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submitted 3 weeks ago by Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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So I have an Inspiron 3847 and it has a 3.5' 1TB hard drive. Sorry, I'm not at home right now and forget which brand.

I was hoping to upgrade to a SSD and therewithin lies the problem. I can't find any 3.5 SSDs.

I'm very confused. But would it be possible to connect a 2.5' SSD to the same Sata connectors my current (old) hard drive uses? I'm unsure which version of sata it is.

My PC was built in 2014 if that helps.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you have to screw them in to the caddy every time you change them?

[–] comador@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

With that caddy, it's press a button and they disconnect from sata.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

So you install the caddy inside, and then the hard drive can slide in and out like an old NES cartridge, without the need to open your case, or use tools or screwdrivers. It's just push and slide, turn on PC. Turn off PC. Push and slide out. Push new drive in. Turn on PC, and now it's a different OS.

I even have an unused slot on my PC to do this. I just have to remove a metal plate. So hopefully thats easy.

You have no idea how excited you just made me. It's like a whole new world of possibilities. I could install an OS on my main drive, then install another OS on the secondary drive. Turn off the pc, pull the first, move the second to first, and now I'm trying a new OS.

And if I don't like it, I still have my main, unaffected, on a different hard drive, just a quick swap away.

Plus......I have an excuse to nerd out over 2.5" hard drives now.