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OK, people are probably thinking I should have researched this. And I have. But I am having trouble finding sites that sell drive caddies/mounting brackets. not just for any drive, but for 2 particular drives I have bought. When they arrived I noticed that they didnt come with mounts to install them, and then I realized that the reason is because they are simply bare drives with nothing else included, which is something I forgot about when I ordered them. Everywhere I look I find the bare drives but no brackets, or you have to buy them as a bundle, or I cant find the brackets at all.
One is a Western Digital Scorpio Blue (1TB, 5400RPM, 9.5mm). The other is a HGST/Hitachi Travelstar 7K1000 (1TB, 7200 RPM, 9.5mm). I am trying to fit them inside an ASUS G75VW gaming laptop.A technician friend has told me WD drives need special brackets, he said that standard brackets like the one that came inside my laptop with the manufacturer drive wont fit them (my drive crashed for the 2nd time so I'm replacing it). I dont need anything fancy-looking, just plain old silver/gray brackets will be fine. Links from reputable sites like Newegg/Amazon/eBay are preferred if possible, since that's where I buy most of my electronics.
Thanks for any help!
One is a Western Digital Scorpio Blue (1TB, 5400RPM, 9.5mm). The other is a HGST/Hitachi Travelstar 7K1000 (1TB, 7200 RPM, 9.5mm). I am trying to fit them inside an ASUS G75VW gaming laptop.A technician friend has told me WD drives need special brackets, he said that standard brackets like the one that came inside my laptop with the manufacturer drive wont fit them (my drive crashed for the 2nd time so I'm replacing it). I dont need anything fancy-looking, just plain old silver/gray brackets will be fine. Links from reputable sites like Newegg/Amazon/eBay are preferred if possible, since that's where I buy most of my electronics.
Thanks for any help!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo G700
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-3632QM, 2.20 GHz
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 6 GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA 720M, Intel HD 4000
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1 monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x900 (max)
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB HDD (5400 RPM), 1.5 TB HDD (5400 RPM) installed in a 12.7mm disc drive caddy
- Case
- Lenovo
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Laptop/notebook keyboard/touchpad
- Internet Speed
- It varies, since I'm mobile most of the time
- Browser
- Chromium (the open-source browser which Google Chrome is derived from)
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Spybot, Privatefirewall
- Other Info
- I will add more information here later