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X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:24 am
by mikey pizano
I am going to be getting an x140e from a friend, which needs a hard drive. Online it says 7MM but the laptop is so thick I was wondering if anyone has used a 9.5MM drive instead.
Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:32 am
by RealBlackStuff
I have the X131e from the same 'family'.
And I just tried it but 9.5mm drives do NOT fit.
Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:37 am
by mikey pizano
So I am guessing there is no way to modify it to fit?
Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:00 pm
by RealBlackStuff
Correct.
Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:05 pm
by mikey pizano
Figures that be my luck! Maybe I will just use an SSD then...
Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:35 am
by dmdsoftware
Make sure the SSD is a "low profile" or a 7mm.
I wanted to use an older (but still in 3 year warranty, so not "that" old) SSD. It was the thicker kind. I ended up taking the chance, voiding the warranty, and removing the casing. Constructed a casing for it that was under 7mm. The insides on most of these SSD drives will fit the lower profile. They sell the identical model of SSD that I have in a "low profile" model as well -- go figure.