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X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
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mikey pizano
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X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
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.
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Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
I have the X131e from the same 'family'.
And I just tried it but 9.5mm drives do NOT fit.
And I just tried it but 9.5mm drives do NOT fit.
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Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
So I am guessing there is no way to modify it to fit?
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Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Correct.
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Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
Figures that be my luck! Maybe I will just use an SSD then...
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Re: X140e Hard Drive Replacement Thickness?
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.
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.
X62 & X62s & X62T SXGA+ i7 5600u 8-16GB
Helix i7
Carbon X1 i5 UHD
W520 4x-i7
Sony Vaio P799 (8" LED 1600x768)
"Think" Ultrabook i7
LegoThinkpad 11"
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X131e AMD
X60/X60s, X61/X61s/X61T, T61, T420, X30
past:
X20-X24, 390X
Helix i7
Carbon X1 i5 UHD
W520 4x-i7
Sony Vaio P799 (8" LED 1600x768)
"Think" Ultrabook i7
LegoThinkpad 11"
in storage:
X131e AMD
X60/X60s, X61/X61s/X61T, T61, T420, X30
past:
X20-X24, 390X
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