in the optical drive bay.

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8/1/12 at 7:36am

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It is an old hp computer, after googleing around ive found some options. like a caddy that fits in the odd bay and fits a hdd is this what u were talking about? if it is thank you this is what i will be looking for when i get round to fixing her laptop

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8/1/12 at 7:38am

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I think you are on the right track, can you post which caddy you are talking about.

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8/1/12 at 7:38am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lolmattylol

Just confirm the ODD is SATA as well.

Also, some laptops use a caddy for their HDD/ODD so it may not look like a SATA because they used a removable adapter.

You can find the adapters for $20 or less:

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8/1/12 at 9:08am

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@Duckie
that is the exact caddy that i found on ebay, however there are no uk sellers so i will need to get it shipped in from taiwan, thanks to all your help guys, as always the ocn community as been helpful

i know i can always rely on you guys

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8/1/12 at 3:14pm

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What's the laptop's make and model? There are 2 different thicknesses for the optical drive bay - 9.5mm (called "dv22") or 12.7mm (called "dv25"). Just be sure to get the right one, you can Google around to see what thickness your laptop uses.

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