i see it doesn&acute;t have an ejector, what would be the method to remove it? also do you sell SSD drives? i need a 120GB and the caddy
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You can just pull it out to remove it. I think there is a tab you can pull as well. I don't sell SSD drives. I'm just a customer of the chassis and it worked for me.
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There is a 2nd drive bay in the unit..Please email us to install the 2nd hard drive caddy after your purchase..Ezbuycafe
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There is no magic here. There is a 3.5" SATA HDD inside the case. If you do a web search on 'teardown ST3000DM001' (or whatever model you choose) you can get instructions how to pull out the drive so you can install it inside any system. These are always cheaper than bare drives. Go figure. Of course you are likely to void your warranty in the process.
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I had to send mine back because the power key stopped working. It currently is dead due to possible hard drive failure. I don't have the heart to keep putting money into it, and the proprietary SSD business is crap.
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one word. ASTROGLIDE!P.S. no it will not find with the caddy. up to 9.5mm hdd so 750GB is the largest you can at the time of this post.
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Owner of a Dell Inspiron 1720 as well with a solution: You probably need a hard drive caddy ( if installing a second drive; and/or unscrew the one from drive replacing) and a black adapter for the new drive which you will find you already have: it is on the old drive! I had the same vexing problem and looked at the new drive and the dead one and you will see that black adapter. Pull off and then put it on the new drive, install in drive caddy then caddy will slide into drive bay. I had the same thought when i bought my new drive. Good luck! (i am assuming that perhaps the adapter is prob not needed for newer models and doesnt ship with one anymore...) Owner of a Dell Inspiron 1720 as well with a solution: You probably need a hard drive caddy ( if installing a second drive; and/or unscrew the one from drive replacing) and a black adapter for the new drive which you will find you already have: it is on the old drive! I had the same vexing problem and looked at the new drive and the dead one and you will see that black adapter. Pull off and then put it on the new drive, install in drive caddy then caddy will slide into drive bay. I had the same thought when i bought my new drive. Good luck! (i am assuming that perhaps the adapter is prob... » Read More Owner of a Dell Inspiron 1720 as well with a solution: You probably need a hard drive caddy ( if installing a second drive; and/or unscrew the one from drive replacing) and a black adapter for the new drive which you will find you already have: it is on the old drive! I had the same vexing problem and looked at the new drive and the dead one and you will see that black adapter. Pull off and then put it on the new drive, install in drive caddy then caddy will slide into drive bay. I had the same thought when i bought my new drive. Good luck! (i am assuming that perhaps the adapter is prob not needed for newer models and doesnt ship with one anymore...) « Show Less
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I would recommend removing the old one. Though it's never happened to me, I've heard stories of extra weight/thickness causing problems with the disc drive.
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Do you know how to turn off the hard drive w/out removing from WDTV? Yes, the "Eject" button is used but the drive still has power.Thanks,Steli
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Yes. I have done this several times. The hdd fits snugly though, and it is quite difficult to get in and out. I used a screwdriver, but a flatbladed scaper of some sort might be better.
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It will only work once. then it will just stop working and eat the cd that is in it. there is no eject button
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I had the same issue when I first got the keyboard. There is not an eject button on the device, so the easiest way to get around it is to put an item on the menu bar to eject CDs and DVDs. To do this, open a Finder window and navigate to /System/Library/Core Services/ Menu Extras.Double-click the Eject.menu item in the Menu Extras folder. This will add an eject icon your menu bar. It will look like a pyramid with a straight line underneath. Click on it and it will allow you to open your drive.
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If you order it, check the model that arrives. Mine didn't have the SSD. I called Amazon and sent it back for one with the SSD. Waiting on the replacement...EDIT - its there, just not user accessible, see below:
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Hi Blake. The 120GB drive included is a regular laptop SSD. You can add an mSATA drive later if you run out of storage though.
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There is a small door on the side of the console that pops open. If you don't already have an internal hard drive it will be empty and this one just drops right in.
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The caddy and the DVD drive are interchangeable and each is removed and installed the same way. Removal involves taking one screw loose and prying the lever with a flathead screwdriver. Installation involves seating the caddy/drive and tightening the screw.
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You can free float one. But there's only one Drive bay. Unless you use the floppy bay for the SSD.
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You can hot swap it in windows, it should be setup to do this by default but you can easily check and change it. Go to the Device Manager (right click on my computer and find Manage in the menu). From there click on Device Manager from the list on the left. Find the entry called Disk Drives and right click on the SanDisk Cruzer Fit, and then click Properties. Under the Policy tab the option for Quick Removal should be selected. If its not, select it and press OK. Now you can unplug the drive whenever you want and you will have no risk of lost data (as long as no copying dialogs are open).