12.5mm 1-Terabyte HDD: will it fit?

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12.5mm 1-Terabyte HDD: will it fit?

#1 Post by aag » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:41 am

Hello, can somebody tell me whether it is possible to mount a 2.5" HDD with a heigth of 12.5mm into a X61s? I am eyeing the new 1-terabyte WD Scorpio Blue drive , but I do not know whether this is doable.

I have found that the X61s drive bay is higher than 9.5mm: there are two rubber spacers and a metal plate that fill the extra room. But is it enough?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

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Re: 12.5mm 1-Terabyte HDD: will it fit?

#2 Post by erik » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:01 pm

there isn't enough room.
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Re: 12.5mm 1-Terabyte HDD: will it fit?

#3 Post by GatorHawk » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:07 pm

The rubber spacers also provide for shock absorption and proper alignment of the drive inside in unit. Without it, the data/power connectors may not line up properly.

Best to not try and shoe-horn in a larger physical drive.

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