CF-29 SATA CADDY

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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#41 Post by toughasnails »

Thanks Bill , I got it yesterday. Now to figure out which one to put it in. I am all set with the HD , I have a 160GB and a 250GB. Now the fun begins :pbjt:
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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#42 Post by Silver Trooper »

And here is a little something to put in your caddy when done:

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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#43 Post by toughasnails »

So has anybody else besides Bill done this. I spent about 3 hours and lost count how many times I took the caddy apart and no luck. I was trying to put it in my CF-29 MK3. I have a WD 160GB HD. I did remove the black jumper and I just checked the sata board to see if I damaged it and its ok .I just put my old HD back in to see if I messed up the cable or anything else but it booted up into windows so its still ok. The other HD did have windows 7 on it but I did a format on it before I started this . I just put it in a HD case to check it out and it shows 146GB (160gb) So did I miss :confused: something :confused: ???
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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#44 Post by liamw652 »

Blair,

That is a fault of Winslows and Bios.

146 of 160gb is normal.

Windows and BIOS report low, always, and You loose a small portion for hidden system files and the recycle/Control files.

I found when I installed Win7, on my new 250 SATA, the drive would not recognize the Win7 disk. I installed XP to the first restart and then restarted the Win7 Disk and told it to new install after drive format. Went fine from there. Yes, I lost the start-up time for XP, about 30-35 min. But Win7 was FIGHTING me and I don't fight well.
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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#45 Post by toughasnails »

Well after countless times taking out/installing the sata mod I installed it this time using only the bare caddy / 160GB / sata board just to see what I was doing wrong.Into the BIOS I go... :pbjt: 160GB :pbjt: finally .So I must be cramming it in wrong or something before when I install it with all the foam because it's tight. I am running the harddrive erase overnight and when I get up I will install the restore disk and go from there.
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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#46 Post by liamw652 »

Glad to hear you got it working Blair, :tool:

Now you understand what I meant when I said, It is a tighter fit. Be careful when squeeeeezing it back together. LOL. :doh:

I have two caddies that I now swap back and forth, one with XP on a 640gb. And Win7 on a 250gb. It just takes time to get it figured out, it is like sometimes the BIOS does not want to see the new drive and then all of a sudden there it is.

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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#47 Post by Pareto Optimal »

Would this work with a CF-51?

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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#48 Post by toughasnails »

Nope..the Converter Board is a little too high and wide for it too fit in the caddy...check pic
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CF-28 MK2, 3
CF-30 MK2 , Intel SSD, 4GB , GPS, W7 Ultimate , Bluetooth, Emissive Keyboard
CF-51 MK3LL Core 2 Duo T7600 Mod , W7, 4GB Ram, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, Finger Print Reader
CF-52MK1 Core2Duo 2GHz, Intel SSD X25 Series ,4GB , BT with dock
CF-52 MK4 i5‑2540M 2.60GHz, ATI Discrete Graphics, Intel 120GB SSD, 16GB,W7 Pro 64bit
CF-53MK1 i5/2520, Kingston Hyper X SSD 240GB, 16GB memory, W7 Pro 64bit with dock
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And the little guys CF-M34 MK3 and MK7
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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#49 Post by Pareto Optimal »

How's about a CF-73?

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Re: CF-29 SATA CADDY

#50 Post by ADOR »

Pareto Optimal wrote:How's about a CF-73?
I don't think so. I have a few CF-73's. The caddy is is very small and doesn't have a lot of padding in it. There just is enough room for the hard drive.

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