[pelle328]

Hi I'm thinking about buying an SSD specifically the Samsung 256 GB 840 pro.

1) does everything come with it or do i have to buy an additional cable or something
2)am i going to have to buy a 3.5 to 2 X 2.5-Inch Bay Converter?

Thanks in advance

 

[PinzaC55]

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Originally Posted by pelle328

Hi I'm thinking about buying an SSD specifically the Samsung 256 GB 840 pro.

1) does everything come with it or do i have to buy an additional cable or something
2)am i going to have to buy a 3.5 to 2 X 2.5-Inch Bay Converter?

Thanks in advance

1) No it just uses SATA power and data cables which you should already have.

2) It depends what kind of case you have - it may already have a HDD tray with screw holes for a 2.5 inch drive. Many people simply tape them to an out of the way part of the case.If you get one of these you can have two stacked in a front bay http://www.span.com/product/StarTech-SATA-Mobile-Rack-HSB220SAT25B-SATA-to-SATA-Trayless-2x-2-5-HD,-1x-3-5-Bay~31650
Make sure you read the manual before you install it - my old OCZ Vertex 3 had to have the OCZ Toolbox installed before anything else.
Remember you don't need to defragment it - it takes care of that by itself.

 

[steve-n]

1. There is no hardware bundled, if you need SATA power or data cable you need to buy it.
2. There also exist some simple 3.5" to 2x 2.5" brackets for internal use.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994085
They are really cheap and will work fine if you don't need hot swap.
If you have only 5.25" you can additionally buy 5.25" to 3.5" brackets.

 

[pelle328]

i got a couple more question thought I would just post them here instead of making a new thread. When i get my SSD do i just unplug my hard drive plug the SSD in install the OS then plug in the hard drive and im set for there?? will i have to reformat my hard drive after the SSD is installed?

 

[Sean Webster]

format the hdd after installing the os to the ssd