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Posted June 22nd, 2014 02:00
You can take the SSD mini card, plug that into the WWAN slot, and then install any 7mm HDD in the SATA slot. That's what I did. Got the Hitachi 1TB drive, and I am very happy with it.
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Posted August 12th, 2013 11:00
Hmm... Of course in the product customization tool, it only tells you the size in GB, and not if it's mSata or 7mm, or 9mm.
Search through the support/specs manual too.
Sigh.
PS: There are two 'standard' sizes of 2.5" drives. 7mm or 9mm.
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Posted August 12th, 2013 11:00
Looks like it takes one standard 2.5" drive - the mSATA is optional (and if it's not ordered from the factory with an mSATA drive, the connector is not installed in the system.
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Posted August 12th, 2013 12:00
There are actually four - 5, 7, 9.5 and 12.5.
7 mm will fit just fine -- 5 will as well, but I wouldn't count on 9.5 or larger.
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Posted August 13th, 2013 04:00
Hello Sammyc53,
The Latitude E7440 was only tested and shipped with 5mm drives. It requires a 5mm bracket (support frame). Dell part number for the support frame is FCN4M.
You may contact Dell Spare Parts and order it. Contact number for Dell Spare Parts sales team # 1-800-357-3355 (US Customers only).Hope this helps!
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Posted November 26th, 2013 12:00
I am very interested in this subject. When you put in the 7mm HDD, weren't there any issues with that orange flat cable-strip underneath it? (See pic.)
It seems to make it difficult to build in the 7mm drive...
Also is there a product number on the frame? Since I got the E7449 with an SSD, I have to order the frame...
Thanks!
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Posted November 26th, 2013 14:00
Hi,
There is no problem with that orange flat cable, it just sit's under the 7mm ssd :)
there is no problem to fit 7mm ssd/hdd, it fits perfectly - i am using intel 520 series SSD in a standard HDD frame.
feel free to ask any more questions :)
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Posted November 26th, 2013 14:00
Thanks so much for your quick reply! : )
In my laptop the orange cable is curved like in that picture (the pic is taken from the manual), and I would have to really force a 7mm HDD down on it to make it fit. I am wondering if that could damage the orange cable.
But the most important issue: how did you fixate your 7mm HDD in there? The frame from the SSD can't be used, and I can't find anything online...
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Posted November 27th, 2013 10:00
I did a bit more research on the subject, and it basically boils down to finding this HDD caddy for the laptop:
Any info on the availability?
Thanks so much!
dariusz.qrek
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Posted October 21st, 2013 07:00
Hi,
If You will order E7440 with standard HDD, it is in fact 5mm HDD fitted in a pair of rubber distances which make it 7mm :)
So 7mm HDD/SSD fits just fine(for me it is Intel 520 Series SSD), without any modifications in standard hdd frame.