Need Laptop optical disc drive adapter to add another HDD.

[Chetan1991]

I'm looking to replace my laptop's HDD *www.digit.in/forum/storage/185884-need-best-performing-2-5-internal-hdd-within-4k.html (please visit if you can help), but hig performance HDDs don't have large capacity or are quite expensive for large capacities.

So I thought I could just add another HDD via an ODD adapter to my laptop. But I don't know whether laptop ODDs have standard sizes or do I need to look for a specific model compatible with my 4 year old Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop.

I would like to have your input if you've added a second HDD to your laptop via an ODD adapter. Can I fit any adapter, what HDD form factor (7mm or 9.5mm) do I need etc?

 

[Chetan1991]

bump..

 

[hsr]

What your'e looking for is an optical drive caddy. There are 2 sizes that's common for laptops: 12.7 and 9.5 mm. Measure your bay's size and buy the relevant one.

 

[Chetan1991]

I measured my ODD from the outside and it is 1.7cm tall. The prices for caddies are around 1k online. Is that too much and is it available for cheap offline?

 

[hsr]

It might be cheaper offline but hard to get. you'll need the 12.7mm bay I think. Make sure it's the right standard (SATA)