Thanks, Wes. I did open it up to add memory, so I took the opportunity to inspect the drive. It was as you suggested. The rails support it, and there is a tab at the end of the drive opposite to the connector which gets screwed down when the thermal cover gets secured. All tight now.
-Denis On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 4:41 PM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > if you have an actual rail that the drive attaches to with screws, you're > unlikely to have issues. the spacer is important in situations where the > drive is held in just with a small covering piece on the end, this leaves > it to rattle around in the space if it's too small. > > from what you describe, I wouldn't bother opening it up to check again. if > you can shake the machine and don't hear a big rattle, you're fine. > > anyway, it's not like you have spinning platters to worry about bumping > against things any more :) > > -wes > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > I replaced the HDD with the SSD by moving the rails attached to the HDD > and > > screwing them onto the SSD. I did not notice any wobble. It seems to me > > that the rails fit snugly into the space even though the new drive is a > > couple of mm thinner than the old. But I was assuming that all was well > > and not looking carefully for problems. I guess I need to open it up > again > > to check. > > > > -Denis > > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 2:30 PM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Paul Heinlein <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 28 May 2016, Neal wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm no IBM/Lenovo expert but I'd be shocked if the 9.5mm drive > > bracket > > > > > that wouldn't accept a 7mm drive. They're both standard options as > > > > > stated here: > > > > > https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd015766 > > > > > > > > I don't have hands-on experience with an L420, but my experience with > > > > other Lenovo models is that your new drive will indeed fit, but it > > > > wobble in the slot unless you hack up a spacer. I used a thin piece > of > > > > rubber when necessary. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Paul Heinlein <> [email protected] <> http://www.madboa.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > my SSDs all came with a spacer. I probably still have some laying > around > > if > > > someone wants one. > > > > > > -wes > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
