This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] Re: SSD recommendations

Friday, May 17, 2013

[Avid-L2] Re: SSD recommendations

Hi Wilson,

My problem is those drive bays are taken up by a DVD burner, BluRay burner, and removable SATA drive mount for archiving. :-(

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Wilson Chao <wilsonchao@...> wrote:
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> Terry,
>
> When you mention "the Z800 carriers" I'm assuming you mean the
> four internal bays on the bottom front, which indeed only are designed
> for standard 3.5" drives. I believe the HP-approved mount for a SSD
> is their "Hard drive carrier assembly - For inserting two SFF drives
> into optical disk drive bay 570577-001"
>
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=es&cc=mx&taskId=125&prodSeriesId=3718645&prodTypeId=12454&objectID=c01721583
>
> http://www.amazon.com/HP-570577-001-SPS-CARRIER-SFF-570577001/dp/B003FFYIR8
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> This mounts a pair of "Small Form Factor" drives in one of the
> "Optical Disk Drive" bays. There are three of these ODD bays on the
> stock Z800. The top bay usually has a DVD drive, and the next two
> usually are covered with blank plastic plates.
>
> Wilson
>
>
>
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> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Terence Curren <tcurren@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > The hardest part is mounting it. The SSD drive carriers, put the drive in
> > the middle. The Z800 carriers are designed to align a standard drive to the
> > motherboard. I never found an SSD carrier that worked. Since I have my CPU
> > mounted on it's side in a rack, I just have the SSD drive plugged right onto
> > the motherboard. Far from ideal.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "ksirul" <kenavid2@> wrote:
> > >
> > > for system drive in Z800. Whadayall like?
> > >
> > > KEN
> > >
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> >
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