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    Can you install two drives on a Studio 14 (1458)?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chevychic55, Apr 21, 2010.

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    chevychic55 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,

    just wondering if it was possible. I want to add an SSD to the studio 1458 in place of the optical drive. I don't use an optical drive very often, but I will have my SSD from my other system laying around. I know there are brackets, but can someone suggest a good site for them? Also, is it difficult to make such a conversion?

    Thanks in advance guys :)
     
    chevychic55, Apr 21, 2010
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    The Studio 1458 internals show it user a slot-loaded optical drive, probably a 12.7mm tall unit. So likely can do the same optical bay caddy mod done to a XPS 1647 done here to host your second drive.
     
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    Ok, now for a few more questions. The SSD is already being used on my current 1340, so I will need to swap it out when the 1458 gets here. I want the SSD to be my primary OS/apps drive and the HDD to be the storage. How would I go about preparing these drives for that function. The tutorial just shows how to place them in the correct spots. Do I need to clone the SSD? Should I wipe it before cloning? Do i need to do anything to the HDD to make it the storage drive as opposed to the primary drive? Thanks
     
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    Bumpity bump
     
    chevychic55, May 2, 2010
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