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anamnesis57
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September 14th, 2021 08:00
2.5 to 3.5 hard drive caddy
Just got a "guarandied compatible" 2.5" caddy adapter for my new precision 3640 tower from E*ay. Of course it was by no means compatible. IMO it should be easier to get such a basic stuff. Or, to be precise(ion), Dell should ship with one of those. Some could argue that "nobody needs a second hdd", but, hey, this is a workstation, and there is still a 32bit pci slot and very old fashion ps/2 mouse/keyboard ports on 2020/21er Dell workstations...
Dell, please provide a part number and inform interested people where to order the part. Thanks
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Posted September 16th, 2021 23:00
there are caddies at Amazon with a connector and all 4 screw holes precisely fitting 3" HDD profile. We have upgraded a pair of HP WSs with such and have no problems. Just put them in as a regular 3" HDD.
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Posted September 14th, 2021 09:00
This forum post has part numbers (for 3.5" but you can get a 2.5 to 3.5 adapter) and links that should help. Also look at this page as it has a number of caddys that should work including 2.5".
I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer
Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop
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Posted September 14th, 2021 22:00
Thank you very much for your effort! Best wishes
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Posted September 14th, 2021 12:00
@anamnesis57
The Dell R494D
R494D on Ebay
R494D on Amazon
fits inside 65KHD 3.5" HDD caddy
Precision 3630/3640
PowerEdge T40/C6525
XPS 8910/8920/8930
Aurora R5/R6/R7/R8/R9/R10/R11
and holds 2X drives whereas the 3.5 bay holds only 1 drive. You can find this part on amazon and ebay etc. You will also need the sata power splitter N701D
N701D SATA POWER SPLITTER
and 2 sata data cables. DC094 and M8865
SATA DATA CABLES
Another NON DELL alternative is
SILVERSTONE SDP08
SilverStone SDP08 on Amazon
which has the mount points of a standard 3.5" hard drive, and . It holds two 2.5" devices stacked. Its not compatible with all dell models however because its larger than R494D.