OCZ Vertex SSD doesn't fit in HDD Caddy

[Rofflesaurrr]

Anyone else have this problem? I have a 250GB OCZ SSD. It's just 1/10th of a hair wider than a conventional hard drive, and it won't sit flat in the hard drive caddy.

[jhin82]

not vertex, but I've used OCZ solid in T60 just fine.

[mgo]

Anyone else have this problem? I have a 250GB OCZ SSD. It's just 1/10th of a hair wider than a conventional hard drive, and it won't sit flat in the hard drive caddy.

Not sure which machine you have, but did you try not using the rubber bumpers, and placing a cardboard shim under the drive so it would mate with the socket?

[Rofflesaurrr]

It won't even sit in the caddy right.

http://mysite.verizon.net/rofflesaurrr/hddcaddy.jpg

It distorts it. I'm about to just get a 500GB Seagate and use the OCZ for something else. Other people seem to have some serious reliability issues with SSDs.

[virge]

I'm using the same drive in a X61s and had a similar problem. I did manage to wedge it in there. Try putting both edges of the drive into the caddy a once instead of one at a time. I only managed to secure three screws though. You could also leave out the caddy and just use the rubber bumpers with a piece of electrical tape to replace the pull. Its already in its own enclosure, so I don't see any problems.

Been in daily use now for about 6 months with no problems at all, so I've been happy with reliability.