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HP midtower and HDD location
My Aunt purchased an HP computer with Windows 7 a couple years ago. Back in March her HDD crashed, just after her warranty expired, of course. I can easily add a new HDD with a certified copy of Windows 7. I found the location of the cage holding the bad HDD. It was right behind the underside of the Motherboard 🤔 Is there another way to mount the new HDD in the case without using the "cage" ?
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The hdd can be placed anywhere as long as the cable can reach it and it isn't in the way of something else.
Posting pictures or links to the exact model would be helpful.
"Vegetarians live up to nine years longer than the rest of us...Nine horrible, worthless, baconless years."
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Or even post the model of that computer.
I would recommend about a 240 - 256 GB SSD as it will really speed that thing up.
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Good here seems not an older HP-Compaq DX6100 involved. Of course they used their own cage with very specific hardly if not available anymore screws. yes also used to mount optical drive.... we had a long discussion here. and i finally got the wrong ones...
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![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Train
Or even post the model of that computer.
I would recommend about a 240 - 256 GB SSD as it will really speed that thing up.
he/she should get the advice that an adapter/holder is needed to match the cage.
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![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by europanorama
he/she should get the advice that an adapter/holder is needed to match the cage.
Op says, Is there another way to mount the new HDD in the case without using the "cage" ?
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Thanks for the reply's The model of this computer is an HP Pavillion model P6805W
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A old PATA, ide, computer. So you can not mount a SSD and use it.
If you secure it to the top of the cage, that should work.
Here is the manual and page 21 starts the hdd replacement instructions.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859455
Hope that helps.
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Newegg.com > PATA SSD's
The Transcend 2.5" 128GB SSD works great for speeding up an old PATA/IDE computer.
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![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by SpywareDr
Now that is a good find!
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Thanks. The last one I installed in a guy's old laptop was almost 4 years ago ... and he's still using it.
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Didtn know that Midtower are Laptops.......
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![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by europanorama
Didtn know that Midtower are Laptops.......
They are not laptops. But laptop hdds and SSDs can go into about anything.
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was more ironic since first was midtower mentioned leading to a laptop.....
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