Second Drive For Lattitude E6430s

Question

Im Havin a lattitude e6430s, with i5 3340m, my current hdd is a 5400rpm one, which is pretty slow, it boots up within 2 minutes !!! and is slow on every storage demanded tasks...
i looked up on bunch of ssds, they r pretty expensive, but i would like to know if i could add a second drive to it,
im thinking off replacing my optical drive with a hdd caddy, so i can install a hdd and install ssd on the main sata drive (where the hdd was installed). however, i am doubt with the caddies,
i would like to know if there are any suitable caddies for lattitude e6430s ?
some of them does not have the push thingy (the optical drive of this guy has a push to unlock and pull kind of a thing, idk what to call it XD) .
would be nice if theres a specific model or link of it
THX

ejn63 · Answer

Something like the link below should work (for storage only).

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Universal-Enclosure-DVD-ROM-Optical/dp/B0177AF7OO/ref=asc_df_B0177AF7OO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309807187084&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18421699165818837606&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003434&hvtargid=pla-567412786734&psc=1

U2CAMEB4ME · Answer

Welcome back @Impulsed Guy

Just before I left the warehouse I took a few pics of 2 different ones I had on my bench that would work. "I know I should have 1 or 2 others"

This one has a metal plate to seal it in.

CD-HDD#2.PNG

This one is more contoured and you could remove it at any time, then remove the HDD/SSD pop in another one reinsert it and your off and running with a new storage drive.

Tomorrow, I can try to find an E6430s to see which one best matches the contour.

Best regards,

U2

Impulsed Guy · Answer

@ejn63 Thanks man, but, this does not have the push and pull thingy, like with the optical drive caddy...is it something pre built or manually installed on the caddy ???

Impulsed Guy · Answer

this is how the pull thingy looks likeis this pre-built to the caddy or is it removable and can be installed with other caddies?@U2CAMEB4ME @ejn63

Impulsed Guy · Answer

OMG ! Thanks For That Many Info !!!Thank You So much for helping me Umm, Actually No need to find for e6430s, Btw, is there any link to purchase these ? ive found mandy hdd caddys on online but they dont have the push thingy latch with which u can pull the caddy out after inserting itthat pull thingy should be installed manually ??Thx a lot appreciated !!!

U2CAMEB4ME · Answer

@Impulsed Guy

I would say every one I have seen so far has the pull tab.

The main thing is to get the contour of the face plate as close as possible.

I am still looking for an E6430 to check.

Regards,

U2

Impulsed Guy · Answer

@U2CAMEB4ME
but every drive caddy i've found are without the pull latch thingy.....
is the latch installable ???
if u have an amazon link towards that product it would be great....
Thanks For The Help !!!!!!

U2CAMEB4ME · Answer

@Impulsed Guy  Checked it and this is the one you need. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=6dp4n&i=electronics&ref=nb_sb_noss If you live in the US I could ship you one for free. Let me know, U2

Impulsed Guy · Answer

I actually live in UAE, and the link which u have sent is not available here, but I’ve found this on aliexpress

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32729053908.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.4aed351a25mr1p&browser_id=15a6a6684d66465f9ab34472530883e1&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=00117556c07469ec2765692440e45941d658eef91b&gclid=&_imgsrc_=ae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB1JPboNXXXXXawXpXXq6xXFXXXv.jpg_640x640Q90.jpg

is aliexpress trustful ??

Again thanks for ur cooperation !!!!

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Second Drive For Lattitude E6430s

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