Hi I'd like to upgrade my PC to an SSD however the screw holes aren't conventional in the hard drive bay. See here. What's the best way to handle this situation?
Thanks for the help.
SSD Upgrade for Desktop PC
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Crag_Hack
, Jan 25 2019 04:51 PM
Best Answer Crag_Hack , 07 March 2019 - 03:51 PM
Hi again Phillpower. The SSD upgrade went great today. Your instructions were spot on and I put the SSD in the 2.5" drive bay described. BTW how did you happen to find that page w... Go to the full post »
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Posted 25 January 2019 - 04:51 PM
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 06:18 AM
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Hello Crag_Hack,
Can you post the exact model of HP Pavilion 500 desktop PC for us, there may be an SSD caddy specific for your model, s5305z and s5310t are two examples of model types.
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 02:29 PM
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Thx Phillpower. Here 'tis: HP Pavilion 500-267c Desktop PC. Also those screw holes in the instructions look to be standard for 3.5" drives just on the bottom instead of the sides (I looked at a spare 3.5" I had and sure enough they were there).
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 03:39 PM
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Hello Crag_Hack,
Couldn't find anything of any use I`m afraid so you may need to improvise, is the inside of your computer the exact same as at you link, if yes, you could secure the SSD by standing it upright and securing it with zip/cable ties.
I did find a video here but the inside of the case differs from the one at your link.
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 07:22 PM
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Thx again. How does one use zip ties to secure the ssd?
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Posted 06 February 2019 - 12:19 PM
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How are things going with this Crag_Hack
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Posted 06 February 2019 - 02:40 PM
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I will let you know when I do the work. Waiting on the client (actually not my pc) to get back from vacation.
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Posted 07 March 2019 - 03:51 PM
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Hi again Phillpower. The SSD upgrade went great today. Your instructions were spot on and I put the SSD in the 2.5" drive bay described. BTW how did you happen to find that page with ssd upgrade instructions considering it was a totally different model?
Thanks!
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Posted 09 March 2019 - 08:06 AM
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Hello Crag_Hack,
Glad to hear that the upgrade went well and thank you for letting us know 
did you happen to find that page with ssd upgrade instructions considering it was a totally different model?
I just kept on searching and eventually came across the aforementioned page and spotted that the chassis in the picture there was the same as what you were working with, bit of luck I suppose.
You are welcome btw 
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