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May 6th, 2018 21:00
Optiplex 9010 SFF, adding SSD
Hi guys,
I just bought a SSD 2.5" 120GB. I bought it because there is promotion sale and I thought it was affordable. My question is I want to install this SSD and keep the old HDD which the total size is C: (255GB) D: 200(GB). I plan to move or clone the operating system only to my SSD and the HDD as my second drive to store all my game and other files. And I wonder if I remove the ODD and replace it with this new SSD will this caddy fit on my pc? Because the space it too limited. I really need advice on this. Sorry for bad English.
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Tesla1856
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May 7th, 2018 10:00
Right, either this way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5AcC0YgwH8
Or just get creative and "custom mount" it somewhere inside (the SSDs are just not that big). However, I would work toward a solution where is was hard m-o-u-n-t-e-d to something (on a least one side) and supported on the other.
On the other hand ... who uses internal DVDs any more? :Smile: 95% of the time I just image CD/DVDs I need to USB-Flash. And then, there are always USB-DVD-ROMs for that rare situation.
DELL-Chris M
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May 7th, 2018 10:00
Although not tested by Dell, the caddy looks like it might fit into the ODD slot. The SFF motherboard has three SATA slots so running two drives should not be an issue. Review the SFF Owner's Manual. You should ask the users on the Operating System board for their thoughts on cloning the operating system.
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August 28th, 2019 07:00
I realize this thread is old but it is in the top search results so I wanted to save others time by posting my over-engineered solution (requires removal of the optical drive).
I considered ordering one of those crappy, aftermarket ODD caddy adapters. In fact, I did order one and then I canceled the order when I came to my senses. Those caddies are a bad workaround, not a solution and some folks have reported issues with them so I asked myself, “Why introduce another interface in between the SSD and the bus?”
Since the Optiplex 7010 & 9010 SFF only allow for 1 –HDD or 2-SSD’s with OEM brackets, where can you squeeze in a SDD? Well, I never use the optical drives on any of my workstations so I removed it from my 7010 and purchased an ODD blank bezel bay filler (JDDXD 33VKR) from eBay. This blank fills the hole which was occupied by the front of the DVD drive. Now I have plenty of room to add my SDD. I also purchased a SATA Power Y-Splitter Cable and I already had a longer SATA data cable (both are required).
After removing the DVD drive, I created a mounting bracket out of a thin aluminum sheet. I suppose you could also use a piece of aluminum flashing, which could be cut with scissors, but I wanted something a little thicker. I made it so that it lays flat and fits snuggly on the bottom of the DVD drive bay (top of HDD cage). The empty black plastic ODD holder slides on top of it and locks it in place. I mounted the SDD diagonally (it’s under the plastic holder) so that the SATA connectors are not on a bind.
After drilling the holes, I laid the bracket on a piece of wood and drove a small flathead wood screw into each hole to create the indentations for the mounting screw heads so the plate lays flat. Works great and no worries about speed reduction or issues caused by using those cheapo caddies.