Dell XPS gen1 2nd HD ... Quote:Originally Posted by ChrisDanfordHave a link to some info about this caddy? I' ...

beerbelly6219 · 10-12-2006, 09:51 PM

Ok, it took me almost 2 years but i'm getting my XPS gen1. Hope 1K was too much for a mint with 9800, anyway... I see that people offer a hard drive caddy. Does this lappy offer a 2nd HD bay or must I take out the optical drive or something?

LarryC · 10-12-2006, 10:01 PM

Not sure about that one XPS Gen 1.

I bought a caddy for my 9300. It also works with my E1705. It does replace the DVD/CD drive. I swap them out as needed. I use it as a secondary drive.

MrEvil · 10-13-2006, 11:41 PM

To use a second hard drive in the XPS gen 1, get a Hard Drive caddy for a Latitude Notebook. The XPS Gen1/9100 has a removable DBay module like the latitude notebooks.

ChrisDanford · 02-21-2007, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarryC

I bought a caddy for my 9300. It also works with my E1705. It does replace the DVD/CD drive. I swap them out as needed. I use it as a secondary drive.

Have a link to some info about this caddy? I'd really like to add a 2nd internal drive to my E1705, but I'm not having any luck finding something that slips into the optical drive hole. From pictures of the E1705's optical drive, it looks like the hole may not be big enough for a hard drive.

Thanks in advance!

MrEvil · 02-22-2007, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisDanford

Have a link to some info about this caddy? I'd really like to add a 2nd internal drive to my E1705, but I'm not having any luck finding something that slips into the optical drive hole. From pictures of the E1705's optical drive, it looks like the hole may not be big enough for a hard drive.

Thanks in advance!

E1705's are night and day different from the XPS gen 1. The E1705 is NOT compatible with ANY DBay devices for latitude notebooks. No current Inspiron models will accept DBay devices. There are caddies available that'll work in your E1705 but I know not where to find them.

10-12-2006, 09:51 PM	#1
beerbelly6219 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69 Credits: -319	Dell XPS gen1 2nd HD Ok, it took me almost 2 years but i'm getting my XPS gen1. Hope 1K was too much for a mint with 9800, anyway... I see that people offer a hard drive caddy. Does this lappy offer a 2nd HD bay or must I take out the optical drive or something?

10-12-2006, 10:01 PM	#2
LarryC Happy to be married! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bedford, Texas (DFW) Posts: 38,280 Credits: 74,522	Not sure about that one XPS Gen 1. I bought a caddy for my 9300. It also works with my E1705. It does replace the DVD/CD drive. I swap them out as needed. I use it as a secondary drive. __________________ Main Notebook Dell XPS M1730, T7700 2.4GHz, 2GB 667 Ram, 200gig 7200rpm hard drive, Dual 8700 cards SLI, Ageia Phsx, 3yr Complete Care Main Desktop XPS 720, E6750, 4gigs Corsair DDR2 800, Dual 500gb 7200rpm drives, 8800GTX, Dual monitors (Dell 3007WFP 30",Dell E207WFP 20") 3yr, Complete care

10-13-2006, 11:41 PM	#3
MrEvil The Dr House of PC repair Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 4,451 Credits: 148	To use a second hard drive in the XPS gen 1, get a Hard Drive caddy for a Latitude Notebook. The XPS Gen1/9100 has a removable DBay module like the latitude notebooks. __________________ Notebook Forums' resident Dell/IBM/Sony field service technician. My Notebook: Dell Latitude D820 \| Intel Core Duo T2500 \| 2GB DDR2 \| 15" WSXGA screen \| nVidia Quadro 120m \| 250GB Hard Drive \| Samsung DVD-RW drive My Netbook: ASUS Eee(vil)PC 1000HE upgraded to 2GB of RAM running Windows 7 My Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9300 @ 3.5Ghz Liquid cooled \| 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR 1066 \| ATi Radeon 4870 \| Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB \| ASUS Maximus Formula motherboard \| Vista Ultimate x64

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